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Nelson County

county in North Dakota, United States of America
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Summary

Nelson County is a county of North Dakota[1]. It draws 3 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_north_dakota category, ranking #22 of 53).[2]

Key Facts

  • Nelson County is located in North Dakota[3].
  • Nelson County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Nelson County's instance of is recorded as county of North Dakota[5].
  • Nelson County's capital is recorded as Lakota[6].
  • Nelson County's shares border with is recorded as Walsh County[7].
  • Nelson County's shares border with is recorded as Griggs County[8].
  • Nelson County's shares border with is recorded as Grand Forks County[9].
  • Nelson County's shares border with is recorded as Steele County[10].
  • Nelson County's shares border with is recorded as Eddy County[11].
  • Nelson County's shares border with is recorded as Benson County[12].
  • Nelson County's shares border with is recorded as Ramsey County[13].
  • Nelson County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Lakota[14].
  • Nelson County's Commons category is recorded as Nelson County, North Dakota[15].
  • 1883 marks the founding of Nelson County[16].
  • Nelson County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 47.92, 'lon': -98.19}[17].
  • Nelson County's official website is recorded as http://www.nelsonco.org[18].
  • Nelson County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Nelson County, North Dakota[19].
  • Nelson County has a population of {'amount': '+3126'}[20].
  • Nelson County has a population of {'amount': '+3119'}[21].
  • Nelson County has a population of {'amount': '+3071'}[22].
  • Nelson County has a population of {'amount': '+3091'}[23].
  • Nelson County has a population of {'amount': '+3095'}[24].
  • Nelson County has a population of {'amount': '+2968'}[25].
  • Nelson County has a population of {'amount': '+3015'}[26].
  • Nelson County's list of monuments is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listings in North Dakota[27].

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Geography

Nelson County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in North Dakota[3].

Physical Characteristics

Nelson County covers an area of {'unit': 'square kilometre', 'amount': '+2613'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+3126'}[20], {'amount': '+3119'}[21], {'amount': '+3071'}[22], {'amount': '+3091'}[23], {'amount': '+3095'}[24], and {'amount': '+2968'}[25].

Designation and Status

Nelson County's instance of is recorded as county of North Dakota[5].

History and Context

1883 marks the founding of Nelson County[16].

Why It Matters

Nelson County draws 3 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_north_dakota category, ranking #22 of 53).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

North Dakota United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 16d ago · Natsthename1 · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikitree category or space → Category: Nelson County, North Dakota
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'bar', 'bg', 'bpy', 'ca', 'cdo', 'ce', 'ceb', 'cy', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Wikitree category or space: Category: Nelson County, North Dakota"
  2. 6w ago · Theklan · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Obo gazetteer id → 22224395
    Umls cui → C3812329
    P14687 → Data:US presidential elections by county/Nelson County, Nort
    Taxonomicon id → 1806965
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ P14687: Data:US presidential elections by county/Nelson County, North Dakota.tab, Link US presidential election dataset (P14687, subject: United States presid"
  3. 22w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Number of households → {'amount': '+1428'}
    Category for maps or plans → Category:Maps of Nelson County, North Dakota
    Located in → —
    Population → —
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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