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{{Short description|County in North Dakota, United States}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2019}} {{Infobox U.S. county | county = Ransom County | state = North Dakota | seal = | ex image = Ransom County Courthouse 2008.jpg | ex image cap = [[Ransom County Courthouse]] | founded = January 4, 1873 (created)<br />April 4, 1881 (organized) | seat wl = Lisbon | largest city wl = Lisbon | area_total_sq_mi = 864 | area_land_sq_mi = 862 | area_water_sq_mi = 1.4 | area percentage = 0.2 | population_as_of = 2020 | population_total = 5703 | pop_est_as_of = 2022 | population_est = 5640 {{decrease}} | population_density_sq_mi = auto | named for = [[Fort Ransom, North Dakota|Fort Ransom]] | time zone = Central | web = https://ransomcountynd.net/ | district = At-large }} '''Ransom County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[North Dakota]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 5,703.<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/ransomcountynorthdakota/PST045222 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=April 4, 2023}}</ref> Its [[county seat]] is [[Lisbon, North Dakota|Lisbon]].<ref name=GR6>{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> ==History== The [[Dakota Territory]] legislature created Ransom County on January 4, 1873. It was so named due to its military fort, which had been named [[Fort Ransom, North Dakota|Fort Ransom]] for Civil War veteran Major General [[Thomas E.G. Ransom]]. The fort had operated between 1867 and 1872. The county was not organized at that time, nor was it attached to another county for administrative or judicial purposes. Its proposed boundaries were altered two times during 1881. On April 4, 1881, the county government was effected. The county's area was again reduced in 1883 when [[Sargent County, North Dakota|Sargent County]] was created. Ransom County has retained its present configuration since that time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/DAKs_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm|title=Dakota Territory, South Dakota, and North Dakota: Individual County Chronologies|work=Dakota Territory Atlas of Historical County Boundaries|publisher=The [[Newberry Library]]|date=2006|access-date=February 4, 2015|archive-date=April 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180402202102/http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/DAKs_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nd.gov/content.htm?parentCatID=83&id=County%20History|title=County History|work=North Dakota.gov|publisher=The State of North Dakota|access-date=February 4, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150202151843/http://www.nd.gov/content.htm?parentCatID=83&id=County%20History|archive-date=February 2, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[File:Map of Ransom County, N.D., 1910.jpg|thumb|Outline map of Ransom County, North Dakota, 1910]] ==Geography== The [[Sheyenne River]] meanders through Ransom County. The county terrain consists of rolling hills, dotted with lakes and ponds in its western part. The area is largely devoted to agriculture.<ref name="RCND">{{Cite web |title=Ransom County Β· North Dakota |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Ransom+County,+ND/@46.4566249,-97.938239,102778m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x52cef7ec54e7938d:0xa3947e1fd7ca1dc8!8m2!3d46.4937656!4d-97.6257919 |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=Google Maps |language=en}}</ref> The terrain slopes to the east and south; its highest point is on the north boundary line near its northwestern corner, at {{convert|1,421|ft|m|abbr=on}} ASL.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |title="Find an Altitude/Ransom County ND" Google Maps (accessed February 25, 2019) |access-date=February 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190521043409/https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |archive-date=May 21, 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The county has a total area of {{convert|864|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|862|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|1.4|sqmi}} (0.2%) is water.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_38.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=February 1, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150129045530/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_38.txt|archive-date=January 29, 2015}}</ref> [[File:Ransom Co ND Pie Chart No Text 3-7-17 Version.pdf|thumb|right|Soils of Ransom County]] ===Major highways=== * [[Image:ND-27 (2015).svg|25px]] [[North Dakota Highway 27]] * [[Image:ND-32 (2015).svg|25px]] [[North Dakota Highway 32]] * [[Image:ND-46 (2015).svg|25px]] [[North Dakota Highway 46]] ===Adjacent counties=== {{div col|colwidth=30em}} * [[Cass County, North Dakota|Cass County]] - northeast * [[Richland County, North Dakota|Richland County]] - east * [[Sargent County, North Dakota|Sargent County]] - south * [[Dickey County, North Dakota|Dickey County]] - southwest * [[LaMoure County, North Dakota|LaMoure County]] - west * [[Barnes County, North Dakota|Barnes County]] - northwest {{div col end}} ===Protected areas=== {{div col|colwidth=30em}} * Browns Ranch<ref name=WTD/> * [[Fort Ransom State Historic Site]] * [[Fort Ransom State Park]] * Nature Conservancy's Sheyenne Delta<ref