County · code 38073
Ransom CountyNorth Dakota
Ransom County is in North Dakota with its county seat in Lisbon. The county was formed in 1881 and named after Fort Ransom.
- Founded1881
- County seatLisbon
- Named forFort Ransom, North Dakota
- Land area862 sq mi + 1.4 sq mi water
- Population5,703 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped9,064 checked 14 October 2026
Where it is
Ransom on the map of North Dakota
North Dakota has 53 counties and county equivalents, each with its own records office. Shapes with a page are links.
History
Founded in 1881
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Ransom County was established in 1881 as a Dakota Territory county and became a county in the state of North Dakota on November 2, 1889. On April 9, 1883, Ransom County lost territory to the creation of Sargent County.
- 1883Lost territory Ransom lost to creation of Sargent and lost attached Non-County Area 5 to creation of Sargent. · Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., chs. 32-33/pp. 48-50
- 1889Became part of North Dakota Ransom became a county in the state of North Dakota. · U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676-684 and vol. 26, no. 5/pp. 1548-1549; Swindler, 7:526-527; Van Zandt, 134
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Ransom
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Good enough
Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 9,064 parcels from State of North Dakota GIS Hub (NDIT; State Parcel Program, counties as custodians). Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
edited 12 October 2026 · checked 14 October 2026 -
Address points Official
One point per address, 2,793 in all from State of North Dakota — NDGISHUB / ND Department of Emergency Services (owner NDGISHDP-DES).
edited 12 October 2026 · checked 13 October 2026 -
Buildings Reference
Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026
- Official
- from the office that keeps the record
- Good enough
- a reliable statewide or national copy
- Fallback
- a guide only; check the official record
- Missing
- nothing public found yet
People and land
Ransom by the Census
Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Rules and offices
Ransom County's official site
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County government
- County government
The official website of Ransom County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Ransom County on Parcel Chart's free map and click your parcel. Save it with a free account; the full record of your place (site map, projects, documents) is Pro, in early access.
Questions
Common questions about Ransom County
- When was Ransom County founded?
- Ransom County was founded in 1881, and named after Fort Ransom, North Dakota.
- What is the county seat of Ransom County?
- The county seat of Ransom County is Lisbon.
- Is there an online parcel map for Ransom County?
- Yes. State of North Dakota GIS Hub (NDIT; State Parcel Program, counties as custodians) publishes a parcel map of 9,064 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Ransom County's boundary or name changed?
- Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 2 changes for Ransom County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 2 later changes, chiefly involving Sargent County.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Ransom County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.
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