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Blue Ridge
Texascity
Blue Ridge
Total population
1,104
Median home value
$214,500
Bachelor's+
Median income
$77,333
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
- Air Quality Alert · UnknownAir Quality Alert issued September 21 at 3:02PM CDT by NWS Fort Worth TX
Source: NOAA National Weather Service.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
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.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
History
Blue Ridge is named for the blue flowers found on the hills around the area by early settlers. 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.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Blue Ridge, TX from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,966
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves1,405
- Carolina ChickadeePoecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves1,297
- Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves1,146
- Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves1,030
- Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves981
- Blue JayCyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves888
- House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus (P.L.Statius Müller, 1776) · Aves850
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- PRINCETON H SHigh · PRINCETON · 1,521 students · 16.4:1 ratio
- MELISSA H SHigh · MELISSA · 1,485 students · 15.3:1 ratio
- ANNA MIDDLEMiddle · ANNA · 1,089 students · 15.1:1 ratio
- SOUTHARD MIDDLEMiddle · PRINCETON · 1,063 students · 16.4:1 ratio
- HARRY MCKILLOP ELElementary · MELISSA · 955 students · 17.7:1 ratio
- NORTH CREEK ELElementary · MELISSA · 813 students · 16.6:1 ratio
- CLARK MIDDLEMiddle · PRINCETON · 707 students · 17.2:1 ratio
- FARMERSVILLE H SHigh · FARMERSVILLE · 670 students · 16.8:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.51 — 2022-07-209 km WSW of Lebanon, Oklahoma
- M 2.8 — 2019-06-241 km NW of Pottsboro, Texas
- M 2.6 — 2017-09-14Northern Texas
- M 3 — 2017-08-255 km S of Farmers Branch, Texas
- M 3 — 2015-12-171 km SSE of Haslet, Texas
- M 2.8 — 2015-12-072 km E of Irving, Texas
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Texas
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Blue Ridge
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire Atoka Lake, Atoka, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-09-14 · 79 mi
- Wildfire Tram Trail, Pushmataha, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-09-14 · 90 mi
- Wildfire Buck Creek, Pushmataha, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-25 · 92 mi
- Wildfire PINTO, Stephens, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-09-08 · 103 mi
- Wildfire Alexander Trail Fire, Pushmataha, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-30 · 103 mi
- Wildfire Alexander Trail, Pushmataha, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-30 · 103 mi
- Wildfire Snake Mountain, Pushmataha, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-14 · 108 mi
- Wildfire Ross, Palo Pinto, TexasWildfires · 2026-08-24 · 119 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET