Ransom Canyon, Texas

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Population in July 2008: 1,114. Population change since 2000: +10.2%

Males: 541	(48.6%)
Females: 573	(51.4%)

Median resident age:	45.0 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Zip codes: 79366.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $101,394 (it was $78,427 in 2000)

Ransom Canyon:	$101,394
Texas:	$47,548

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $58,455

Ransom Canyon:	$58,455
Texas:	$23,938

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $223,059 (it was $150,000 in 2000)

Ransom Canyon:	$223,059
Texas:	$120,900

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Races in Ransom Canyon:

White Non-Hispanic (93.5%)
Hispanic (4.8%)
Other race (2.6%)
Two or more races (1.2%)
American Indian (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Ransom Canyon: 87.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (22.9%), German (14.6%), United States (12.1%), Irish (9.2%), Scotch-Irish (4.1%), Swedish (2.8%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 3100 feet

Land area: 0.83 square miles.

Population density: 1337 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Ransom Canyon

High school or higher: 97.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 50.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 23.9%
Unemployed: 1.8%
Mean travel time to work: 21.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ransom Canyon town

Never married: 13.9%
Now married: 78.7%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 2.7%
Divorced: 4.6%

51 residents are foreign born (2.4% Europe, 1.4% Asia, 1.1% Latin America).

This town:	5.0%
Texas:	13.9%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Ransom Canyon:	1.5% ($2,324)
Texas:	1.8% ($1,393)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lubbock, TX (11.5 miles , pop. 199,564).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Fort Worth, TX (257.7 miles , pop. 534,694).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (287.8 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Buffalo Springs, TX (1.3 miles ), Slaton, TX (2.6 miles ), Idalou, TX (3.0 miles ), Lubbock, TX (3.4 miles ), Lorenzo, TX (3.6 miles ), Wilson, TX (3.9 miles ), New Deal, TX (4.1 miles ), Wolfforth, TX (4.4 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 15 buildings, average cost: $200,000
1997: 11 buildings, average cost: $193,200
1998: 14 buildings, average cost: $106,000
1999: 18 buildings, average cost: $112,300
2000: 12 buildings, average cost: $250,000
2001: 9 buildings, average cost: $227,700
2002: 7 buildings, average cost: $585,700
2003: 10 buildings, average cost: $300,000
2004: 12 buildings, average cost: $250,000
2005: 7 buildings, average cost: $350,000
2006: 10 buildings, average cost: $325,000
2007: 1 building, cost: $167,600
2008: 7 buildings, average cost: $176,400

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Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 33.53 N, Longitude: 101.68 W

Area code: 806

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Population change in the 1990s: +246 (+32.2%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Educational services (11%)
Public administration (9%)
Health care (9%)
Construction (7%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (31%)
Health care (22%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (3%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)
Machinery (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (12%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (7%)
Top executives (7%)
Postsecondary teachers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (16%)
Registered nurses (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)

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Crime in Ransom Canyon by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	186.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	92.3	0.0	91.7	0.0
Burglaries	2	0	0	2	1	0	2
per 100,000	193.4	0.0	0.0	184.7	92.6	0.0	185.4
Thefts	10	12	2	5	8	9	10
per 100,000	967.1	1136.4	186.9	461.7	740.7	824.9	926.8
Auto thefts	2	1	0	1	0	1	0
per 100,000	193.4	94.7	0.0	92.3	0.0	91.7	0.0
Arson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	96.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	67.7	53.0	381.3	57.2	36.1	58.7	50.0

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 3 (3 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.69
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Ransom Canyon, Texas

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Ransom Canyon-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Texas state average. It is 118% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/11/1970, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 6.9 miles away from the Ransom Canyon town center killed 26 people and injured 500 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 4/21/1957, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 7.6 miles away from the town center injured 6 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Ransom Canyon-area historical earthquake activity is below Texas state average. It is 97% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/16/1978 at 11:46:54, a magnitude 5.3 (4.4 MB, 4.6 UK, 5.3 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 63.3 miles away from Ransom Canyon center
On 1/29/2008 at 10:24:53, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 65.4 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Ransom Canyon:

