Ransom County, North Dakota (ND)

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% of renters here:	24%
State:	33%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (21.3%), Manufacturing (20.6%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (15.7%), Retail trade (11.8%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Ransom County, North Dakota:

Median resident age:	40.7 years
North Dakota median age:	36.2 years

Males: 3,034	(51.5%)
Females: 2,856	(48.5%)

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Ransom County:	2.4 people
North Dakota:	2.4 people

This county:	$47,632
North Dakota:	$43,753

This county:	$321
State:	$457

Ransom County:	$93,658
North Dakota:	$106,800

Detached houses: $112,688

Here:	$112,688
State:	$134,628

Townhouses or other attached units: $306,449

Here:	$306,449
State:	$149,237

In 2-unit structures: $263,940

Here:	$263,940
State:	$128,573

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $151,028

Here:	$151,028
State:	$101,453

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $377,963

Here:	$377,963
State:	$89,147

Mobile homes: $24,846

Here:	$24,846
State:	$26,643

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 9
• Thefts: 7
• Auto thefts: 4

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 1
• Burglaries: 9
• Thefts: 17
• Auto thefts: 3

This county:	8.8%
Whole state:	11.9%

This county:	2.5%
Whole state:	4.9%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Ransom County is $390 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $475 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $655 a month.

Cities in this county include: Lisbon, Enderlin, Sheldon, Fort Ransom, Elliott.

Neighboring counties: Barnes County , Cass County , Dickey County , LaMoure County , Richland County , Sargent County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Ransom County: Site of Old Fort Ransom (A), Moore Town Hall (B), Big Bend Town Hall (C), Scoville Town Hall (D), Tuller Town Hall (E), Springer Town Hall (F), Northland Town Hall (G), Coburn Town Hall (H), Sydna Town Hall (I), Isley Town Hall (J), Liberty Town Hall (K), Preston Town Hall (L), Rosemeade Town Hall (M), Alleghany Town Hall (N), Aliceton Town Hall (O). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Ransom County include: Preston Church (A), Saint Paul Church (B), Owego Church (C), Nordheim Church (D), Fillmore Church (E), Trinity Church (F), West Fairview Church (G), West Saint Olaf Church (H), Zion Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: West Fairview Cemetery (1), Saint Paul Cemetery (2), Stiklestad Cemetery (3), Saint Olaf Cemetery (4), Saint Marys Cemetery (5), Standing Rock Cemetery (6), Dick Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes: Lone Tree Lake (A), Browen Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Creek: Dead Colt Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	6.5%
North Dakota:	4.0%

Current college students: 75
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 55 (58% naturalized citizens)

Ransom County:	0.9%
Whole state:	1.9%

Mean travel time to work: 15.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 76.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,004
• One, attached: 28
• Two: 56
• 3 or 4: 67
• 5 to 9: 88
• 10 to 19: 163
• 20 or more: 31
• Mobile homes: 167

Housing units in Ransom County with a mortgage: 598 (29 second mortgage, 50 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 585

Here:	50.5% with mortgage
State:	58.1% with mortgage

Ransom County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above North Dakota state average. It is 1.3 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 8 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 8/29/1970, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 7 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Ransom County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above North Dakota state average. It is 98% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 96.1 miles away from Ransom County center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 86.3 miles away from the county center
On 10/20/1995 at 15:57:18, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 61.4 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 2,085 (73%) Carpooled: 343 (12%) Bicycle: 12 (0%) Walked: 173 (6%) Other means: 10 (0%) Worked at home: 228 (8%)

5.87% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,200 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.87%
North Dakota average:	7.27%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.48% relocated from other counties in North Dakota ($17,459 average AGI)
2.39% relocated from other states ($15,733 average AGI)

Ransom County:	2.39%
North Dakota average:	3.54%

from Cass County, ND	0.87% ($14,200 average AGI)
from Sargent County, ND	0.52% ($38,500)
from Barnes County, ND	0.43% ($21,200)

8.07% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,426 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.07%
North Dakota average:	7.80%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.90% relocated to other counties in North Dakota ($22,574 average AGI)
2.17% relocated to other states ($12,853 average AGI)

Ransom County:	2.17%
North Dakota average:	4.16%

to Cass County, ND	2.89% ($30,412 average AGI)
to Sargent County, ND	0.76% ($36,556)
to Richland County, ND	0.47% ($36,727)
to Barnes County, ND	0.42% ($21,500)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 1.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,195 (1,106 aged, 89 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 5%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 4,745 (1,370 male householders, 195 female householders)

  1,386 spouses, 1,663 children (1,535 natural, 25 adopted, 103 stepchildren), 47 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 9 parents, 7 other relatives, 62 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 871 (342 male householders (287 living alone)), 436 female householders (426 living alone)), 93 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 274 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 728 2-persons, 317 3-persons, 308 4-persons, 163 5-persons, 34 6-persons, 15 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 713 1-person, 54 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 2 4-persons, 1 5-persons.

93.9% of residents of Ransom County speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
4.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $53,106,000 ($9112 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,598,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $15,059,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $8,067,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $13,348,000
Federal grants: $10,990,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,530,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,113,000 ($1,101,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $48,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,457,000
Federal Government insurance: $51,778,000

Here:	56 per 1000 residents
State:	64 per 1000 residents

Here:	76 per 1000 residents
State:	48 per 1000 residents

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+6 per 1000 residents

Here:	+7 per 1000 residents
State:	-29 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.13 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.6
State:	6.4

Here:	4.1
State:	4.0

65% of Ransom County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in North Dakota.

Ransom County:	65.0%
State average:	57.5%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 4510
• Northeast: 58
• Midwest: 1035
• South: 90
• West: 132

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $23,800

Here:	4.0%
North Dakota:	7.1%

Here:	1.7%
North Dakota:	6.0%

Here:	10.5%
North Dakota:	10.5%

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