name=WTD/> * [[North Country Trail]] * Pigeon Point Reserve<ref name=WTD/> * [[Sheyenne National Grassland]] (part) * Sheyenne State Forest<ref name=WTD>[http://www.ransomcountynd.com/what-to-do/ ''What to do'']</ref> {{div col end}} ===Lakes<ref name=RCND/>=== * Lone Tree Lake ==Demographics== {{US Census population |1880= 537 |1890= 5393 |1900= 6919 |1910= 10345 |1920= 11618 |1930= 10983 |1940= 10061 |1950= 8876 |1960= 8078 |1970= 7102 |1980= 6698 |1990= 5921 |2000= 5890 |2010= 5457 |2020= 5703 |estyear=2022 |estimate=5640 |estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2022">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022|access-date=April 4, 2023}}</ref> |align-fn=center |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=February 1, 2015}}</ref><br/>1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=February 1, 2015}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/nd190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=April 20, 1995|access-date=February 1, 2015}}</ref><br/>1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|access-date=February 1, 2015}}</ref> 2010-2020<ref name="QF"/> }} ===2020 census=== As of the [[census]] of 2020, there were 5,704 people. ===2010 census=== As of the [[census]] of 2010, there were 5,457 people, 2,310 households, and 1,466 families in the county. The population density was {{convert|6.33|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people |people|}}. There were 2,656 housing units at an average density of {{convert|3.08|/mi2|/km2|adj=pre|units }}. 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 [[Germans|German]], 36.6% were [[Norwegians|Norwegian]], 9.0% were [[Irish people|Irish]], 6.9% were [[Swedes|Swedish]], 5.1% were [[English people|English]], and 1.6% were [[Americans|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. ===Population by decade=== <timeline> Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.8) id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1) id:barra value:rgb(0.55,0.0,0.0) ImageSize = width:675 height:325 PlotArea = left:50 bottom:50 top:30 right:30 DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:12000 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = late ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:3000 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:1500 start:0 BackgroundColors = canvas:sfondo BarData= bar:1880 text:1880 bar:1890 text:1890 bar:1900 text:1900 bar:1910 text:1910 bar:1920 text:1920 bar:1930 text:1930 bar:1940 text:1940 bar:1950 text:1950 bar:1960 text:1960 bar:1970 text:1970 bar:1980 text:1980 bar:1990 text:1990 bar:2000 text:2000 bar:2010 text:2010 bar:2020 text:2020 bar:2022 text:present PlotData= color:barra width:25 align:left bar:1880 from: 0 till:537 bar:1890 from: 0 till:5393 bar:1900 from: 0 till:6919 bar:1910 from: 0 till:10345 bar:1920 from: 0 till:11618 bar:1930 from: 0 till:10983 bar:1940 from: 0 till:10061 bar:1950 from: 0 till:8876 bar:1960 from: 0 till:8078 bar:1970 from: 0 till:7102 bar:1980 from: 0 till:6698 bar:1990 from: 0 till:5921 bar:2000 from: 0 till:5890 bar:2010 from: 0 till:5457 bar:2020 from: 0 till:5704 bar:2022 from: 0 till:5640 color:darkblue PlotData= bar:1880 at:537 fontsize:S text:537 shift:(-14,5) bar:1890 at:5393 fontsize:S text:5393 shift:(-14,5) bar:1900 at:6919 fontsize:S text:6919 shift:(-14,5) bar:1910 at:10345 fontsize:S text:10345 shift:(-14,5) bar:1920 at:11618 fontsize:S text:11618 shift:(-14,5) bar:1930 at:10983 fontsize:S text:10983 shift:(-14,5) bar:1940 at:10061 fontsize:S text:10061 shift:(-14,5) bar:1950 at:8876 fontsize:S text:8876 shift:(-14,5) bar:1960 at:8078 fontsize:S text:8078 shift:(-14,5) bar:1970 at:7102 fontsize:S text:7102 shift:(-14,5) bar:1980 at:6698 fontsize:S text:6698 shift:(-14,5) bar:1990 at:5921 fontsize:S text:5921 shift:(-14,5) bar:2000 at:5890 fontsize:S text:5890 shift:(-14,5) bar:2010 at:5457 fontsize:S text:5457 shift:(-14,5) bar:2020 at:5704 fontsize:S text:5704 shift:(-14,5) bar:2022 at:5640 fontsize:S text:5640 shift:(-14,5) TextData= fontsize:S pos:(20,20) text:Data from U.S. Census Bureau </timeline> ==Communities== ===Cities=== {{div col|colwidth=30em}} * [[Elliott, North Dakota|Elliott]] * [[Enderlin, North Dakota|Enderlin]] (partly in [[Cass County, North Dakota|Cass County]]) * [[Fort Ransom, North Dakota|Fort Ransom]] * [[Lisbon, North Dakota|Lisbon]] (county seat) * [[Sheldon, North Dakota|Sheldon]] {{div col end}} ===Census-designated places=== * [[Englevale, North Dakota|Englevale]] * [[McLeod, North Dakota|McLeod]] ===Townships=== {{div col|colwidth=18em}} * 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 {{div col end}} ==Politics== Ransom County is a swing county in presidential elections, having voted for both parties an equal number of times between [[1976 United States presidential election|1976]] and [[2020 United States presidential election|2020]]. It voted for the Democrat in the [[2000 North Dakota gubernatorial election|2000]] and [[2012 North Dakota gubernatorial election|2012]] gubernatorial elections, and for the Republican in [[2004 North Dakota gubernatorial election|2004]], [[2008 North Dakota gubernatorial election|2008]], and [[2016 North Dakota gubernatorial election|2016]]. It is also a bellwether county at the presidential level, having voted for the winner in every presidential election between the [[1964 United States presidential election|1964]] and [[1984 United States