Park Ridge is a village in Portage County,

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, United States and is a suburb of

Stevens Point Stevens Point is the county seat of Portage County, Wisconsin, United States. The city was incorporated in 1858. Its 2020 population of 25,666 makes it the largest city in the county. Stevens Point forms the core of the United States Census Bur ...

. It is included in the Stevens Point Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 530 at the 2020 census.

Geography

Park Ridge is located at (44.519996, -89.546338). According to the

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, the village has a total area of , all of it land.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 491 people, 217 households, and 137 families living in the village. The

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was . There were 228 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 91.4%

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, 2.2%

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, 0.2% Native American, 4.9%

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, and 1.2% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.4% of the population. There were 217 households, of which 23.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.3% were

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living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.9% were non-families. 34.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 22.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.92. The median age in the village was 50.6 years. 23.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 3.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 16.2% were from 25 to 44; 29.8% were from 45 to 64; and 27.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 46.4% male and 53.6% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 488 people, 211 households, and 147 families living in the village. The

was 2,243.8 people per square mile (856.4/km²). There were 216 housing units at an average density of 993.2 per square mile (379.1/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.75%

, 0.20%

, 1.84%

, and 0.20% from two or more races.

of any race were 0.82% of the population. There were 211 households, out of which 23.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.0% were

living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.9% were non-families. 27.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.83. In the village, the population was spread out, with 20.5% under the age of 18, 3.9% from 18 to 24, 21.7% from 25 to 44, 29.5% from 45 to 64, and 24.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.0 males. The median income for a household in the village was $57,031, and the median income for a family was $70,962. Males had a median income of $46,250 versus $28,500 for females. The

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for the village was $28,074. None of the families and 0.8% of the population were living below the

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, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

Transportation

Central Transportation provides public transit service to Park Ridge via Route 4.

Notable people

* Anton C. Krembs, politician and businessman, lived in Park Ridge.'Death Claims Anton Krebs This Morning,' Stevens Point Daily Journal, February 19, 1938, pg. 1

References

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