Lakota, North Dakota

Lakota, North Dakota
City
Lakota, North Dakota
Location of Lakota, North Dakota
Country	United States
State	North Dakota
County	Nelson
Founded	1883
Area
• Total	1.0 sq mi (2.6 km2)
• Land	1.0 sq mi (2.6 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	1,516 ft (462 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	781
• Density	764.2/sq mi (295.1/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	58344
Area code	701
FIPS code	38-44300Template:GR
GNIS feature ID	1029820Template:GR
Website	www.lakota-nd.com

For other uses, see Lakota.

Lakota is a city in, and the county seat of, Nelson County, North Dakota in the United States. Template:GR The population was 781 at the 2000 census. Lakota was founded in 1883.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.0 square miles (2.6 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 781 people, 345 households, and 212 families residing in the city. The population density was 764.2 people per square mile (295.6/km²). There were 387 housing units at an average density of 378.7/sq mi (146.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.82% White, 0.77% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.13% from other races, and 0.90% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.13% of the population. 48.0% were of Norwegian and 24.0% German ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 345 households out of which 25.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.6% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.3% were non-families. 36.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 24.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.10 and the average family size was 2.74.

Water Tower behind Lakota City Hall.

In the city the population was spread out with 20.7% under the age of 18, 3.1% from 18 to 24, 19.3% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 29.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females there were 82.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $26,940, and the median income for a family was $37,292. Males had a median income of $29,375 versus $16,250 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,819. About 7.7% of families and 10.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.4% of those under age 18 and 9.1% of those age 65 or over.

Notable natives

• Rick Helling - Major League Baseball pitcher who went to high school here
• Asle Jorgenson Gronna - United States Senator who lived there and is buried in Lakota Cemetery.

External links

Media related to Lakota, North Dakota at Wikimedia Commons Template:Mapit-US-cityscale