presidential election|1984]] and again from [[1992 United States presidential election|1992]] to [[2016 United States presidential election|2016]]. The county broke its bellwether streak in [[1988 United States presidential election|1988]] and [[2020 United States presidential election|2020]], voting for the Democratic nominee [[Michael Dukakis]] in 1988 and Republican nominee [[Donald Trump]] in 2020, who both would lose the general election. Ransom County is one of the most Democratic counties in North Dakota. In the 2018 election for U.S. Senate, it gave [[Heidi Heitkamp]] her 4th-highest total (60.6%), behind only [[Sioux County, North Dakota|Sioux]], [[Rolette County, North Dakota|Rolette]], and [[Benson County, North Dakota|Benson]] counties. {{PresHead|place=Ransom County, North Dakota|whig=no|source1=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Atlas of US Presidential Elections|last=Leip|first=David|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=April 13, 2018}}</ref>}} <!-- PresRow should be {{PresRow|Year|Winning party|GOP/Whig vote #|Dem vote #|3rd party vote #|State}} --> {{PresRow|2024|Republican|1,661|920|68|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|2020|Republican|1,418|945|91|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|2016|Republican|1,210|838|311|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|2012|Democratic|1,009|1,343|73|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|2008|Democratic|998|1,371|64|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|2004|Republican|1,352|1,199|51|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|2000|Republican|1,488|1,080|151|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|1996|Democratic|920|1,199|316|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|1992|Democratic|1,102|1,166|635|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|1988|Democratic|1,362|1,459|37|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|1984|Republican|1,706|1,222|45|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|1980|Republican|1,883|974|285|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|1976|Democratic|1,696|1,715|45|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|1972|Republican|2,056|1,355|24|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|1968|Republican|1,943|1,286|154|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|1964|Democratic|1,647|2,063|7|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|1960|Republican|2,324|1,806|1|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|1956|Republican|2,361|1,808|5|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|1952|Republican|3,051|1,265|31|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|1948|Republican|1,772|1,595|118|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|1944|Republican|2,044|1,639|29|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|1940|Republican|2,579|1,986|24|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|1936|Democratic|1,303|2,385|610|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|1932|Democratic|1,445|3,025|93|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|1928|Republican|2,613|1,505|27|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|1924|Progressive|1,862|303|1,919|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|1920|Republican|3,010|802|82|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|1916|Democratic|1,093|1,121|72|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|1912|Bull Moose|495|490|601|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|1908|Republican|1,308|581|48|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|1904|Republican|1,257|253|68|North Dakota}} {{PresFoot|1900|Republican|924|499|49|North Dakota}} ==Education== School districts include:<!-- https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st38_nd/schooldistrict_maps/c38073_ransom/DC20SD_C38073_SD2MS.txt --> * [[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.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Ransom County, N. Dakota Its Educational Advantages|newspaper=[[The Minneapolis Journal]]|place=[[Minneapolis, Minnesota]]|date=March 18, 1905|page=3}} - [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83541101/for-ransom-county-nd/ Clipping] from [[Newspapers.com]].</ref> ==See also== * [[National Register of Historic Places listings in North Dakota#Ransom County|National Register of Historic Places listings in Ransom County ND]] ==References== {{Reflist|30em}} ==External links== * [https://ransomcountynd.net/ Ramson County official website] * [https://www.dot.nd.gov/docs/maps/base-maps/counties/ransom.pdf Ransom County map], ''North Dakota DOT'' {{Geographic Location |Centre = Ransom County, North Dakota |Northeast = [[Cass County, North Dakota|Cass County]] |East = [[Richland County, North Dakota|Richland County]] |South = [[Sargent County, North Dakota|Sargent County]] |Southwest = [[Dickey County, North Dakota|Dickey County]] |West = [[LaMoure County, North Dakota|LaMoure County]] |Northwest = [[Barnes County, North Dakota|Barnes County]] }} {{Ransom County, North Dakota}} {{North Dakota}} {{Authority control}} {{Coord|46.46|-97.66|display=title|type:adm2nd_region:US-ND_source:UScensus1990}} [[Category:Ransom County, North Dakota| ]] [[Category:1881 establishments in Dakota Territory]] [[Category:Populated places established in 1881]]
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