Villa Ridge is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Franklin County, Missouri, United States. The population was 2,601 at the 2020 census, down from 2,636 at the 2010 census.
History
A post office called Villa Ridge has been in operation since 1889. The community was named for a ridge near the town site, with villa meaning "town".
Geography
Villa Ridge is located in northeastern Franklin County. It is on Missouri Route M between Interstate 44 two miles to the south and Missouri Route 100 one mile north. Pacific is seven miles east and Union is six miles to the west.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.65%, is water.
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2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Villa Ridge had a population of 2,601. The median age was 43.3 years. 23.2% of residents were under the age of 18 and 17.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 101.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 102.4 males age 18 and over.
14.5% of residents lived in urban areas, while 85.5% lived in rural areas.
There were 979 households in Villa Ridge, of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 57.9% were married-couple households, 17.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 17.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 21.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The comprehensive high school of the Washington school district is Washington High School.