Nelson County, North Dakota

administration
US state :	North Dakota
Administrative headquarters :	Lakota
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 210 B Avenue W. Lakota, ND 58344-7410
Foundation :	1883
Area code :	001 701
Demographics
Residents :	3126 (2010)
Population density :	1.2 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	2613 km²
Water surface :	70 km²
map

Website : www.nelsonco.org

Nelson County is a county in the state of North Dakota in the United States . The county seat is Lakota . The county is sparsely populated and predominantly agricultural.

geography

The county is located in the northeast of North Dakota and has an area of 2613 square kilometers, of which 70 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Walsh County , Grand Forks County , Steele County , Griggs County , Eddy County , Benson County, and Ramsey County .

The county is located in the Drift Prairie , a landscape characterized by lush moraines and shallow lakes. In the southwest the Sheyenne River flows through the county.

history

Nelson County was formed on March 2, 1883 and finally organized on June 9 of the same year. It was named after Nelson E. Nelson , an early settler and politician of the Dakota Territory . In 1883 he was a member of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory.

Shops in Pekin

Three buildings and sites in the county are on the National Register of Historic Places (as of March 29, 2018).

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1890	4293	-
1900	7316	70.4%
1910	10.140	38.6%
1920	10,362	2.2%
1930	10,203	-1.5%
1940	9129	-10.5%
1950	8090	-11.4%
1960	7034	-13.1%
1970	5776	-17.9%
1980	5233	-9.4%
1990	4410	-15.7%
2000	3715	-15.8%
2010	3126	-15.9%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000

cities and communes

Cities

Census-designated place

Dahlen

Economy and Infrastructure

Nelson County is dependent on agriculture . Mainly wheat and soy are grown, but there is also livestock farming .

The major highways in the county are US Highway 2 , North Dakota Highway 1 , North Dakota Highway 15 , North Dakota Highway 32, and Nelson County Road 35.

Web links

Commons : Nelson County (North Dakota) - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ GNIS-ID: 1034217. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 220 .
↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed March 29, 2018.
^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved February 17, 2011
↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 21, 2011
↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 21, 2011
↑ Nelson County Welcomes You! In: nelsonco.org. Retrieved July 20, 2020 .

47.92 -98.19Coordinates: 47 ° 55 ' N , 98 ° 11' W

[1] GNIS-ID: 1034217. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

[2] Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 220 .

[3] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed March 29, 2018.

[4] US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved February 17, 2011

[5] Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 21, 2011

[6] Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 21, 2011

[7] Nelson County Welcomes You! In: nelsonco.org. Retrieved July 20, 2020 .