Nelson County, North Dakota (ND)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 766
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 1,307
Renter-occupied apartments: 302 (it was 321 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 20% |
| State: | 35% |
Land area: 982 sq. mi.
Water area: 27.1 sq. mi.
Population density: 3 people per square mile (very low).
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Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (50.9%), Wholesale trade (16.4%), Educational, health and social services (12.1%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 29%
- Government: 3%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 68%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 2,92278.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 842.3%Hispanic or Latino
- 310.8%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 180.5%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 40.1%Two or more races
| Median resident age: | 52.9 years |
| North Dakota median age: | 35.4 years |
| Males: 1,570 |  (50.5%) |
| Females: 1,541 |  (49.5%) |
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| Nelson County: | 2.0 people |
| North Dakota: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2017: $53,647 ($28,892 in 1999)
| This county: | $53,647 |
| North Dakota: | $61,843 |
Median contract rent in 2017 for apartments: $442 (lower quartile is $313, upper quartile is $508)
| This county: | $442 |
| State: | $693 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2017: $102,624 (it was $36,000 in 2000)
| Nelson: | $102,624 |
| North Dakota: | $194,700 |
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,046
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $345
Institutionalized population: 80
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1997: 0 buildings
- 1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $96,000
- 1999: 1 building, cost: $100,000
- 2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $105,000
- 2001: 1 building, cost: $90,000
- 2002: 4 buildings, average cost: $83,300
- 2003: 1 building, cost: $20,000
- 2004: 1 building, cost: $20,000
- 2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $85,000
- 2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $40,000
- 2007: 2 buildings, average cost: $85,000
- 2008: 0 buildings
- 2009: 1 building, cost: $100,000
- 2010: 7 buildings, average cost: $145,400
- 2011: 6 buildings, average cost: $116,700
- 2012: 4 buildings, average cost: $347,500
- 2013: 4 buildings, average cost: $413,800
- 2014: 3 buildings, average cost: $113,300
- 2015: 3 buildings, average cost: $216,700
- 2016: 6 buildings, average cost: $174,600
- 2017: 1 building, cost: $630,000
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2017: $758 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2017: $614 (0.7%)
| Nelson County: | 7.9% |
| North Dakota: | 10.3% |
Median age of residents in 2017: 52.9 years old
(Males: 52.5 years old, Females: 53.2 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 54.0 years old, Black residents: 17.4 years old, American Indian residents: 66.0 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 38.5 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Nelson County is $459 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $548 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $741 a month.
Cities in this county include: Lakota, McVille, Michigan City, Aneta, Tolna, Petersburg, Pekin, Dahlen.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Nelson County: Larimore Country Club (A), Benton Town Hall (B), Americus Town Hall (C), Michigan Town Hall (D), Union Town Hall (E), Lind Town Hall (F), Loretta Town Hall (G), Walle Town Hall (H), Fairfield Town Hall (I), Pleasant View Town Hall (J), Avon Town Hall (K), Grace Town Hall (L), Brenna Town Hall (M), Oakville Town Hall (N), Chester Town Hall (O), Falconer Town Hall (P), Rye Town Hall (Q), Blooming Town Hall (R), Hegton Town Hall (S), Lakeville Town Hall (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Nelson County include: West Union Church (A), Pleasant View Church (B), Washington Prairie Church (C), Washington Church (D), Calvary Church (E), Walle Church (F), Ascension Church (G), Rosendahl Church (H), Saint Olaf Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Americus-Saint Olaf Cemetery (1), Arvilla Cemetery (2), Evangelical United Brethren (3), Washington Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran (4), Saint James Cemetery (5), Walle Lutheran Church Cemetery (6), East Walle Evangelical Lutheran (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Lunby Lake (A), Smith Lakes (B), Stewart Lake (C), Grand Forks Sewage Disposal Ponds (D), Kellys Slough Reservoir (E), Little Goose Lake (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Turtle River (A), Kelly Slough (B), Wilson Creek (C), South Branch Forest River (D), Cole Creek (E), Salt Coulee (F), Salt Water Coulee (G), Spring Creek (H), Goose Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Nelson County include: Little Goose National Wildlife Refuge (1), Prairie Chicken State Game Management Area (2), Turtle River State Park (3), Kellys Slough National Wildlife Refuge (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Griggs County 
, Pierce County 
, Ramsey County 
, Lake County, Minnesota 
, Steele County 
, Pennington County, Minnesota .
