Ridge Township
Township
Location in Dickinson County
Location in Dickinson County
Coordinates: 38°44′20″N 097°05′36″W / 38.73889°N 97.09333°W / 38.73889; -97.09333
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyDickinson
Area
 • Total36.31 sq mi (94.05 km2)
 • Land36.16 sq mi (93.65 km2)
 • Water0.16 sq mi (0.41 km2)  0.44%
Elevation
1,342 ft (409 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total160
 • Density4.4/sq mi (1.7/km2)
GNIS ID0476857

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

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 5, 2022.


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