Ransom Township, Pennsylvania

Ransom Township
570
FIPS code	42-069-63432

Ransom Township is a township in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,401 at the 2020 census.^[2] The township includes the village of Milwaukee.

History

Ransom Township was established in

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 km²), of which 17.6 square miles (45.7 km²) is land and 0.3 square mile (0.9 km²) (1.84%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	1,420		—
2020	1,401		−1.3%
2021 (est.)	1,408	[2]	0.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

As of the

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

, including 9.8% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

• Township Website