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Ridgway, Colorado Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 713. Estimated population in July 2024: 752 (+5.5% change)
Males: 360 (50.5%), Females: 353 (49.5%)

Ouray County

Zip code: 81432

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.1 years
Median household income: $40,903
Median house value: $215,000

Population by Race

Races in Ridgway:

  • White Non-Hispanic (90.3%)
  • Hispanic (4.8%)
  • American Indian (3.6%)
  • Two or more races (2.9%)
  • Other race (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (27.1%), Irish (20.3%), English (20.2%), Swedish (6.0%), Italian (4.9%), Scotch-Irish (4.9%).

Elevation: 6988 feet

Land area: 2.0 square miles

Map of Ridgway, CO

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Ridgway

  • High school or higher: 97.7%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 39.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.3%
  • Unemployed: 3.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ridgway town

  • Never married: 23.5%
  • Now married: 53.8%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 3.1%
  • Divorced: 18.4%

2.9% Foreign born (1.5% Europe, 1.0% Asia, 0.4% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +275 (+62.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Ridgway:

  • MONTROSE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; MONTROSE, CO)
  • DELTA COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 46 miles; DELTA, CO)
  • MERCY MEDICAL CENTER OF DURANGO (about 60 miles; DURANGO, CO)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ridgway:

  • TELLURIDE REGIONAL (about 18 miles; TELLURIDE, CO; Abbreviation: TEX)
  • MONTROSE REGIONAL (about 26 miles; MONTROSE, CO; Abbreviation: MTJ)
  • GUNNISON-CRESTED BUTTE REGIONAL (about 64 miles; GUNNISON, CO; Abbreviation: GUC)

Other public-use airports nearest to Ridgway:

  • CRAWFORD (about 39 miles; CRAWFORD, CO; Abbreviation: 99V)
  • NORTH FORK VALLEY (about 47 miles; PAONIA, CO; Abbreviation: 7V2)
  • BLAKE FIELD (about 48 miles; DELTA, CO; Abbreviation: 1V9)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ridgway:

  • FORT LEWIS COLLEGE (about 60 miles; DURANGO, CO; Full-time enrollment: 4,051)
  • WESTERN STATE COLLEGE COLORADO (about 68 miles; GUNNISON, CO; Full-time enrollment: 2,199)
  • MESA STATE COLLEGE (about 84 miles; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Full-time enrollment: 4,415)
  • SAN JUAN COLLEGE (about 98 miles; FARMINGTON, NM; Full-time enrollment: 2,837)
  • COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE (about 99 miles; GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,400)
  • ADAMS STATE COLLEGE (about 138 miles; ALAMOSA, CO; Full-time enrollment: 4,147)
  • UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT COLORADO SPRINGS (about 198 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Full-time enrollment: 4,953)

Schools

Public high school in Ridgway:

  • RIDGWAY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 89; Location: 1115 WEST CLINTON STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Ridgway:

  • RIDGWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 152; Location: 1115 WEST CLINTON STREET; Grades: PK – 05)
  • RIDGWAY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 67; Location: 1115 WEST CLINTON STREET; Grades: 06 – 08)

Libraries

Library in Ridgway:

  • RIDGWAY LIBRARY DISTRICT (Operating income: $185,194; Location: 525 CLINTON; 8,792 books; 189 audio materials; 580 video materials)

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