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Welcome to Ransom County ...

Time Zone: Ransom County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Lisbon is the Seat for Ransom County.

Ransom County was founded in 1873.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Ransom had a population of 5,218 people. This is a decrease of 4.08% since the last Census (which gave a population of 5,440 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ransom represented 0.81% of the total population of North Dakota.

Below are some of the communities located in Ransom County:

  • Elliott
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Elliott is located in Ransom County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25 people
  • Enderlin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Fort Ransom
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Lisbon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Lisbon is located in Ransom County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,015 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <2>
  • Sheldon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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