Nelson County, North Dakota
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is a
county located in the
U.S. state of
North Dakota. As of
2000, the population is 3,715. Its
county seat is
Lakota6.
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,613
km² (1,009
mi²). 2,542 km² (982 mi²) of it is land and 70 km² (27 mi²) of it (2.69%) is water.
Adjacent Counties
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Walsh County (north)
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Grand Forks County (east)
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Steele County (southeast)
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Griggs County (south)
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Eddy County (southwest)
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Benson County (west)
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Ramsey County (northwest)
As of the
census2 of 2000, there were 3,715 people, 1,628 households, and 1,004 families residing in the county. The
population density was 1/km² (4/mi²). There were 2,014 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (2/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.57%
White, 0.08%
Black or
African American, 0.35%
Native American, 0.30%
Asian, 0.11% from
other races, and 0.59% from two or more races. 0.16% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race.
There were 1,628 households out of which 24.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.80% were
married couples living together, 5.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.30% were non-families. 36.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 21.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.84.
In the county the population was spread out with 22.10% under the age of 18, 4.00% from 18 to 24, 20.30% from 25 to 44, 26.20% from 45 to 64, and 27.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females there were 95.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.60 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $28,892, and the median income for a family was $37,406. Males had a median income of $27,163 versus $18,857 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $16,320. About 7.20% of families and 10.30% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 11.00% of those under age 18 and 10.30% of those age 65 or over.
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Aneta*
Lakota*
McVille*
Michigan City*
Pekin*
Petersburg*
Tolna
