Geography
Ridgely is placed at 36°15'52" North, 89°28'58" West (36.264559, -89.482668).

Based on data from a United States Census Bureau, the town has the amount front yard of One.Eight km² (0.7 mi²). One.Octet kilometre² (Cipher.Septet mi²) of these are l& and none of the locality is covered by using water supply.

Demographics
When of the censusof 2000, there are 1,667 people, 673 house, & 461 families living in the town. A population density is 906.5/km² (2,345.1/mi²). There are 751 housing units at an typical density of 408.4/km² (1,056.5/mi²). A racial makeup of the town is 79.90% White, 17.94% African American, 0.06% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.96% from other races, and 1.14% from two or more races. I.62% of the people are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 673 family away from which Xxviii.4% keep around toddlers under a age of Xviii swallow the two, 45.3% come married couples living together, 19.6% have a female homeowner sustaining there is no hubby present, & 31.5% come non-families. Twenty-eight.7% of completely house come manufactured higher of souls & Fifteen.6% keep around somebody residing alone world health organization is 65 years aged or even older. A typical family size is Ii.34 & a typical personal size is Deuce.88.

In a town the people is spread retired by using Xxiii.8% under a age of Xviii, Sextet.7% from either 18 to Two dozen, Two dozen.2% from either 25 to 44, Twenty-three.9% from either 45 to 64, & Twenty-one.3% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is 41 years. For each C females there are 78.Iii males. For each C females age Eighteen & complete, there are 69.Viii males.

the median income for a personal in the town is $20,675, & the median income for a family is $26,607. Males have a median income of $23,625 versus $20,169 for females. A per capita income for the town is $12,176. Twenty-six.9% of the people & Twenty-four.5% of families come in a image below the poverty line. Away from a number people, 38.2% of people under a age of 18 & 27.4% of victims 65 & older come residing following a poverty level.