Ridott, Illinois

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FieldValue
nameRidott
settlement_typeVillage
image_skylineRidott, IL Post Office 01.JPG
image_captionPost office for Ridott.
image_mapFile:Stephenson County Illinois Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Ridott Highlighted.svg
map_captionLocation of Ridott in Stephenson County, Illinois.
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameUnited States
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Illinois
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Stephenson
subdivision_type3Township
subdivision_name3Ridott
established_titleFounded
leader_titleMayor
leader_title1Village President
unit_prefImperial
area_footnotes
area_total_km20.19
area_total_sq_mi0.07
area_land_km20.19
area_land_sq_mi0.07
area_water_km20.00
area_water_sq_mi0.00
population_as_of2020
population_total124
population_density_km2644.20
population_density_sq_mi1675.68
timezone1CST
utc_offset1-6
timezone1_DSTCDT
utc_offset1_DST-5
elevation_footnotes
elevation_ft768
coordinates
coordinates_footnotes
postal_code_typeZIP code
postal_code61067
area_code815
blank_nameFIPS code
blank_info17-64044
blank1_nameGNIS feature ID
blank1_info2399075
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| name = Ridott | settlement_type = Village | image_skyline = Ridott, IL Post Office 01.JPG | imagesize = | image_caption = Post office for Ridott. | motto = | image_map = File:Stephenson County Illinois Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Ridott Highlighted.svg | mapsize = | map_caption = Location of Ridott in Stephenson County, Illinois. | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = United States | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Illinois | subdivision_type2 = County | subdivision_name2 = Stephenson | subdivision_type3 = Township | subdivision_name3 = Ridott | established_title = Founded | established_date = | founder = | government_footnotes = | government_type = | governing_body = | leader_party = | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = | leader_title1 = Village President | leader_name1 = | unit_pref = Imperial | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 0.19 | area_total_sq_mi = 0.07 | area_land_km2 = 0.19 | area_land_sq_mi = 0.07 | area_water_km2 = 0.00 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.00 | population_as_of = 2020 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 124 | population_density_km2 = 644.20 | population_density_sq_mi = 1675.68 | population_demonym = | timezone1 = CST | utc_offset1 = -6 | timezone1_DST = CDT | utc_offset1_DST = -5 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_ft = 768 | coordinates = | coordinates_footnotes = | postal_code_type = ZIP code | postal_code = 61067 | area_code = 815 | blank_name = FIPS code | blank_info = 17-64044 | blank1_name = GNIS feature ID | blank1_info = 2399075 | website = | footnotes = Ridott is a village in Stephenson County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, the village population was 164, up from 158 in 2000.

History

Originally called Cochranville, Ridott was renamed in 1863 after Ridott Township. A post office was established as Cochranville in 1860, and renamed Ridott in 1861.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, Ridott has a total area of 0.1 sqmi, all land.{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1764044 |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1 |accessdate=December 25, 2015 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213065805/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1764044 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |url-status=dead

Demographics

|align = left |1900= 212 |1910= 173 |1920= 187 |1930= 201 |1940= 169 |1950= 187 |1960= 221 |1970= 244 |1980= 194 |1990= 156 |2000= 159 |2010= 164 |2020= 124 |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census As of the census of 2000, there were 159 people, 62 households, and 47 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,518.9 PD/sqmi. There were 68 housing units at an average density of 649.6 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 100.00% White.

There were 62 households, out of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.0% were married couples living together, 4.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.6% were non-families. 17.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the village, the population was distributed as follows: 25.8% were under the age of 18, 4.4% were between 18 and 24, 32.1% were from 25 to 44, 24.5% were from 45 to 64, and 13.2% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 114.9 males. Among females aged 18 and over, there were 103.4 males for every 100 females.

The median income for a household in the village was $41,875, and the median income for a family was $46,042. Males had a median income of $29,750 versus $19,583 for females. The per capita income for the village was $16,846. None of the families and 2.9% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 12.9% of those over 64.

Education

It is in the Freeport School District 145. The district operates Freeport High School.

References

References

  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
  2. {{GNIS. 2399075
  3. 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".
  4. "Stephenson County". Jim Forte Postal History.
  5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.
  6. "U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  7. Geography Division. (December 22, 2020). "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Stephenson County, IL". [[U.S. Census Bureau]].

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