HIGHLAND MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles; LUBBOCK, TX)
IHS HOSPITAL AT LUBBOCK (about 11 miles; LUBBOCK, TX)
COVENANT CHILDREN HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; LUBBOCK, TX)

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ransom Canyon:

TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; LUBBOCK, TX; Full-time enrollment: 22,439)
WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; PLAINVIEW, TX; FT enrollment: 2,578)
SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE (about 43 miles; LEVELLAND, TX; FT enrollment: 3,851)
WEST TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY (about 100 miles; CANYON, TX; FT enrollment: 5,476)
EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 106 miles; PORTALES, NM; FT enrollment: 2,955)
MIDLAND COLLEGE (about 107 miles; MIDLAND, TX; FT enrollment: 2,800)
AMARILLO COLLEGE (about 114 miles; AMARILLO, TX; FT enrollment: 4,876)

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Reservoir: Lake Ransom Canyon (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This town:	2.5 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	83.9%
Whole state:	71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	1.0%
Whole state:	4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	0.6%
Whole state:	15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	0.3%
Whole state:	6.7%

Ransom Canyon compared to Texas state average:

Median household income significantly above state average.
Median house value above state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
House age significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly above state average.

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2004 Presidential Election results in Lubbock County Texas:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (76%) Electricity (23%)

Religion statistics for Ransom Canyon

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Churches of Christ	Non-Charismatic Churches Independent
Adherents	36.6%	27.2%	11.0%	8.0%	2.6%
Congregations	23.3%	7.5%	10.1%	16.3%	1.3%

Name	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Episcopal Church	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Other religions
Adherents	1.5%	1.3%	1.3%	1.2%	9.3%
Congregations	2.2%	1.3%	2.2%	2.2%	33.5%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	3	$7,650	$30,600	0	$0
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		1	$102
Police Protection - Officers	3	$9,690	$38,760	0	$0
Sewerage	1	$2,550	$30,600	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	0	$0		1	$595
Water Supply	3	$8,500	$34,000	0	$0
Local Libraries	1	$1,190	$14,280	0	$0
Totals for Government	11	$29,580	$32,269	2	$697

Ransom Canyon government finances in 2002:

Current Operations - Water Utilities: $367,000
Financial Administration: $207,000

Sewerage: $52,000

Solid Waste Management: $50,000

Parks & Recreation: $25,000

Police Protection: $10,000

Fire Protection: $10,000

Libraries: $9,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $1,320,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,300,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $20,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $27,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $367,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,300,000
Tax - Property: $426,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $201,000

7.51% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,312 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.51%
Texas average:	8.37%

0.25% of residents moved from foreign countries ($241 average AGI)
Lubbock County: 0.25%
Texas average: 0.20%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Hockley County, TX	0.37% ($31,919 average AGI)
from Hale County, TX	0.31% ($30,306)
from Tarrant County, TX	0.27% ($33,357)

7.34% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,172 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.34%
Texas average:	7.44%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($165 average AGI)
Lubbock County: 0.06%
Texas average: 0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Dallas County, TX	0.42% ($33,417 average AGI)
to Tarrant County, TX	0.41% ($41,582)
to Bexar County, TX	0.25% ($28,495)

Strongest AM radio stations in Ransom Canyon:

KJTV (950 AM; 5 kW; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: RAMAR COMMUNICATIONS II, LTD.)
KFYO (790 AM; 5 kW; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KDAV (1590 AM; 1 kW; LUBBOCK, TX)
KRFE (580 AM; 1 kW; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: KRFE RADIO, INC.)
KBZO (1460 AM; 1 kW; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
KCLR (1530 AM; daytime; 5 kW; RALLS, TX; Owner: PAULINO BERNAL)
KKAM (1340 AM; 1 kW; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KLFB (1420 AM; 1 kW; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: DREW BALLARD)
KICA (980 AM; 50 kW; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
KMUL (1380 AM; 50 kW; MULESHOE, TX; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
KVOP (1090 AM; 5 kW; PLAINVIEW, TX; Owner: EQUICOM, INC)
KINF (1020 AM; 50 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL HOLDINGS OF NEW MEXICO, INC.)
KIJN (1060 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FARWELL, TX; Owner: METROPOLITIAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Ransom Canyon:

