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Census-designated place in Illinois, United States
Ridgefield, Illinois
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 42°16′06″N 88°21′41″W / 42.26833°N 88.36139°W / 42.26833; -88.36139
Country United States
State Illinois
CountyMcHenry
TownshipDorr
Area
 • Total0.52 sq mi (1.35 km)
 • Land0.52 sq mi (1.35 km)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km)
Elevation938 ft (286 m)
Population
 • Total210
 • Density401.53/sq mi (155.10/km)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)815 & 779
GNIS feature ID416644

Ridgefield is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in McHenry County, Illinois, United States. Ridgefield is 3 miles (4.8 km) northwest of Crystal Lake. It was named a CDP before the 2020 census, at which time it had a population of 210.

Ridgefield hosts a small number of antique shops in a small crossroads business district. Ridgefield also has a large grain storage facility and a retail hardware store. Metra commuter trains pass through Ridgefield on their way to Chicago from Woodstock, Illinois without stopping, though there are currently shelved plans to build a station here.

History

A post office called Ridgefield was first established in 1858. The community was named from the ridges near the town site.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020210—
U.S. Decennial Census
2020

Ridgefield first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.

2020 census

Ridgefield CDP, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2020 % 2020
White alone (NH) 193 91.90%
Black or African American alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Asian alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 1 0.48%
Other race alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 2 0.95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 14 6.67%
Total 210 100.00%

References

  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ridgefield, Illinois
  3. "Ridgefield CDP, Illinois". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  4. "McHenry County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
  5. Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 118.
  6. "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  7. ^ "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Ridgefield CDP, Illinois". United States Census Bureau.
  8. "2020 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.
Municipalities and communities of McHenry County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Woodstock
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Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Places adjacent to Ridgefield, Illinois
Woodstock Bull Valley McHenry
Ridgefield Prairie Grove
Lakewood Crystal Lake


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