Ridgeland, Mississippi

About Ridgeland

Ridgeland is a close-knit town in western Mississippi counting 24,576 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Ridgeland is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 26.26 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 936 residents per square mile.

📰 Ridgeland News Today

• 16-year-old shot, taken to hospital after incident in Ridgeland WLBT · Oct 9
• Police investigate after teen shot in Ridgeland WAPT · Oct 9
• Ridgeland, MS, to reintroduce fluoride to city water supply - The Clarion-Ledger The Clarion-Ledger · Oct 7
• Photos | No. 8 Warren Central 49 Ridgeland 21 Mississippi Gridiron · Oct 10
• Ridgeland High School (MS) Volleyball MaxPreps · Oct 7

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

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What Makes Ridgeland Unique

• A top-25 city in Mississippi by population (#17 of 299 incorporated places).
• Positioned in western Mississippi, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Home to 1.7% of Mississippi's city-dwelling population.

Why People Love It Here

• The sweet spot: real amenities without big-city congestion.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 24,576.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Ridgeland

• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• AfriShoppi Kitchen — african
• Another Broken Egg Cafe
• Aplos — greek
• Basil's
• CAET Seafood & Oysterette
• Chili's — tex-mex
• Chuck E. Cheese — pizza
• Club Nutrition
• Denny's — american

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Chuck E. Cheese
• Enter Locked Escape Rooms · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Ridgeland

• Community College Park Quad Area reviews ★
• Flower Fountain reviews ★
• Freedom Ridge Park reviews ★
• Friendship park reviews ★
• Manhattan Park reviews ★
• Natchez Trace Parkway Information Cabin reviews ★
• Natchez Trace Trail reviews ★
• North Jetty Park reviews ★
• Parham Bridges' Park reviews ★
• Tougaloo Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Ridgeland

• ANN SMITH ELEMENTARY
• HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY
• MADISON CO PRE SCHOOL
• OLD TOWN MIDDLE
• RIDGELAND HIGH SCHOOL

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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🗺️ Map of Ridgeland

🏘️ Nearby Communities