Ridgeville Corners, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Ridgeville Corners, Ohio
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Ohio
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Henry
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Ridgeville
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:2.37
Area Land Km2:2.37
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:0.91
Area Land Sq Mi:0.91
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:416
Population Density Km2:175.65
Population Density Sq Mi:455.14
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:738
Coordinates:41.4397°N -84.2514°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:43555
Area Code:419
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-67104[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2628960

Ridgeville Corners is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in southern Ridgeville Township, Henry County, Ohio, United States. The population was 416 at the 2020 census.

History

Ridgeville Corners was laid out at an unknown date as an early trading point of Ridgeville Township.[3] The First Congregational Church in Ridgeville Corners was a stop on the Underground Railroad in the mid-1800s.[4] A post office has been in operation at Ridgeville Corners since 1841.[5]

Geography

Ridgeville Corners is located along U.S. Route 6, approximately 7miles northwest of Napoleon, the Henry county seat. It is located southeast of Bryan.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has an area of 2.4sqkm, all of it recorded as land.[2] As its name suggests,[6] Ridgeville Corners sits on high ground, with the northwest side draining towards the Tiffin River, a south-flowing tributary of the Maumee River, and the southeast side of the community draining directly to the Maumee.

Demographics

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 20, 2022.
  2. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Ridgeville Corners CDP, Ohio. U.S. Census Bureau. American Factfinder. January 2, 2018. https://archive.today/20200213102116/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US3967104. February 13, 2020. dead.
  3. Book: Aldrich, Lewis Cass . History of Henry and Fulton Counties, Ohio . 1888 . D. Mason & Company . 274.
  4. Web site: First Congregational Church .
  5. Web site: Henry County . Jim Forte Postal History . 12 December 2015.
  6. Book: Overman, William Daniel . Ohio Town Names . 1958 . Atlantic Press . Akron, OH . 118.