Nelson County, North Dakota Basics:


Nelson County North Dakota - Government Site

Population: 3,091
Area: 982 square miles
County seat: Lakota
Area code(s) in use: 701
Time zone: CST
High school graduate or higher: 88.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.7%
Median household income: $43,622
Persons in poverty: 8.4%
Home ownership rate: 82.1%
Mean travel time to work: 21.5 minutes


Adjacent counties:
Benson  Eddy  Grand Forks  Griggs  Ramsey  Steele  Walsh  

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Map of the Nelson County area


Our detail map of Nelson County shows the Nelson County, North Dakota boundary lines and other interesting items.

Places in Nelson County, North Dakota

  Airports     show all on map

Breckheimer Airport, Lakota Municipal Airport, Mc Ville Municipal Airport, Ricketyback Field Airport

  Buildings     show all on map

Aneta Ambulance Service, Aneta City Fire Department, Aneta Parkview Health Center, Aneta Public Library, Central Town Hall, Clara Town Hall, Dahlen Rural Fire Department, Dayton Town Hall, Dodds Town Hall, Enterprise Town Hall, Good Samaritan Society-Lakota, Illinois Town Hall, Lakota Ambulance Service, Lakota City Hall, Lakota City Library, Lakota Fire Protection District Station, Lakota Police Department, Leval Town Hall, McVille City Auditorium, McVille City Hall, McVille Community Library, McVille Fire Department, Melvin Town Hall, Michigan Area Ambulance Service, Michigan City Hall, Michigan Fire Department, Michigan Public Library, Nash Town Hall, Nelson County Courthouse, Nelson County Health System Care Center, Nelson County Sheriff's Office, Nesheim Town Hall, Ora Town Hall, Pekin City Hall, Pekin Community Center, Pekin Fire Protection District Station, Petersburg Fire Protection District, Rugh Town Hall, Stump Lake Village Pioneer Museum, Tolna City Building, Tolna Fire Protection District Station, Wamduska Town Hall

  Cemeteries     show all on map

East Sarnia Cemetery, Finnish Cemetery, Hamlin Cemetery, Hoff Cemetery, Holen Cemetery, McVille Cemetery, Melrose Church Cemetery, Michigan Cemetery, New Luther Valley Cemetery, Sacred Heart Cemetery, Saint Marys Cemetery, Silent Hill Cemetery, Union Cemetery, Valley Grove Cemetery, West Forest Cemetery, Zion Cemetery

  Census     show all on map

Dahlen Census Designated Place

  Churches     show all on map

Bergen Church, Center Church, Finnish Church, Gethsemane Church, Lion Church, Logan Church, Norway Church, Norway Church, Our Savior Church, Sheyenne Church, Sigdal Church, Zion Church

  Dams     show all on map

Galde Dam, Hass Dam, Lambs Lake Dam, McVille Railroad Dam, Petersen Dam, Rose Lake Dam, Sarnia Dam, Snortland Dam, Tolna Dam, Tolna Dam Number 1, Whitman Dam, Whitman Dam

  Guts     show all on map

Kelly Slough, Solberg Slough

  Hospitals     show all on map

Nelson County Health System

  Lakes     show all on map

Basswood Lake, Berkland Slough, Bitter Lake, Clear Lake, Coon Lake, Dahl Slough, Deer Lake, Fiske Lake, Gopher Tail Lake, Harrison Lake, Hillesland Lake, Horseshoe Lake, Horseshoe Lake, Johnson Lake, Jones Lake, Lake Laretta, Lake Mary, Lake Miller, Lake Pickard, Mannie Lake, Matson Slough, McHugh Slough, Olsen Slough, Omild Slough, Ottofy Lake, Rose Lake, Rose Lake, Rugh Lake, Stella Lake, Stump Lake, Swan Lake, Twin Lakes, Twin Lakes

  Locales     show all on map

Adler (historical), Baconville (historical), Bue (historical), Crosier (historical), Lee (historical), Ottofy (historical)

  Parks     show all on map

Johnson Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Lambs Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Rose Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Stump Lake National Wildlife Refuge

  Populated Places     show all on map

Aneta, Dahlen, Harrisburg (historical), Kloten, Lakota, Mapes, McVille, Michigan, Pekin, Pelto, Petersburg, Tolna, Wamduska (historical), Whitman

  Post Offices     show all on map

Aneta Post Office, Lakota Post Office, McVille Post Office, Michigan Post Office, Pekin Post Office, Petersburg Post Office, Tolna Post Office

  Reservoirs     show all on map

Lambs Lake, Rose Lake

  Schools     show all on map

Dakota Prairie Elementary School, Dakota Prairie High School, Lakota Elementary School, Lakota High School, School Number 1, School Number 1, School Number 1, School Number 1, School Number 2, School Number 2, School Number 2, School Number 2, School Number 2, School Number 3, School Number 3, School Number 3, School Number 4

  Streams     show all on map

Goose Creek, McVille Coulee, Silver Creek

  Summits     show all on map

Blue Mountain

  Towers     show all on map

KGFE-TV (Grand Forks), WDAZ-TV (Devils Lake)

  Valleys     show all on map

Tolna Coulee,

Nelson County, North Dakota Population By Race (2012 estimate)

RacePopulation
WhiteNelson County White population 2,9922,992  
MixedNelson County Mixed population 4343
American IndianNelson County American Indian population 3737
BlackNelson County Black population 1212
AsianNelson County Asian population 66
Hawaiian & Pacific IslanderNelson County Hawaiian & Pacific Islander population 00

Additional population tables :
State population table
North Dakota population by county