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The Town of Ridgeway is on the western border of the county. HISTORY The Town of Ridgeway was formed in 1812. In 1818, part of the town was used to create the new Town Of Shelby . Since 2002, Shelby and Ridgeway have been seeking ways to merge town functions to conserve funds. They currently have one town court to serve both towns. GEOGRAPHY According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 130.2 Km&2 (50.3 Mi&2 ). 129.6 km&2 (50.0 mi&2) of it is land and 0.6 km&2 (0.2 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 0.46% water. The west town line is shared withe the Town Of Hartland in Niagara County, New York . DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 6,886 people, 2,627 households, and 1,841 families residing in the town. The Population Density was 53.1/km&2 (137.6/mi&2). There were 2,872 housing units at an average density of 22.2/km&2 (57.4/mi&2). The racial makeup of the town was 91.93% White , 4.40% African American , 0.45% Native American , 0.48% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 0.96% from Other Races , and 1.77% from two or more races. 2.35% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 2,627 households out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.6% were Married Couples living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.9% were non-families. 23.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.09. In the town the population was spread out with 28.0% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 92.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.8 males. The median income for a household in the town was $35,206, and the median income for a family was $41,696. Males had a median income of $33,189 versus $20,881 for females. The Per Capita Income for the town was $17,316. 14.4% of the population and 10.5% of families were below the Poverty Line . 21.5% of those under the age of 18 and 6.0% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. COMMUNITIES AND LOCATIONS IN RIDGEWAY
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