Ransom

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Ransom

Total population

279

Median home value

$57,800

16.5%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$44,000

Ransom$44k

National$74k

Elevation766 m

Land area0.83 km²

Weather98°F · Sunny

Coordinates38.64°, -99.93°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Ransom is a city in Ness County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 260.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Ransom, KS from NOAA NWS API.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Notable people from here

Ruth Riley

American basketball player (born 1979)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Kansas

• Ness City
  12.7 mi away
• Ogallah
  27 mi away
• Collyer
  29.4 mi away
• Schoenchen
  32.8 mi away
• La Crosse
  34.4 mi away
• Munjor
  37.8 mi away
• Grainfield
  43.8 mi away
• Palco
  47 mi away
• Morland
  49.8 mi away
• Damar
  50.7 mi away
• Bogue
  51.7 mi away
• Plainville
  53.5 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Ransom

The history of the Schreiber clan of Ransom, Kansas

Patrick L. O'Neill · 1987

A terrible history of fraud and crime

A. Ransom · 1858

The Kansas Lawman's Proposal

Carol Finch · 2010

Mr. Cowman -- Salina's the place to buy, whether it's herd bulls for your commercial or registered herd, or quality improving females...

Mid-Kansas Shorthorn Breeders' Association · 1969

Kansas Lawman's Proposal

Carol Finch · 2010

Inter-Relation of Catalase, Respiration, after-ripening, and Germination in Some Dormant Seeds of the Polygonaceae

Elizabeth Ruth Ransom · 1932

The limnology of Wyandotte County Lake, Kansas

Bert E. Eustace · 1982

Citizen participation in planning

Kathryn Annis Ransom · 1973

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Burnt Canyon, Woodward, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-15 · 146 mi
• Wildfire Semi 270, Woodward, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 148 mi
• Wildfire Black Kettle, Roger Mills, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-09-14 · 199 mi
• Wildfire Sheep Pen, Las Animas, Colorado
  Wildfires · 2026-08-12 · 212 mi
• Wildfire B.B, Osage, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-06 · 224 mi
• Wildfire Rabbit Ear East, Union, New Mexico
  Wildfires · 2026-08-24 · 229 mi
• Wildfire Old Deer, Carson, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-08-23 · 230 mi
• Wildfire BISON, Osage, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-21 · 231 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Carolina Mantis

Stagmomantis carolina

Seen 2026-09-02

purple groundcherry

Quincula lobata

Seen 2026-08-04

dotted gayfeather

Liatris punctata

Seen 2026-07-29

Prairie Lizard

Sceloporus consobrinus

Seen 2026-07-25

Eleodes longicollis

Eleodes longicollis

Seen 2026-07-17

horseweed

Erigeron canadensis

Seen 2026-07-11

common devil's-claw

Proboscidea louisianica

Seen 2026-07-09

hoary vervain

Verbena stricta

Seen 2026-07-08

Bush Morning-glory

Ipomoea leptophylla

Seen 2026-07-06

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).