| Here: | 4.5% |
| North Dakota: | 3.0% |
Current college students: 61
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 21.0%
Number of foreign born residents: 33 (37.4% naturalized citizens)
| Nelson County: | 1.1% |
| Whole state: | 4.1% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 92010 or later
- 52000 to 2009
- 01990 to 1999
- 101980 to 1989
- 21970 to 1979
- 33Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.8 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 75.8%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,589
- One, attached: 5
- Two: 21
- 3 or 4: 75
- 5 to 9: 119
- 10 to 19: 46
- 20 or more: 8
- Mobile homes: 92
Housing units in Nelson County with a mortgage: 327 (2 second mortgage, 11 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 843
| Here: | 27.9% with mortgage |
| State: | 54.5% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Nelson County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Mainline Protestant | 2,411 | 14 |
| Catholic | 429 | 4 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 168 | 5 |
| Other | 2 | - |
| None | 116 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
| Nelson County: | 6.22 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 3.23 / 10,000 pop. |
| This county: | 3.11 / 10,000 pop. |
| North Dakota: | 1.88 / 10,000 pop. |
| Nelson County: | 12.45 / 10,000 pop. |
| North Dakota: | 4.89 / 10,000 pop. |
| This county: | 18.67 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 8.90 / 10,000 pop. |
| Nelson County: | 9.9% |
| North Dakota: | 7.6% |
| Nelson County: | 27.2% |
| State: | 27.6% |
Agriculture in Nelson County:
Average size of farms: 889 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $68,894
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $121.45
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 16.95%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $59,250
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 53.00%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $80,724
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.31%
Average age of principal farm operators: 59 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 2.11
Corn for grain: 10819 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 110122 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 44856 harvested acres
Tornado activity:
Nelson County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below North Dakota state average. It is 3027344.4 times below overall U.S. average.Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 20 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 8/26/2007, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 18 people and caused $50 million in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Nelson County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below North Dakota state average. It is 78% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 639.3 miles away from Nelson County center, causing $26,000,000 total damage
On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 184.9 miles away from the county center
On 3/4/1983 at 06:32:18, a magnitude 4.6 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 4.4 ML) earthquake occurred 262.2 miles away from the county center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 178.4 miles away from the county center
On 10/20/1995 at 15:57:18, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 159.2 miles away from Nelson County center
On 9/8/1984 at 00:59:31, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MB, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 450.2 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)
Most recent natural disasters:
- North Dakota Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: May 17, 2013 to June 17, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4128: July 12, 2013, FEMA Id: 4128, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- North Dakota Flooding, Incident Period: April 05, 2011 to July 01, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3318: April 07, 2011, FEMA Id: 3318, Natural disaster type: Flood
- North Dakota Flooding, Incident Period: February 14, 2011 to July 20, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1981: May 10, 2011, FEMA Id: 1981, Natural disaster type: Flood
- North Dakota Flooding, Incident Period: February 26, 2010 to July 15, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1907: April 30, 2010, FEMA Id: 1907, Natural disaster type: Flood
- North Dakota Flooding, Incident Period: February 26, 2010 to April 30, 2010, Emergency Declared EM-3309: March 14, 2010, FEMA Id: 3309, Natural disaster type: Flood
- North Dakota Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: March 13, 2009 to August 10, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1829: March 24, 2009, FEMA Id: 1829, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- North Dakota Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3247: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3247, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- North Dakota Severe Storms, Flooding, and Ground Saturation, Incident Period: June 01, 2005 to July 07, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1597: July 22, 2005, FEMA Id: 1597, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- North Dakota Severe Storms, Flooding, and Ground Saturation, Incident Period: March 26, 2004 to June 14, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1515: May 05, 2004, FEMA Id: 1515, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- North Dakota Floods, Incident Period: March 01, 2001 to August 09, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1376: May 28, 2001, FEMA Id: 1376, Natural disaster type: Flood
- 14 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Nelson County (24) is a lot greater than the US average (13).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 21
Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 22, Storms: 11, Snows: 3, Blizzard: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Landslide: 1, Mudslide: 1, Tornado: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 899 (70.1%)
- Carpooled: 89 (6.9%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 42 (3.3%)
- Walked: 121 (9.4%)
- Worked at home: 118 (9.2%)
- Health care and social assistance (26%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Wholesale trade (7%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Retail trade (6%)
- Health care and social assistance (30%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Finance and insurance (9%)
- Wholesale trade (8%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Retail trade (7%)
- Management occupations (30%)
- Sales and related occupations (9%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (8%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (7%)
- Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations (6%)
- Material moving occupations (6%)
- Transportation occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (21%)
- Management occupations (11%)
- Healthcare support occupations (10%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (9%)
- Education, training, and library occupations (8%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (6%)
- Sales and related occupations (6%)
- Brazil (33%)
- Canada (26%)
- Peru (19%)
- Denmark (7%)
- Norway (7%)
- Ireland (0%)
- Sweden (0%)
- Norwegian (46%)
- German (14%)
- Scandinavian (6%)
- Czech (4%)
- American (4%)
- English (3%)
- Irish (2%)
People in group quarters in Nelson County, North Dakota in 2000:
- 138 people in nursing homes
- 14 people in religious group quarters
- 8 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
3.66% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($39,521 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 3.66% |
| North Dakota average: | 8.08% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.66% relocated from other counties in North Dakota ($39,521 average AGI)
1.98% relocated from other states ($20,042 average AGI)
Nelson County: 1.98% North Dakota average: 4.83%
3.59% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($36,255 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 3.59% |
| North Dakota average: | 9.36% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.59% relocated to other counties in North Dakota ($36,255 average AGI)
2.14% relocated to other states ($17,532 average AGI)
Nelson County: 2.14% North Dakota average: 6.08%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 7.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 20.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 19.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 19.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 13.1
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 11.2%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 990 (926 aged, 64 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 63 (13%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Nelson County, North Dakota in 1999 - 2014:
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (108)
- Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (77)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (71)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (57)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (45)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (40)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (37)
- Congestive heart failure (30)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (25)
- Malignant neoplasm of prostate (20)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 3,774
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 552
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 3,861
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 818
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,811
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 29
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 54
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 29
Household type by relationship:
Households: 3,111- In family households: 2,305 (471 male householders, 436 female householders)
755 spouses, 592 children (581 natural, 1 adopted, 10 stepchildren), 1 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 1 other relatives, 45 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 727 (360 male householders (333 living alone)), 303 female householders (298 living alone)), 71 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 78
Size of family households: 590 2-persons, 121 3-persons, 105 4-persons, 88 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 631 1-person, 34 2-persons, 3 3-persons, 1 4-persons.
446 married couples with children.
106 single-parent households (45 men, 61 women).
99.4% of residents of Nelson speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (95% speak English very well, 5% speak English well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $49,138,000 ($14,264 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $509,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $13,189,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $8,212,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $17,894,000
Federal grants: $7,730,000
Federal procurement contracts: $399,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,715,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $691,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,402,000
Federal Government insurance: $35,709,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 128| Here: | 37 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 64 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 341
| Here: | 100 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 48 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +7
| Here: | +2 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +6 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -80
| Here: |   -23 per 1000 residents |
| State: |  -29 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.44 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
| Here: | 7.0 |
| State: | 7.0 |
| Here: | 3.9 |
| State: | 4.0 |
- Year house built in Nelson County, North Dakota
- 02014 or later
- 412010 to 2013
- 932000 to 2009
- 611990 to 1999
- 911980 to 1989
- 3851970 to 1979
- 2551960 to 1969
- 2601950 to 1959
- 1311940 to 1949
- 5391939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Nelson County, North Dakota
- 01 room
- 12 rooms
- 313 rooms
- 734 rooms
- 2015 rooms
- 1806 rooms
- 2047 rooms
- 1908 rooms
- 3049+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Nelson County, North Dakota
- 221 room
- 642 rooms
- 763 rooms
- 664 rooms
- 605 rooms
- 776 rooms
- 117 rooms
- 18 rooms
- 219+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Nelson County, North Dakota
- 0no bedroom
- 381 bedroom
- 1892 bedrooms
- 4883 bedrooms
- 3224 bedrooms
- 1515+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Nelson County, North Dakota
- 21no bedroom
- 861 bedroom
- 1612 bedrooms
- 883 bedrooms
- 114 bedrooms
- 95+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Nelson County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 7no vehicle
- 2391 vehicle
- 5432 vehicles
- 2563 vehicles
- 824 vehicles
- 635+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Nelson County in renter-occupied apartments
- 44no vehicle
- 1481 vehicle
- 1402 vehicles
- 323 vehicles
- 44 vehicles
- 55+ vehicles
87.3% of Nelson County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 21% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in North Dakota.
