Editing Ransom Township, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Township in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Ransom Township
| official_name = 
| native_name = 
| native_name_lang = 
| other_name = 
| settlement_type = 
| image_skyline = Village of Ransom, PA (1), July 2024.jpg
| imagesize = 
| image_alt = 
| image_caption = Village of Ransom within Ransom Township
| image_flag = 
| image_seal = 
| etymology = 
| nickname = 
| motto = 
| anthem = 
| image_map = Lackawanna County Pennsylvania Incorporated areas Ransom Township Highlighted.svg
| mapsize = 
| map_alt = 
| map_caption = 
| image_map1 = Pennsylvania in United States (US48).svg
| mapsize1 = 
| map_alt1 = 
| map_caption1 = Location of Pennsylvania in the United States
| pushpin_map = 
| pushpin_label_position = 
| pushpin_label = 
| pushpin_map_alt = 
| pushpin_mapsize = 
| pushpin_relief = 
| pushpin_map_caption = 
| coordinates = {{coord|41|25|00|N|75|46|59|W|display=inline,title}}
| coor_pinpoint = 
| coordinates_footnotes = 
| grid_name = 
| grid_position = 
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = United States
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Pennsylvania
| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name2 = [[Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania|Lackawanna]]
| subdivision_type3 = 
| subdivision_name3 = 
| subdivision_type4 = 
| subdivision_name4 = 
| established_title = Founded
| established_date = 1849
| established_title1 = 
| established_date1 = 
| established_title2 = 
| established_date2 = 
| established_title3 = 
| established_date3 = 
| established_title4 = 
| established_date4 = 
| established_title5 = 
| established_date5 = 
| established_title6 = 
| established_date6 = 
| established_title7 = 
| established_date7 = 
| extinct_title = 
| extinct_date = 
| founder = 
| named_for = 
| seat_type = 
| seat = 
| seat1_type = 
| seat1 = 
| government_footnotes = 
| government_type = 
| governing_body = 
| leader_party = 
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = 
| leader_title1 = 
| leader_name1 = 
| total_type = 
| unit_pref = Imperial
| area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2016">{{cite web|title=2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2016_Gazetteer/2016_gaz_place_42.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=August 14, 2017}}</ref>
| area_total_km2 = 46.68
| area_total_sq_mi = 18.02
| area_land_km2 = 45.84
| area_land_sq_mi = 17.70
| area_water_km2 = 0.84
| area_water_sq_mi = 0.32
| area_water_percent = 
| area_metro_footnotes = 
| area_metro_km2 = 
| area_metro_sq_mi = 
| area_rank = 
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m = 
| elevation_ft = 1129
| elevation_point = 
| elevation_max_footnotes = 
| elevation_max_m = 
| elevation_max_ft = 
| elevation_max_point = 
| elevation_max_rank = 
| elevation_min_footnotes = 
| elevation_min_m = 
| elevation_min_ft = 
| elevation_min_point = 
| elevation_min_rank = 
| population_as_of = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021">{{cite web |title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |website=Census.gov |publisher=US Census Bureau |access-date=August 5, 2022}}</ref>
| population_total = 1401 {{decrease}}
| pop_est_as_of = 2021
| pop_est_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>
| population_est = 1408
| population_rank = 
| population_density_km2 = 30.06
| population_density_sq_mi = 77.86
| population_metro_footnotes = 
| population_metro = 
| population_density_metro_km2 = 
| population_density_metro_sq_mi = 
| population_density = 
| population_density_rank = 
| population_blank1_title = 
| population_blank1 = 
| population_density_blank1_km2 = 
| population_density_blank1_sq_mi = 
| population_blank2_title = 
| population_blank2 = 
| population_density_blank2_km2 = 
| population_density_blank2_sq_mi = 
| population_demonym = 
| population_note = 
| demographics_type1 = 
| demographics1_footnotes = 
| demographics1_title1 = 
| demographics1_info1 = 
| demographics_type2 = 
| demographics2_footnotes = 
| demographics2_title1 = 
| demographics2_info1 = 
| timezone1 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|EST]]
| utc_offset1 = -5
| timezone1_DST = [[Eastern Daylight Time|EDT]]
| utc_offset1_DST = -4
| timezone2 = 
| utc_offset2 = 
| timezone2_DST = 
| utc_offset2_DST = 
| postal_code_type = 
| postal_code = 18411
| postal2_code_type = 
| postal2_code = 
| area_code_type = 
| area_code = [[Area code 570|570]]
| geocode = 
| iso_code = 
| blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
| blank_info = 42-069-63432
| blank1_name = 
| blank1_info = 
| blank2_name = 
| blank2_info = 
| blank_name_sec2 = 
| blank_info_sec2 = 
| blank1_name_sec2 = 
| blank1_info_sec2 = 
| blank2_name_sec2 = Wikimedia Commons
| blank2_info_sec2 = 
| website = 
| footnotes = 
}}

'''Ransom Township''' is a township in [[Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania|Lackawanna County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 1,401 at the 2020 census.<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/> The township includes the village of [[Milwaukee, Pennsylvania|Milwaukee]].

==History==
Ransom Township was established in [[Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Luzerne County]] in 1849, formed from parts of [[Exeter Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Exeter]] and [[Newton Township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania|Newton]] townships. The township is named for Samuel Ransom, a captain who fought and died at the nearby [[Battle of Wyoming]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Stephens |first1=J Benjamin |title=History and Directory of Newton and Ransom Townships, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania |date=1872 |pages=167 |url=https://archive.org/details/historydirectory00step/page/166/mode/2up |accessdate=September 11, 2020}}</ref> It became part of [[Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania|Lackawanna County]] when that county was formed in 1878.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of 18.0&nbsp;square miles (46.5&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}), of which 17.6&nbsp;square miles (45.7&nbsp;km{{sup|2}})  is land and 0.3&nbsp;square mile (0.9&nbsp;km{{sup|2}})  (1.84%) is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population |align = left
|2010= 1420
|2020= 1401
|estyear=2021
|estimate=1408
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}
[[File:Ransom Twp., PA municipal building (2), July 2024.jpg|thumb|Ransom Town Hall]]
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR8">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=May 14, 2011|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2010, there were 1,420 people, 564 households, and 421 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|80.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 599 housing units at an average density of 34/sq&nbsp;mi (13.3/km{{sup|2}}).  The racial makeup of the township was 97.3% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.1% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.4% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 1.3% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.4% of the population.

There were 564 households, out of which 26.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.4% were non-families. 22.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the township the population was spread out, with 19.4% under the age of 18, 63.7% from 18 to 64, and 16.9% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 45.4 years.

The median income for a household in the township was $52,448, and the median income for a family was $57,813. Males had a median income of $47,679 versus $28,150 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $24,403.  About 6% of families and 8.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.8% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://ransomtownship.com/ Township Website]

{{Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania}}

{{authority control}}

[[Category:Townships in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Townships in Pennsylvania]]