Welcome to Ransom ...The city of Ransom is located in Ness County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Ransom, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Ransom has a population of 264 people<2> (see below for details). Ransom is 2,510 feet [765 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Ransom is about ½ mile above sea level. Time Zone: Ransom lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Ransom: 785 The ZIP code for Ransom: 67572<4> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ransom had an population of 264 people. This is a decrease of 10.2% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 21.89% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Ransom had a population of 294 people (or 9.47% of the total population of Ness County). This makes Ransom the county's 3rd most populous community. The population of Ransom represents 0.01% of the population of Kansas (which has 2,853,118 people), making it the state's 358th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 294 people, the population of Ransom decreased 13.02% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 338 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Ransom. Communities Also Named Ransom ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Ransom - they are located in Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas and Utah. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ransom. Communities near Ransom ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ransom.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ransom. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ransom. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ransom. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ransom. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ransom. See our Newspapers Page for Ransom. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ransom ...Looking for more information about Ransom? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Ransom, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Ransom. Adding Ransom to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Ransom in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Ransom was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> For more details, see References and Mentions for Ransom. Footnotes ...
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