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Ransom Township, Pennsylvania

Township in Pennsylvania, US

Ransom Township, Pennsylvania

Township in Pennsylvania, US

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nameRansom Township
settlement_typeTownship
image_skylineVillage of Ransom, PA (1), July 2024.jpg
image_captionVillage of Ransom within Ransom Township
image_mapLackawanna County Pennsylvania Incorporated areas Ransom Township Highlighted.svg
image_map1Pennsylvania in United States (US48).svg
map_caption1Location of Pennsylvania in the United States
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
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subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Pennsylvania
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Lackawanna
established_titleFounded
established_date1849
leader_titleMayor
unit_prefImperial
area_footnotes
area_total_km246.68
area_total_sq_mi18.02
area_land_km245.84
area_land_sq_mi17.70
area_water_km20.84
area_water_sq_mi0.32
elevation_ft1129
population_as_of2020
population_footnotes
population_total1401
pop_est_as_of2021
pop_est_footnotes
population_est1408
population_density_km230.06
population_density_sq_mi77.86
timezone1EST
utc_offset1-5
timezone1_DSTEDT
utc_offset1_DST-4
postal_code18411
area_code570
blank_nameFIPS code
blank_info42-069-63432
blank2_name_sec2Wikimedia Commons
websitehttps://ransomtownshippa.gov/

Ransom Township is a township in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,401 at the 2020 census. The township includes the village of Milwaukee.

History

Ransom Township was established in Luzerne County in 1849, formed from parts of Exeter and Newton townships. The township is named for Samuel Ransom, a captain who fought and died at the nearby Battle of Wyoming. It became part of Lackawanna County when that county was formed in 1878.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 18.0 square miles (46.5 km), of which 17.6 square miles (45.7 km) is land and 0.3 square mile (0.9 km) (1.84%) is water.

Demographics

Ransom Town Hall

As of the census of 2010, there were 1,420 people, 564 households, and 421 families residing in the township. The population density was 80.7 PD/sqmi. There were 599 housing units at an average density of 34/sq mi (13.3/km). The racial makeup of the township was 97.3% White, 1.1% African American, 0.4% Asian, and 1.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.4% of the population.

There were 564 households, out of which 26.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.7% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.4% were non-families. 22.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the township the population was spread out, with 19.4% under the age of 18, 63.7% from 18 to 64, and 16.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.4 years.

The median income for a household in the township was $52,448, and the median income for a family was $57,813. Males had a median income of $47,679 versus $28,150 for females. The per capita income for the township was $24,403. About 6% of families and 8.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.8% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 or over.

References

References

  1. "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
  2. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021". US Census Bureau.
  3. (1872). "History and Directory of Newton and Ransom Townships, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania".
  4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.
  5. "U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
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