Ransom County, North Dakota facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Ransom County
U.S. county
Ransom County Courthouse
Location within the U.S. state of North Dakota
North Dakota's location within the U.S.
Country	United States
State	North Dakota
Founded	January 4, 1873 (created) April 4, 1881 (organized)
Named for	Fort Ransom
Seat	Lisbon
Largest city	Lisbon
Area
• Total	864 sq mi (2,240 km2)
• Land	862 sq mi (2,230 km2)
• Water	1.4 sq mi (4 km2)  0.2%
Population  (2020)
• Total	5,703
• Estimate  (2021)	5,675
• Density	6.601/sq mi (2.5485/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	At-large

Ransom County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,703. Its county seat is Lisbon.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 864 square miles (2,240 km²), of which 862 square miles (2,230 km²) is land and 1.4 square miles (3.6 km²) (0.2%) is water.

Major highways

• North Dakota Route 27
• North Dakota Route 32
• North Dakota Route 46

Adjacent counties

• Cass County (northeast)
• Richland County (east)
• Sargent County (south)
• Dickey County (southwest)
• LaMoure County (west)
• Barnes County (northwest)

National protected area

• Sheyenne National Grassland (part)

Demographics

2010 census

As of the 2010 census, there were 5,457 people, 2,310 households, and 1,466 families in the county. The population density was 6.33/sqmi (2.44/km²). There were 2,656 housing units at an average density of 3.08/sqmi (1.19/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.8% white, 0.4% Asian, 0.4% American Indian, 0.3% black or African American, 0.1% Pacific islander, 0.1% from other races, and 0.9% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.2% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 54.2% were German, 36.6% were Norwegian, 9.0% were Irish, 6.9% were Swedish, 5.1% were English, and 1.6% were American.

Of the 2,310 households, 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.8% were married couples living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 36.5% were non-families, and 32.9% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.89. The median age was 45.2 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $46,044 and the median income for a family was $59,973. Males had a median income of $42,380 versus $28,209 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,995. About 7.5% of families and 9.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.2% of those under age 18 and 11.6% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Cities

• Elliott
• Enderlin (partly in Cass County)
• Fort Ransom
• Lisbon (county seat)
• Sheldon

Census-designated places

• Englevale
• McLeod

Townships

Education

School districts include:

• Enderlin Area Public School District 24
• Fort Ransom Public School District 6
• Kindred Public School District 2
• LaMoure Public School District 8
• Litchville-Marion Public School District 46
• Lisbon Public School District 19
• Milnor Public School District 2
• North Sargent Public School District 3
• Oakes Public School District 41
• Wyndmere Public School District 42

In 1905 it had 22 school districts, with 16 not having a bond. Circa 1905 the county had 2,431 students in its three high schools, five grade schools, and 75 schoolhouses.

Images for kids

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  Outline map of Ransom County, North Dakota, 1910

See also

In Spanish: Condado de Ransom para niños