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History · Park Ridge

12% of Park Ridge’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1970 on and the census since 1940.

0on the National Register
12%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Park Ridge’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Park Ridge are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 817 in 1970; 530 people lived here in 2020.Old housesHalf of Park Ridge’s homes were built before 1959.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Park Ridge’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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People over time

Park Ridge, census by census

020040060080019401960198020002020Peak: 817

Peaked at 817 in 1970; 530 people lived here in 2020.

9 censuses, 1940–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Park Ridge’s Wikipedia page.

The story so far

Park Ridge, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Park Ridge yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Park Ridge is a village in Portage County, Wisconsin, United States and is a suburb of Stevens Point. It is included in the Stevens Point Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 530 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 491 to 530 (+8%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Park Ridge on the map in 1970

The U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Park Ridge.

Park Ridge on the 1970 USGS map1970Stevens Point sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Park Ridge.

Famous people

Famous people close to Park Ridge

Nobody well known was born in Park Ridge itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Peter WellerAmerican actor · b. 1947
Garrett Weber-GaleAmerican swimmer · b. 1985
Joe PavelskiAmerican ice hockey player · b. 1984
Suzy Favor HamiltonAmerican middle-distance runner, former escort … · b. 1968
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Kathy KinneyAmerican actress · b. 1954
Janel McCarvilleAmerican basketball player · b. 1982

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.