| Nelson County: | 87.3% |
| State average: | 81.8% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 2,252
- Other state: 766
- Northeast: 5
- Midwest: 399
- South: 85
- West: 278
- 53.5%Electricity
- 29.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 13.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 1.3%Coal or coke
- 0.9%Other fuel
- 0.9%Utility gas
- 0.6%Wood
- 0.2%No fuel used
- 63.2%Electricity
- 21.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 9.8%Utility gas
- 7.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.8%No fuel used
Private vs. public school enrollment:
| Here: | 3.5% |
| North Dakota: | 6.5% |
| Here: | 16.3% |
| North Dakota: | 7.1% |
| Here: | 0.0% |
| North Dakota: | 10.6% |
Nelson County government finances - Expenditure in 2016:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,582,000
- Charges - Regular Highways: $340,000
Other: $233,000
- Current Operations - Natural Resources - Other: $2,645,000
General - Other: $1,982,000
Regular Highways: $1,802,000
Health - Other: $915,000
Central Staff Services: $725,000
Police Protection: $439,000
Parks and Recreation: $182,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $15,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $61,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $3,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,896,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,826,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,070,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $192,000
Interest Earnings: $47,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,860,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $2,387,000
Highways: $493,000
General Local Government Support: $491,000
Health and Hospitals: $162,000
- Tax - Property: $2,927,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $276,000
Nelson County government finances - Revenue in 2016:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,582,000
- Charges - Regular Highways: $340,000
Other: $233,000
- Current Operations - Natural Resources - Other: $2,645,000
General - Other: $1,982,000
Regular Highways: $1,802,000
Health - Other: $915,000
Central Staff Services: $725,000
Police Protection: $439,000
Parks and Recreation: $182,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $15,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $61,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $3,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,896,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,826,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,070,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $192,000
Interest Earnings: $47,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,860,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $2,387,000
Highways: $493,000
General Local Government Support: $491,000
Health and Hospitals: $162,000
- Tax - Property: $2,927,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $276,000
Nelson County government finances - Debt in 2016:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,582,000
- Charges - Regular Highways: $340,000
Other: $233,000
- Current Operations - Natural Resources - Other: $2,645,000
General - Other: $1,982,000
Regular Highways: $1,802,000
Health - Other: $915,000
Central Staff Services: $725,000
Police Protection: $439,000
Parks and Recreation: $182,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $15,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $61,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $3,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,896,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,826,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,070,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $192,000
Interest Earnings: $47,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,860,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $2,387,000
Highways: $493,000
General Local Government Support: $491,000
Health and Hospitals: $162,000
- Tax - Property: $2,927,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $276,000
Nelson County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2016:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,582,000
- Charges - Regular Highways: $340,000
Other: $233,000
- Current Operations - Natural Resources - Other: $2,645,000
General - Other: $1,982,000
Regular Highways: $1,802,000
Health - Other: $915,000
Central Staff Services: $725,000
Police Protection: $439,000
Parks and Recreation: $182,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $15,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $61,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $3,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,896,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,826,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,070,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $192,000
Interest Earnings: $47,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,860,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $2,387,000
Highways: $493,000
General Local Government Support: $491,000
Health and Hospitals: $162,000
- Tax - Property: $2,927,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $276,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 34
- Number of aged recipients: 10
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 24
- Number of recipients under 18: 3
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 15
- Number of recipients older than 64: 16
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 21
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 10
| Most common first names in Nelson County, ND among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| John | 44 | 78.4 years |
| Anna | 23 | 85.2 years |
| Clara | 23 | 85.4 years |
| Oscar | 21 | 81.2 years |
| Mary | 21 | 83.5 years |
| William | 19 | 79.4 years |
| James | 17 | 76.8 years |
| Marie | 17 | 86.2 years |
| George | 17 | 79.8 years |
| Edward | 16 | 78.6 years |
| Most common last names in Nelson County, ND among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson | 44 | 79.2 years |
| Olson | 37 | 80.3 years |
| Nelson | 27 | 76.3 years |
| Anderson | 23 | 80.8 years |
| Hanson | 21 | 79.7 years |
| Larson | 20 | 80.4 years |
| Solberg | 18 | 81.1 years |
| Ophaug | 17 | 80.7 years |
| Halvorson | 12 | 73.1 years |
| Quanbeck | 12 | 82.2 years |
Businesses in Nelson County, ND
- Dairy Queen: 1
Nelson County on our top lists:
- #3 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
- #24 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000"
