| Official Name: | Ridgebury Township, Pennsylvania |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Mapsize: | 250x200px |
| Image Map1: | Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Bradford County.svg |
| Mapsize1: | 250x200px |
| Map Caption1: | Map of Bradford County, Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Bradford |
| Government Type: | Board of Supervisors |
| Leader Title: | Chairman |
| Leader Name: | Gary L. Gee |
| Leader Title1: | Vice-chairman |
| Leader Name1: | Kevin E. Yaggie |
| Leader Title2: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name2: | John A. Johnson IV |
| Leader Title3: | Secretary /EMA |
| Leader Name3: | Tammi Talada |
| Leader Title4: | Treasurer |
| Leader Name4: | Kevin E. Yaggie |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Date: | 1805 |
| Established Title1: | Established |
| Established Date1: | 1818 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 99.71 |
| Area Land Km2: | 99.20 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.52 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 38.50 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 38.30 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.20 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Total: | 1978 |
| Population Density Km2: | 19.64 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 50.86 |
| Postal Code Type: | Zip code |
| Postal Code: | 16925 |
| Area Code: | 570 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2016 |
| Pop Est Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Est: | 1948 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-015-64696 |
Ridgebury Township is a township in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The population was 1,978 at the 2010 census.[3]
The first settlers to Ridgebury Township were two families from Orange County, New York, who arrived in 1805. Ridgebury Township was established in 1818 from Athens and Wells townships. The name of the township came from Samuel Bennett, who named his farm "Ridgeberry" due to the berries that grew abundantly on the hillside.[4] [5]
Ridgebury Township is located in northern Bradford County, along the New York state line. It is bordered by Athens Township to the east, Smithfield and Springfield townships to the south, and South Creek Township to the west. To the north, in Chemung County, New York, are the towns of Ashland (northwest) and Chemung (northeast). The village of Wellsburg, New York, in the town of Ashland, touches the border of Ridgebury Township.
Ridgebury Township includes the unincorporated communities of Ridgebury, Bentley Creek, and Middletown, all in the valley of Bentley Creek, which flows north to the Chemung River in New York state. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 99.7sqkm, of which 99.2sqkm is land and 0.5sqkm, or 0.52%, is water.[3]
As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 1,982 people, 759 households, and 569 families residing in the township. The population density was 51.8sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 954 housing units at an average density of 24.9/sq mi (9.6/km). The racial makeup of the township was 98.13% White, 0.55% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.15% from other races, and 0.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.20% of the population.
There were 759 households, out of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.4% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.0% were non-families. 22.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 2.96.
In the township the population was spread out, with 26.1% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.6 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $35,573, and the median income for a family was $40,144. Males had a median income of $32,404 versus $22,727 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,901. About 9.8% of families and 14.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.6% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 or over.