Blue Ridge is a city at the intersection of state highway 78, FM 981, and FM 545 in Collin County, Texas, United States. The population was 822 at the 2010 census, and 1,180 in 2020.
History
thumb|left|The former Blue Ridge City Hall building in November 2015, currently occupied by the Blue Ridge Resource Center.
Blue Ridge is named for the blue flowers found on the hills around the area by early settlers.
1919 Tornado
During the Tornado outbreak of April 9, 1919, a violent nocturnal F4 tornado struck Blue Ridge before tracking northeastward across Collin and Fannin counties. The tornado touched down southwest of Blue Ridge at approximately 11:45 PM and cut a continuous 30-mile (48 km) path, devastating the rural communities of Blue Ridge, Delba, Trenton and Ector before terminating near Ravenna.
The storm obliterated numerous small farmhouses in the Blue Ridge area, resulting in seven fatalities within the local vicinity, including six members of an eight-person family whose home was entirely destroyed.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Blue Ridge had a population of 1,180. The median age was 31.3 years. 32.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 8.6% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 96.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 92.5 males age 18 and over.
There were 372 households in Blue Ridge, of which 53.0% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 57.8% were married-couple households, 13.4% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 20.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 15.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Percent
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| White || 66.4%
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| Black or African American || 0.8%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 1.8%
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| Asian || 0.8%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0%
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| Some other race || 14.3%
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| Two or more races || 15.8%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 31.8%
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2010 census
At the 2010 census there were 822 people in 284 households, including 210 families, in the city. The population density was . There were 323 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 92.60% White, 0.4% African American, 0.7% Native American, 2.8% from other races, and 3.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 13.1%.