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Population (year 2000): 409. Estimated
population in July 2005: 390 (-4.6% change)
Males: 203 (49.6%), Females: 206 (50.4%)
La Salle County
Zip code:
60470
Median resident age: 33.6 years
Median household income: $53,333 (year 2000)
Median house value: $67,900 (year 2000)
Races in Ransom:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.1%)
- Hispanic (3.2%)
- American Indian (1.2%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
Ancestries: German (45.0%), Irish (30.3%),
United States (10.0%), Norwegian (5.4%), English (4.4%), Slovak
(4.4%).
Elevation: 720 feet
Land area: 1.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Ransom
- High school or higher: 88.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.8%
- Unemployed: 3.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Ransom village
- Never married: 18.9%
- Now married: 63.1%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 8.7%
- Divorced: 7.8%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -27 (-6.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Ransom:
- ST MARYS HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; STREATOR, IL)
- SAINT JAMES HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; PONTIAC, IL)
- COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF OTTAWA (about 20 miles;
OTTAWA, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Ransom:
- CENTRAL IL REGL ARPT AT BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL (about 51
miles; BLOOMINGTON/NORMAL, IL; ID: BMI)
- CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL (about 76 miles; CHICAGO, IL;
ID: MDW)
- CHICAGO O'HARE INTL (about 77 miles; CHICAGO, IL;
ID: ORD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ransom:
- DWIGHT (about 16 miles; DWIGHT, IL; ID: DTG)
- PONTIAC MUNICIPAL (about 17 miles; PONTIAC, IL; ID:
PNT)
- SKYDIVE CHICAGO (about 19 miles; OTTAWA, IL; ID:
8N2)
Amtrak stations near Ransom:
- 17 miles: DWIGHT (119 W. MAIN ST.). Services:
enclosed waiting area.
- 20 miles: PONTIAC (721 W. WASHINGTON ST.). Services:
enclosed waiting area, free short-term parking, free
long-term parking, taxi stand.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Ransom:
- ILLINOIS VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles;
OGLESBY, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,272)
- JOLIET JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 41 miles; JOLIET, IL;
FT enrollment: 6,075)
- WAUBONSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; SUGAR
GROVE, IL; FT enrollment: 3,834)
- UNIVERSITY OF ST FRANCIS (about 46 miles; JOLIET,
IL; FT enrollment: 2,361)
- ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles;
BLOOMINGTON, IL; FT enrollment: 2,019)
- HEARTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles; Normal,
IL; FT enrollment: 2,390)
- ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; NORMAL,
IL; FT enrollment: 18,785)
Public primary/middle school in Ransom:
- ALLEN-OTTER CREEK CCSD 65 (Students: 106;
Location: 400 S LANE ST; Grades: KG - 08)
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