Ransom, Kansas Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 338. Estimated population in July 2024: 292 (-13.6% change)
Males: 153 (45.3%), Females: 185 (54.7%)
Ness County
Zip code: 67572
Demographics
Median resident age: 47.0 years
Median household income: $31,771
Median house value: $41,800
Population by Race
Races in Ransom:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.4%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (37.3%), United States (7.1%), English (5.6%), Irish (4.7%), Swedish (2.4%), Scotch-Irish (1.8%).
Elevation: 2511 feet
Land area: 0.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Ransom
- High school or higher: 91.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.1%
- Unemployed: 0.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 10.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Ransom city
- Never married: 16.7%
- Now married: 61.1%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 11.3%
- Divorced: 10.1%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -46 (-12.0%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Ransom:
- GRISELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL DISTRICT 1 (210 SOUTH VERMONT PO BOX 268)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Ransom:
- NESS COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT #2 (about 14 miles; NESS CITY, KS)
- TREGO COUNTY-LEMKE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; WAKEENEY, KS)
- GOVE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 35 miles; QUINTER, KS)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ransom:
- HAYS RGNL (about 49 miles; HAYS, KS; Abbreviation: HYS)
- DODGE CITY REGIONAL (about 61 miles; DODGE CITY, KS; Abbreviation: DDC)
- GARDEN CITY REGIONAL (about 74 miles; GARDEN CITY, KS; Abbreviation: GCK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ransom:
- NESS CITY MUNI (about 12 miles; NESS CITY, KS; Abbreviation: 48K)
- TREGO WAKEENEY (about 26 miles; WAKEENEY, KS; Abbreviation: 0H1)
- DIGHTON (about 39 miles; DIGHTON, KS; Abbreviation: K65)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ransom:
- FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; HAYS, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,572)
- BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 82 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
- HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 145 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 164 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,588)
- WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 182 miles; WICHITA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 10,403)
- CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 183 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,730)
- FRIENDS UNIVERSITY (about 190 miles; WICHITA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,983)
Schools
Public high school in Ransom:
- RANSOM JR/SR HIGH (Students: 61; Location: 1 LONGHORN DRIVE; Grades: 07 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Ransom:
- RANSOM ELEM (Students: 62; Location: 311 W. OGDEN; Grades: KG – 06)
Libraries
Library in Ransom:
- RANSOM PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $18,690; Location: PO BOX 263/411 S VERMONT; 6,091 books; 184 audio materials; 739 video materials; 33 serial subscriptions)