River Ridge, Florida
River Ridge, Florida | |
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  River Ridge, Florida Location within Florida  River Ridge, Florida Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 28°15′59″N 82°37′02″W / 28.26639°N 82.61722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Pasco |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.418 sq mi (11.44 km2) |
| • Land | 4.418 sq mi (11.44 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 36 ft (11 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 4,702 |
| • Density | 1,064/sq mi (410.9/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 727 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2583379[2] |
River Ridge is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Pasco County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, River Ridge had a population of 5,107.[3]
Geography
[edit]According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 4.418 square miles (11.44 km2), all of it land.[1]
It is east of New Port Richey, Florida and north east of Jay B. Starkey Wilderness Park. Located South of Florida State Road 52 inland from Hudson,[4] it is within the Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)[5] and the Southwest Florida Water Management District.
Demographics
[edit]River Ridge first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.[6]
2020 census
[edit]As of the 2020 census, River Ridge had a population of 5,107. The median age was 47.9 years. 19.2% of residents were under the age of 18 and 23.8% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 89.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 88.1 males age 18 and over.[7][8]
100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.[9]
There were 2,067 households in River Ridge, of which 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 54.7% were married-couple households, 12.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 25.9% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 22.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[7]
There were 2,174 housing units, of which 4.9% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.2% and the rental vacancy rate was 6.1%.[7]
| Race | Number | Percent |
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| White | 4,340 | 85.0% |
| Black or African American | 91 | 1.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 9 | 0.2% |
| Asian | 98 | 1.9% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 7 | 0.1% |
| Some other race | 129 | 2.5% |
| Two or more races | 433 | 8.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) | 552 | 10.8% |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: Florida". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: River Ridge, Florida
- ↑ "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
- ↑ "The Hudson Landside Neighborhoods in Detail VII Meadow Oaks". www.hudsonfla.com. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
- ↑ "Map of Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater MSA" (PDF). United States Census Bureau, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, Economics and Statistics Administration. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
- ↑ "2010 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Florida" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 30, 2026.
- 1 2 3 "2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2026.
- 1 2 "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2026.
- ↑ "2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)". United States Census Bureau. 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2026.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |