| Official Name: | Goofy Ridge, Illinois |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | Illinois#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Goofy Ridge |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Mason |
| Subdivision Type3: | Civil township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Quiver |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 3.49 |
| Area Land Km2: | 3.49 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.35 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.35 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 210 |
| Population Density Km2: | 60.12 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 155.67 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 479 |
| Coordinates: | 40.395°N -89.9408°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Codes |
| Postal Code: | 61567 (Topeka) 62644 (Havana) |
| Area Code: | 309 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 2628551 |
Goofy Ridge is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Quiver Township, Mason County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 210,[2] down from 350 in 2010.[3] Goofy Ridge is given Topeka mailing addresses.
According to American Journal by Gary Gladstone, Goofy Ridge got its name thus:
The abstract of the academic paper "Goofy Ridge: On Human Ecology, Poverty, and the Labeling of Places" hints there may be a social significance associated with this incident, something confirmed by a segment on Weekend America. According to Storyville, USA by Dale Peterson, "Al Capone, as a matter of fact, used to come down [to Goofy Ridge] to hunt and fish."[4]