| Official Name: | Ridge Farm |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Mapsize: | 150px |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Illinois Vermilion County |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Ridge Farm's location in Vermilion County |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Vermilion |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Elwood |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.06 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.06 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Area Water Percent: | 0 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 940 |
| Population Density Km2: | 99.42 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 257.53 |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Coordinates: | 39.8958°N -87.6519°W |
| Elevation Ft: | 705 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 61870 |
| Area Code: | 217 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-63862 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2399071 |
| Area Total Km2: | 7.92 |
| Area Land Km2: | 7.92 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Ridge Farm is a village in Elwood Township, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the Danville, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 940 at the 2020 census.
The town of Ridge Farm was named after Abraham Smith's Ridge Farm, located on a ridge of land running east to west through Elwood Township. The post office was established on May 17, 1841.[2]
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 912 people, 365 households, and 258 families residing in the village. The population density was 291.6sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 388 housing units at an average density of 124.1/mi2. The racial makeup of the village was 99.56% White, 0.11% Pacific Islander, and 0.33% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.44% of the population.
There were 365 households, out of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.1% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.3% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 27.3% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.8 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $33,333, and the median income for a family was $43,661. Males had a median income of $35,114 versus $24,083 for females. The per capita income for the village was $16,624. About 6.5% of families and 10.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.0% of those under age 18 and 11.5% of those age 65 or over.