Ridgway Township, Gallatin County, Illinois

Ridgway Township is one of ten townships in Gallatin County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 853 and it contained 435 housing units.

Geography
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Ridgway Township has a total area of 35.52 sqmi, of which 35.50 sqmi (or 99.96%) is land and 0.02 sqmi (or 0.04%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

 * Ridgway (east three-quarters)

Unincorporated towns
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
 * Inman at 37.83782°N, -88.17309°W

Extinct towns
(These towns are listed as "historical" by the USGS.)
 * New Market at 37.79171°N, -88.23837°W

Cemeteries
The township contains these ten cemeteries: Asbury, Callicott, Jackson, Jones, Lamb, New Zion, Old Cottonwood, Riley, Saint Joseph Catholic, and Saint Patrick Catholic.

Airports and landing strips

 * Downen Heliport

Demographics
As of the 2020 census there were 853 people, 486 households, and 325 families residing in the township. The population density was 24.02 PD/sqmi. There were 435 housing units at an average density of 12.25 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 95.19% White, 0.47% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.70% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 3.63% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.23% of the population.

There were 486 households, out of which 35.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.83% were married couples living together, 15.43% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 33.13% were non-families. 32.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.97 and the average family size was 2.37.

The township's age distribution consisted of 18.1% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 31.6% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 23.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $63,594, and the median income for a family was $70,583. Males had a median income of $54,583 versus $30,625 for females. The per capita income for the township was $34,843. About 5.5% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.1% of those under age 18 and 2.3% of those age 65 or over.

School districts

 * Gallatin Community Unit School District 7

Political districts

 * Illinois' 19th congressional district
 * State House District 118
 * State Senate District 59