| Ridge Township | |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Coordinates: | 38.7389°N -97.0933°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kansas |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Dickinson |
| Area Total Km2: | 94.05 |
| Area Land Km2: | 93.65 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.41 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 36.31 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 36.16 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.16 |
| Area Water Percent: | 0.44 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1342 |
| Population As Of: | 2000 |
| Population Total: | 160 |
| Population Density Km2: | 1.7 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 4.4 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS ID |
| Blank Info: | 0476857 |
Ridge Township is a township in Dickinson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 160.
Ridge Township was organized in 1872.[1]
Ridge Township covers an area of 36.31sqmi and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Pilgrims Home.
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.