Village of Park Ridge, Portage County, Wisconsin: Place Profile

No news outlet specific to Park Ridge was confirmed; the village's own newsletters and website are its documented notice channels.

Fire, EMS, library, and post office arrangements for the village were not confirmed from a source fetched this session.

The municipality is the Village of Park Ridge in Portage County, Wisconsin (Census place GEOID 5561325; county subdivision GEOID 5509761325; WI DOA code 50171), not Park Ridge, Illinois.

Park Ridge is surrounded on all sides by the City of Stevens Point and occupies about 143 acres.

The village covers 0.227 square miles of land and no measured water area.

The village's Census internal point is near 44.519992, -89.546272.

The 2020 Census counted 530 residents in the Village of Park Ridge.

The Wisconsin DOA estimates Park Ridge's population at 544 as of January 1, 2025; the Census Vintage 2024 estimate is also 544 for July 1, 2024.

The ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimate of Park Ridge's population is 589 (+/-176).

The ACS 2019-2023 median age in Park Ridge is 45.8 years (+/-17.9).

The ACS 2019-2023 median household income in Park Ridge is $82,083 (+/-$15,432).

The ACS 2019-2023 median value of owner-occupied homes in Park Ridge is $265,200 (+/-$12,833).

Park Ridge has a five-member Board of Trustees with two-year terms that meets monthly.

The village board lists President Dan Holloway and Trustees Gordon Renfert, Kristin Paulson, Joe Thompson, and Dan McFarlane.

Anne Arndt, WCPC, is Village Clerk and Melissa Clark is Treasurer, at the Village Hall, 24 Crestwood Drive (715-343-1590, [email address]).

On September 16, 2026 the village posted an opening for a part-time Village Clerk of about 20 to 30 hours per week.

Board agendas and minutes are posted on the village website and on the posting board at the Village Hall; residents can subscribe to email notices.

The official website is vi.parkridge.wi.gov; Village Hall hours are Monday through Thursday, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

The village publishes three newsletters a year (spring, fall, winter) covering elections and events.

The village lies within the Stevens Point Area Public School District (NCES 5514490), a PK-12 district of 16 schools with 6,911 students in 2024-25.

The village says its commercial district has more than 50 businesses.

Portage County had 1,715 business establishments and 29,656 paid employees in 2023, including 5,002 in manufacturing.

Trash and recycling are collected every Thursday, and dogs over five months must be licensed; the village also requires bicycle licenses by ordinance.

Village events named in its newsletters include the All-Village Rummage Sale and Santa's Visit; a large-item pickup was scheduled for September 17, 2026.

On January 3, 1938 a petition asked the circuit court to incorporate 133.4 acres of the Town of Hull as the Village of Park Ridge; voters approved 52 to 4, and the first officers were elected February 18, 1938.

The village history says the name comes from Iverson Park, a WPA-aided playground below the ridge forming the village's eastern boundary.

At incorporation the village had 172 residents, about 40 homes, and five commercial buildings, most along U.S. Highway 10 (then Clark Street).

Horace W. Coleman Jr., a former Stevens Point city manager, was the first village president, serving from 1938 to 1947.