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Ransom, Kansas Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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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

Map of Ransom, KS

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)

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