Ridgeway, South Carolina

Ridgeville
(Dorchester County)

Ridgewood Heights
(Spartanburg County)

Summary

Community
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Current Weather

The town of Ridgeway is located in Fairfield County.

Ridgeway is 180 feet [54.86 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Ridgeway lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Communities that are also named Ridgeway can be found in:

	Alaska	Montana
	Arkansas	New Jersey
	Connecticut	New York
	Georgia	North Carolina
	Indiana	Ohio (historic ^<2>)
	Iowa	Ontario
	Kentucky	Tennessee
	Maryland	Texas
	Michigan	Virginia
	Minnesota	West Virginia
	Missouri	Wisconsin

At the time of the 2000 Census, Ridgeway had a population of 328 people ^<3> (or 1.39% of the total population of Fairfield County).

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Ridgeway had a population of 328 people.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Ridgeway.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	328
2007	327	-0.3%	-1.51% since 2006
2006	332	+1.22%	+3.43% since 2005
2005	321	-2.13%
---
2000	328	The Last Census

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

Community	Direction	Distance ^<4>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Arcadia Lakes	S	17 mi [27.36 km]	836	5.22% decrease
Blythewood	S	6 mi [9.66 km]	1,407	727.65% increase
Columbia	S	18 mi [28.97 km]	127,029	9.25% increase
Dentsville	S	16 mi [25.75 km]	---
Elgin	SE	13 mi [20.92 km]	1,256	55.83% increase
Forest Acres	S	18 mi [28.97 km]	9,925	6% decrease

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Ridgeway.

The Commemorative
Quarter for
South Carolina ^<5>

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Footnotes

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ridgeway - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation
<2>	We use the term 'historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable and we would like to be accurate. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ridgeway, please let us know so that we can make corrections. - Return to Citation
<3>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Ridgeway. - Return to Citation
<4>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Ridgeway and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<5>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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