Ransom -- U.S. County in North Dakota Population (2000): 5890 Housing Units (2000): 2604 Land area (2000): 862.747134 sq. miles (2234.504725 sq. km) Water area (2000): 1.381735 sq. miles (3.578678 sq. km) Total area (2000): 864.128869 sq. miles (2238.083403 sq. km) Located within: North Dakota (ND), FIPS 38 Location: 46.478135 N, 97.668528 W Headwords: Ransom Ransom, ND Ransom County Ransom County, ND