Nelson County, North Dakota

Nelson County is a one of the county from North Dakota's 53 counties, located in Midwestern Region (West North Central) of United States. In 2000, county's population was 3715 inhabitants. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 3166, making it the 34th most populous county in North Dakota. Its area is just over 1008.74 sq mi (2612.62 kmē), of which, 981.62 square miles (2542.38 kmē) of it is land and 27.12 square miles (70.24 kmē) of it is water, making it North Dakota's 15th smallest county by total area.

Nelson County North Dakota
Map of Nelson County, North Dakota

According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 3715 people, 1628 households, and 1005 families living in the county. The population density was 3.8 people per square mile (1.47/kmē), it is the 29th most densely populated county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. There were 2014 housing units at an average density of 2.1 per square mile (0.81/kmē). The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.84. In the county the population is diverse age-wise, with 22.1% under the age of 18, 4% from 18 to 24, 20.3% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 27.4% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 95.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.6 males. As of July 2008, the estimated population of the county is 3166, The racial makeup of the county was 3113 White, 3 Black or African American, 19 American Indian, 14 Asian, 0 Native Hawaiian, and 17 from two or more races.

Nelson County North Dakota Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Nelson County North Dakota School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Nelson County North Dakota GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $28892, it is the 16th lowest county by median household income in the U.S. state of North Dakota. The median income for a family in the county was $37406, making it the 30th wealthiest county by median family income among the North Dakota. The per capita income for the county was $16320, making it the 26th highest county by per capita income in North Dakota.

In 2000, 823 pupils and students, of which 49.45% are male and 50.55% are female, 22.15% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 3.89% nursery or pri school, 7.53% kindergarten, 44.59% elementary school, 36.57% high school and 7.41% College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Aneta CityNelson County0.990.980284288.81484824792
2Lakota CityNelson County1.021.020781764.21581926940
3Mcville CityNelson County1.51.440.07470326.91977621818
4Michigan City CityNelson County0.550.530.01345645.71603432054
5Pekin CityNelson County0.260.26080310.21142219063
6Petersburg CityNelson County1.041.030.011951891763437679
7Tolna CityNelson County0.770.770202260.81843023000
YearPopulation
April 2000 census3715
April 2000 Estimate3715
July 2000 Estimate3696
July 2001 Estimate3587
July 2002 Estimate3450
July 2003 Estimate3404
July 2004 Estimate3404
July 2005 Estimate3376
July 2006 Estimate3255
July 2007 Estimate3213
July 2008 Estimate3166
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school151732
Kindergarten323062
Elementary school186181367
High school148153301
College or graduate school263561
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Nelson County, North Dakota$28892$37406$16320
North Dakota, United States$34604$43654$17769
United States$41994$50046$21587