Welcome to Park Ridge ...The village of Park Ridge is located in Portage County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Park Ridge, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1956. A typical abbreviation for Park Ridge: Park Rdg. (or less commonly used: Park Rdge. or Park Ridg.) From the Census Estimates for 2019, Park Ridge has a population of 495 people<2> (see below for details). Park Ridge is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Park Ridge lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for Park Ridge: 715 & 534<4> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Park Ridge had an population of 495 people. This is an increase of 0.81% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1.43% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Park Ridge had a population of 491 people. This makes Park Ridge the county's 23rd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 491 people, the population of Park Ridge has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 488 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Park Ridge. Communities Also Named Park Ridge ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Park Ridge - they are located in Illinois, Indiana, Maryland (2), New Jersey, Texas and Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Park Ridge. Communities near Park Ridge ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Park Ridge.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Park Ridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Park Ridge. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Park Ridge. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Park Ridge. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Park Ridge. See our Newspapers Page for Park Ridge. Adding Park Ridge to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Park Ridge in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Park Ridge was on a map titled Road Map for Wisconsin (from Shell Oil, 1956). On this map, Park Ridge was called Parkridge. For more details, see References and Mentions for Park Ridge. Footnotes ...
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