Ransom County, North Dakota

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Ransom County, North Dakota is a county located in the Midwestern Region (West North Central) of United States. In 2000, county's population was 5890 inhabitants. As of July 2008, the estimated population of the county is 5628, It is the 22nd most populous county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 864.13 sq mi (2238.09 square kilometre), of which, 862.75 square miles (2234.51 square kilometre) of it is land and 1.38 square miles (3.57 square kilometre) of it is water, it is the seventh smallest by area in the U.S. state of North Dakota.


As of the census of 2000, there were 5890 people, 2350 households, and 1560 families residing in the county. The population density was 6.8 people per square mile (2.63/kmē), it is the 17th most populated county in terms of population density. There were 2604 housing units at an average density of 3 per square mile (1.16/kmē). The average household size was 2.39 people, and the average family size was 3.01 people. In the Ransom County, 25% of the population was under the age of 18, 5.9% were 18 to 24, 25.4% were 25 to 44, 22.4% were 45 to 64, and 21.2% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 106.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.8 males. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 5628, The racial makeup of the county was 5496 White, 13 Black or African American, 49 American Indian, 19 Asian, 0 Native Hawaiian, and 51 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $37672, making it the fourth highest county by median household income in North Dakota. The median income for a family in the county was $44865, it would be the ninth highest county by median family income in the U.S. state of North Dakota. The per capita income for the county was $18219, it is the seventh wealthiest county in terms of per capita income.

In 2000, 1311 pupils and students, of which 52.56% are male and 47.44% are female, 22.26% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 4.2% nursery or pri school, 6.64% kindergarten, 51.72% elementary school, 31.73% high school and 5.72% College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Elliott City	Ransom County	0.15	0.15	0	44	295.6	15692	40625
2	Enderlin City	Ransom County, Cass County	1.41	1.41	0	947	670.1	20883	32589
3	Fort Ransom City	Ransom County	0.3	0.3	0	70	233.1	14242	19375
4	Lisbon City	Ransom County	2.25	2.25	0	2292	1019.7	18757	38024
5	Sheldon City	Ransom County	0.2	0.2	0	135	680.8	14671	25625

Year	Population
April 2000 census	5890
April 2000 Estimate	5890
July 2000 Estimate	5885
July 2001 Estimate	5850
July 2002 Estimate	5815
July 2003 Estimate	5827
July 2004 Estimate	5778
July 2005 Estimate	5754
July 2006 Estimate	5675
July 2007 Estimate	5704
July 2008 Estimate	5628

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	21	34	55
Kindergarten	32	55	87
Elementary school	381	297	678
High school	232	184	416
College or graduate school	23	52	75

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Ransom County, North Dakota	$37672	$44865	$18219
North Dakota, United States	$34604	$43654	$17769
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587