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Ridge Township, Dickinson County, Kansas

Coordinates: 38°44′20″N 097°05′36″W / 38.73889°N 97.09333°W / 38.73889; -97.09333
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Ridge 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

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Ridge Township was organized in 1872.[1]

Geography

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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

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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

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References

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  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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