Ridge Township, Dickinson County, Kansas
Ridge Township | |
|---|---|
 Location in Dickinson County | |
| Coordinates: 38°44′20″N 097°05′36″W / 38.73889°N 97.09333°W / 38.73889; -97.09333 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Dickinson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.31 sq mi (94.05 km2) |
| • Land | 36.16 sq mi (93.65 km2) |
| • Water | 0.16 sq mi (0.41 km2) 0.44% |
| Elevation | 1,342 ft (409 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 160 |
| • Density | 4.4/sq mi (1.7/km2) |
| GNIS ID | 0476857 |
Ridge Township is a township in Dickinson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 160.
History
Ridge Township was organized in 1872.[1]
Geography
Ridge Township covers an area of 36.31 square miles (94.0 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Pilgrims Home.
Demographics
As of the 2020 Census,[2] the total population was 132 people. The population density was 3.64 people per square mile, spread over 31.36 miles. Of those people, the median age was 42 years, with 30.4% of the town's population under the age of 18, 51.5% between the ages of 18 and 64, and 18.1% of the population over the age of 65. There were a total of 61 households, with an average of 2.16 people per household.
The racial makeup of the town was 95.5% White, 0% African American, 0% Native American, 3% mixed race, and 2% Hispanic. The median household income was $43,365. 12.9% of the town’s population lives under the poverty line. 62.7% of the population of the town is identified as currently married.
42.2% of the Ridge Township population has received a high school degree, and 17.5% of the town's population have received college degrees.
5.0% of the town's population were veterans, all of which were male.
Further reading
References
- ^ History of the State of Kansas: Containing a Full Account of Its Growth from an Uninhabited Territory to a Wealthy and Important State. A. T. Andreas. 1883. p. 683.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
External links
- City-Data.com
- Dickinson County maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
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| Footnotes | †This community is designated a Census-Designated Place (CDP) by the United States Census Bureau. ‡This community also has portions in an adjacent county or counties. | |
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