Nelson County, North Dakota

Nelson County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 3,715. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,613 (1,009 ). 2,542 km² (982 sq mi) of it is land and 70 km² (27 sq mi) of it (2.69%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 3,715 people, 1,628 households, and 1,004 families residing in the county. The was 1/km² (4/sq mi). There were 2,014 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (2/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.57%, 0.08% or , 0.35% , 0.30% , 0.11% from , and 0.59% from two or more races. 0.16% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 1,628 households out of which 24.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.80% were 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 for the county was $16,320. About 7.20% of families and 10.30% of the population were below the, including 11.00% of those under age 18 and 10.30% of those age 65 or over.

Cities
Note: all incorporated communities in North Dakota are called "cities" regardless of their size.