Ransom County, North Dakota

Ransom County, North Dakota
Ransom County Courthouse
Location in the U.S. state of North Dakota
North Dakota's location in the U.S.
Founded	Established January 4, 1873 Organized April 4, 1881
Seat	Lisbon
Largest city	Lisbon
Area
• Total	864 sq mi (2,238 km2)
• Land	862 sq mi (2,233 km2)
• Water	1.4 sq mi (4 km2), 0.2%
Population (est.)
• (2014)	5,446
• Density	6.3/sq mi (2/km²)
Congressional district	At-large
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Website	www.ransomcountynd.com

Ransom County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 5,457. Its county seat is Lisbon. The county was created in 1873 and organized in 1881.

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

• 20px North Dakota Route 27
• North Dakota Route 32
• 20px 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

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1880	537		—
1890	5,393		904.3%
1900	6,919		28.3%
1910	10,345		49.5%
1920	11,618		12.3%
1930	10,983		−5.5%
1940	10,061		−8.4%
1950	8,876		−11.8%
1960	8,078		−9.0%
1970	7,102		−12.1%
1980	6,698		−5.7%
1990	5,921		−11.6%
2000	5,890		−0.5%
2010	5,457		−7.4%
Est. 2014	5,446		−0.2%
U.S. Decennial Census 1790-1960 1900-1990 1990-2000 2010-2014

As of the census of 2000, there were 5,890 people, 2,350 households, and 1,560 families residing in the county. The population density was 7 people per square mile (3/km²). There were 2,604 housing units at an average density of 3 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.93% White, 0.19% Black or African American, 0.32% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.37% from other races, and 0.93% from two or more races. 0.81% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 39.5% were of German and 34.9% Norwegian ancestry.

There were 2,350 households out of which 31.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.10% were married couples living together, 5.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.60% were non-families. 30.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.00% under the age of 18, 5.90% from 18 to 24, 25.40% from 25 to 44, 22.40% from 45 to 64, and 21.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 106.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $37,672, and the median income for a family was $44,865. Males had a median income of $35,023 versus $18,772 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,219. About 6.30% of families and 8.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.70% of those under age 18 and 8.20% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Cities

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

Townships

• Aliceton
• Alleghany
• Bale
• Big Bend
• Casey
• Coburn
• Elliott
• Fort Ransom
• Greene
• Hanson
• Island Park
• Isley
• Liberty
• McLeod
• Moore
• Northland
• Owego
• Preston
• Rosemeade
• Sandoun
• Scoville
• Shenford
• Springer
• Sydna
• Tuller

Unincorporated community

• Englevale
• McLeod

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Ransom County, North Dakota