Nelson County, North Dakota
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{{Infobox U.S. County|
|county = Nelson County
|state = North Dakota
|seal =
|map size = 225
|founded =
|seat = [[Lakota, North Dakota|Lakota]]
|largest city = Lakota
|area_total_sq_mi =1009
|area_land_sq_mi =982
|area_water_sq_mi =27
|area percentage = 2.69%
|census yr = 2000
|pop = 3715
|density_km2 =1
|web = www.nelsonco.org
|}}
'''Nelson County''' is a [[county]] located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[North Dakota]]. As of [[2000]], the population is 3,715. Its [[county seat]] is [[Lakota, North Dakota|Lakota]].{{GR|6}}
==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of 1,009 [[square mile]]s (2,613 [[km²]]), of which, 982 square miles (2,542 km²) of it is land and 27 square miles (70 km²) of it (2.69%) is water.
===Townships===
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*[[Adler Township, Nelson County, North Dakota|Adler]]
*[[Bergen Township, Nelson County, North Dakota|Bergen]]
*[[Central Township, Nelson County, North Dakota|Central]]
*[[Clara Township, Nelson County, North Dakota|Clara]]
*[[Dahlen Township, Nelson County, North Dakota|Dahlen]]
*[[Dayton Township, Nelson County, North Dakota|Dayton]]
*[[Dodds Township, Nelson County, North Dakota|Dodds]]
*[[Enterprise Township, Nelson County, North Dakota|Enterprise]]
*[[Field Township, Nelson County, North Dakota|Field]]
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*[[Forde Township, Nelson County, North Dakota|Forde]]
*[[Hamlin Township, Nelson County, North Dakota|Hamlin]]
*[[Illinois Township, Nelson County, North Dakota|Illinois]]
*[[Lakota Township, Nelson County, North Dakota|Lakota]]
*[[Lee Township, Nelson County, North Dakota|Lee]]
*[[Leval Township, Nelson County, North Dakota|Leval]]
*[[Melvin Township, Nelson County, North Dakota|Melvin]]
*[[Michigan Township, Nelson County, North Dakota|Michigan]]
*[[Nash Township, Nelson County, North Dakota|Nash]]
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*[[Nesheim Township, Nelson County, North Dakota|Nesheim]]
*[[Ora Township, Nelson County, North Dakota|Ora]]
*[[Osago Township, Nelson County, North Dakota|Osago]]
*[[Petersburg Township, Nelson County, North Dakota|Petersburg]]
*[[Rubin Township, Nelson County, North Dakota|Rubin]]
*[[Rugh Township, Nelson County, North Dakota|Rugh]]
*[[Sarnia Township, Nelson County, North Dakota|Sarnia]]
*[[Wamduska Township, Nelson County, North Dakota|Wamduska]]
*[[Williams Township, Nelson County, North Dakota|Williams]]
|}
===Adjacent counties===
*[[Walsh County, North Dakota|Walsh County]] (north)
*[[Grand Forks County, North Dakota|Grand Forks County]] (east)
*[[Steele County, North Dakota|Steele County]] (southeast)
*[[Griggs County, North Dakota|Griggs County]] (south)
*[[Eddy County, North Dakota|Eddy County]] (southwest)
*[[Benson County, North Dakota|Benson County]] (west)
*[[Ramsey County, North Dakota|Ramsey County]] (northwest)
==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]{{GR|2}} of 2000, there were 3,715 people, 1,628 households, and 1,004 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was 4 people per square mile (1/km²). There were 2,014 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.57% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.08% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.35% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.30% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.11% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.59% from two or more races. 0.16% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. 53.4% were of [[norwegian people|Norwegian]] and 21.8% [[german people|German]] ancestry according to [[Census 2000]].
There were 1,628 households out of which 24.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.80% were [[Marriage|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.
==Places==
===Cities===
*[[Aneta, North Dakota|Aneta]]
*[[Lakota, North Dakota|Lakota]]
*[[McVille, North Dakota|McVille]]
*[[Michigan City, North Dakota|Michigan City]]
*[[Pekin, North Dakota|Pekin]]
*[[Petersburg, North Dakota|Petersburg]]
*[[Tolna, North Dakota|Tolna]]
''Note: all incorporated communities in North Dakota are called "cities" regardless of their size.''
===Unincorporated community===
*[[Dahlen, North Dakota|Dahlen]]
==References==
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