Ridgefield occurs as little, rural community placed in the pastoral, rolling-hills countryside of northward Clark County, Washington. When of the 2000 census, the city got the amount people of 2,147.

Ridgefield is peradventure mostly notable for the important Native American and Lewis and Clark Expedition history of a area, however is besides the at home of the beautiful & verdant Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, a primary reserve for migrating water bird on the Pacific Flyway, and a somewhat oddly-known as Ridgefield High School Spudders (reflecting the region's potato farming legacy).

& when a town of Ridgefield is itself comparatively mild around size (although at present growing quickly), a geographic locality that is locally known as "Ridgefield" is quite bit big, extending from either a Columbia Flow of any stream to its quick west, a Lewis Flow of any stream northwards, U.S. Interstate 5 to the east, and south nearly to Vancouver, Washington, and encompassing both the Clark County Fairgrounds and the Clark County Amphitheater.

History
A locality has significant ties to the Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1804-1806.

When Ridgefield wwhen an significant day trading center when early as a 1860s, the city was officially incorporated in August 26, 1909. U-Haul, an American devices rental company, experienced its begaround around Ridgefield in 1945. A community's ties to the Chinookan people was commemorated by the construction of the reproduction of the Cathlapotle plankhouse at the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, which was dedicated March 29, 2005.

Geography
Ridgefield is located at 45°48'55" North, 122°43'40" West (45.815309, -122.727846).

Based on data from a United States Census Bureau, the city has the number front yard of Long dozen.Ii km² (5.1 mi²). Baker's dozen.Two kilometer² (Quint.I mi²) of these are l& and Cipher.20% is a lake.

Demographics
When of the censusof 2000, there are 2,147 people, 739 home, & 557 families living in the city. A population density is 162.5/km² (420.8/mi²). There are 777 housing units at an typical density of 58.8/km² (152.3/mi²). A racial makeup of the city is 95.16% White, 0.28% African American, 1.12% Native American, 0.70% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.23% from other races, and 2.47% from two or more races. I.77% of the people are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 739 menage away from which 43.8% use babies under a age of Xviii swallow the two, 58.6% come married couples living together, 11.8% have a female homeowner sustaining there are no hubby present, & Two dozen.6% come non-families. Eighteen.Octad% of completely family come mass produced higher of souls & 8.0% own mortal residing alone world health organization is 65 years aged or even older. A typical home size is Ii.82 & a typical personal size is Deuce-ace.Xviii.

In a city the people is spread retired using Xxix.8% under a age of Eighteen, Heptad.6% from either 18 to Two dozen, Twenty-nine.6% from either 25 to 44, Twenty-two.4% from either 45 to 64, & Tenner.7% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is 36 years. For each Centred females there are 98.Single males. For each Centred females age Eighteen & assibilate, there are 94.Eight males.

the median income for a home in the city is $46,012, & the median income for a personal is $51,121. Males have a median income of $38,125 versus $27,426 for females. A per capita income for the city is $21,696. Hexad.3% of the people & Quatern.4% of families come in a image below the poverty line. Away from a aggregate people, Sixer.6% of people under a age of 18 & 9.0% of people 65 & older come dwelling in a image below the poverty level.