Ridgeley, West Virginia

Ridgeley, West Virginia
Ridgeley, West Virginia
Town
	Ridgeley and the North Branch of the Potomac River, as viewed from Cumberland, Maryland, in 2007
	Seal
	Location of Ridgeley in Mineral County, West Virginia.
	Coordinates: 39°38′35″N 78°46′16″W / 39.64306°N 78.77111°W
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Mineral
Government
• Type	Mayor/council
Area
• Total	0.30 sq mi (0.78 km2)
• Land	0.29 sq mi (0.75 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation	689 ft (210 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	590
• Estimate (2021)	584
• Density	2,137.93/sq mi (824.66/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	26753
Area code	304
FIPS code	54-68260
GNIS feature ID	2391388
Website	local.wv.gov/ridgeley/Pages/default.aspx

Ridgeley is a town in Mineral County, West Virginia, United States, and part of the Cumberland Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 590 at the 2020 census.^[3]

Ridgeley was initially known as St. Clairsville, named for Sir John St Clair, Lt Colonel and Quartermaster General for the British General Edward Braddock. St Clair accompanied Braddock on his ill-fated march on Fort Duquesne and his disastrous defeat on July 9, 1755.^[5] It was incorporated as Ridgeley on November 28, 1914, named for the former owners of the land upon which the town was built.^[6]

^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ridgeley, West Virginia
^ ^a ^b ^c "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ Gary Clites Sr., author of Ridgeley and Carpendale West Virginia from 1750 a History. Published 2008
^ West Virginia Blue Book, published annually] by the Clerk's Office of the West Virginia Senate.

[CenPopGazetteer2019-1] "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.

[gnis-2] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ridgeley, West Virginia

[USCensusEst2020-2021-3] "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 3, 2022.

[GR2-4] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[5] Gary Clites Sr., author of Ridgeley and Carpendale West Virginia from 1750 a History. Published 2008

[6] West Virginia Blue Book, published annually] by the Clerk's Office of the West Virginia Senate.

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