KKCL (98.1 FM; LORENZO, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KFMX-FM (94.5 FM; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KLLL-FM (96.3 FM; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
KQBR (99.5 FM; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KZII-FM (102.5 FM; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KXTQ-FM (93.7 FM; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: RAMAR COMMUNICATIONS II, LTD.)
KJAK (92.7 FM; SLATON, TX; Owner: WILLIAMS BROADCAST GROUP)
KAMY (90.1 FM; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: FAMILY LIFE BROADCASTING, INC.)
KONE (101.1 FM; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
KMMX (100.3 FM; TAHOKA, TX; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
KEJS (106.5 FM; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: BARTON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KOHM (89.1 FM; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY)
KRBL (105.7 FM; IDALOU, TX; Owner: TRIUMPH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KQRI (90.9 FM; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
KTXT-FM (88.1 FM; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY)
K204EY (88.5 FM; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KOFR (107.3 FM; POST, TX; Owner: KXOJ, INC.)
KAMZ (103.5 FM; TAHOKA, TX; Owner: ALBERT BENAVIDES)
KAIQ (95.5 FM; WOLFFORTH, TX; Owner: LITTLEFIELD BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
KLVT-FM (105.5 FM; LEVELLAND, TX; Owner: PAUL R. BEANE)

TV broadcast stations around Ransom Canyon:

KLBK-TV (Channel 13; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: QUORUM OF TEXAS LICENSE, LLC)
KCBD (Channel 11; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
KAMC (Channel 28; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: VHR LUBBOCK LICENSE, INC.)
KJTV-TV (Channel 34; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: RAMAR COMMUNICATIONS II, LTD.)
KTXT-TV (Channel 5; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY)
KJTV-CA (Channel 32; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: RAMAR COMMUNICATIONS II, LTD.)
KXTQ-LP (Channel 46; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: RAMAR COMMUNICATIONS II, LTD.)
K48GB (Channel 48; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: RAMAR COMMUNICATIONS II, LTD.)
KUPT-LP (Channel 14; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: RAMAR COMMUNICATIONS II, LTD.)
KUPT (Channel 22; WOLFFORTH, TX; Owner: WOODS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
KBZO-LP (Channel 51; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
KGLR-LP (Channel 30; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: LUBBOCK TELEVISION COMPANY)
KPTB (Channel 16; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: PRIME TIME CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 13 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Ransom Canyon)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 5

Aircraft: CESSNA 150M (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 81 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 HP) (4 Cycle)
N-Number: 148EL , Serial Number: 15077412, Year manufactured: 1975, Airworthiness Date: 10/31/1975
Registrant (Individual): Gene Chaney, 1 E Lakeshore Dr, Ransom Canyon, TX 79366
Aircraft: CHRISTEN INDUSTRIES INC PITTS S-2B (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING AEIO-540 SER (260 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 189PR , Serial Number: 5172, Year manufactured: 1989, Airworthiness Date: 10/25/1989
Registrant (Individual): Bart L Roye, 12 Mescalero Rd, Ransom Canyon, TX 79366
Aircraft: CESSNA 120 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES (85 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 2410N , Serial Number: 12659, Year manufactured: 1947, Airworthiness Date: 06/20/1956
Registrant (Individual): Bart Roye, 12 Mescalero Rd, Ransom Canyon, TX 79366
Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-180 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 107 mph), Engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 7130W , Serial Number: 28-928, Year manufactured: 1962, Airworthiness Date: 12/11/1962
Registrant (Individual): Bart L Roye, 12 Mescalero Rd, Ransom Canyon, TX 79366
Aircraft: MEEKINS DENNIS RANS S-10 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: Reciprocating
N-Number: 718DM , Serial Number: 0692142
Registrant (Individual): Reported Sale, 20n N Rim Rd, Ransom Canyon, TX 79366

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