RIVER RIDGE, LOUISIANA

'River Ridge' is a small suburb of New Orleans that has a population of 14,588 (census 2000). River Ridge is an unincorporated area and thus designed as a census-designated place). River Ridge is part of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana.

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Geography

Demographics

Points of Interest

Education

Geography

River Ridge is located along a heavily-wooded 3-mile stretch of Jefferson Highway and its boundaries include Harahan to the east, Kenner to the west, Metairie to the north, and the Mississippi River to the south.
River Ridge is located at (29.961875, -90.217696). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 9.2 km² (3.6 mi²). 7.3 km² (2.8 mi²) of it is land and 1.9 km² (0.8 mi²) of it (21.07%) is water.

Demographics

As of the 2000 census, there were 14,588 people in River Ridge. The racial makeup of the town was:
:86.76% White
:10.99% African American
:2.92% Hispanic or Latino of any race were
:0.23% Native American
:0.76% from two or more races
:0.78% Asian
:0.45% from other races
:0.03% Pacific Islander
Other 2000 Census statistics: The population density was 1,997.3/km² (5,181.6/mi²). There were 6,325 housing units at an average density of 866.0/km² (2,246.6/mi²). There were 6,030 households and 4,082 families. There were 6,030 households out of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.8% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.3% were non-families. 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.99. The population was spread out with 22.7% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 91.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.6 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $46,286, and the median income for a family was $58,139. Males had a median income of $44,211 versus $28,285 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $27,088. About 6.7% of families and 8.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.0% of those under age 18 and 6.2% of those age 65 or over.

Points of Interest

★ Paradise Manor Community Club is the swimming and tennis club for River Ridge.

★ According to Census 2000, River Ridge had 30 houses valued at $1,000,000 or more.

Education

River Ridge has the elementary school of St. Matthew. Many of the Catholic high schools are close by such as Archbishop Rummel High School and Archbishop Chapelle. Non-Catholic schools located nearby include St. Martin's Episcopal School, Kehoe-France, John Curtis, and Ridgewood Preparatory School,