| Official Name: | Ransom Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Pushpin Label: | Ransom Township |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States |
| Mapsize: | 250 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Hillsdale |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Clifford Fether |
| Leader Title1: | Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | Susan Ruder |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1848 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 78.17 |
| Area Land Km2: | 77.91 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.26 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 30.18 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 30.08 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.10 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1012 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 33.6 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 305 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1001 |
| Coordinates: | 41.7706°N -84.5306°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 49266 (Osseo) 49288 (Waldron) 49271(Pittsford) |
| Area Code: | 517 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-67120[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1626952 |
Ransom Township is a civil township of Hillsdale County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,012 at the 2020 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 30.18sqmi, of which 30.08sqmi is land and 0.1sqmi (0.33%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 982 people, 324 households, and 256 families residing in the township. The population density was 32.6sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 353 housing units at an average density of 11.7 per square mile (4.5/km). The racial makeup of the township was 98.07% white, 0.10% Asian, 0.41% from other races, and 1.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.43% of the population.
There were 324 households, out of which 40.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.5% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.7% were non-families. 17.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.97 and the average family size was 3.34.
In the township the population was spread out, with 31.6% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.1 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $40,069, and the median income for a family was $43,264. Males had a median income of $31,806 versus $22,438 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,904. About 8.0% of families and 13.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.9% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.
The township is served by three separate public school districts. The western portion of the township is served by Camden-Frontier Schools to the southwest in Amboy Township. The northeast portion of the township is served by Pittsford Area Schools to the northeast in Pittsford. A small portion of the southeast corner of the township is served by Waldron Area Schools to the east in Wright Township.[5]