Ransom County, North Dakota
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Ransom County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,703, and was estimated to be 5,617 in 2025. The county seat and the largest city is Lisbon.
The Ransom County Courthouse in Lisbon
Soils of Ransom County
Fort Ransom, North Dakota
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Fort Ransom is a village in Ransom County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 91 at the 2020 census. Fort Ransom was founded in 1880 with the first merchants arriving in 1878.
Ransom County, North Dakota
…is Lisbon. The Dakota Territory legislature created Ransom County on January 4, 1873. It was so named due to its military fort, which had been named Fort Ransom for Civil War veteran Major General Thomas E.G. Ransom. The fort had operated between 1867 and 1872. The county was not organized at that time, nor was…
Fort Ransom Community Hall