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Lakota
North Dakotacity
Lakota
Total population
784
Median home value
$167,800
Bachelor's+
Median income
$66,090
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Lakota is a city in Nelson County, North Dakota, United States. It is the county seat of Nelson County. Lakota is located 63 miles west of Grand Forks and 27 miles east of Devils Lake. The population was 683 at the 2020 census, making Lakota the 76th-largest city in North Dakota.
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Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.032 square miles, all land. Like the rest of North Dakota, Lakota has a continental climate. Lakota's lowest average temperature is -18 degrees Celsius/0 degrees Fahrenheit (in January); its highest average temperature is 26 degrees Celsius/79 degrees Fahrenheit (through July and August).
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Lakota, ND from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves148
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves116
- Yellow-headed BlackbirdXanthocephalus xanthocephalus (Bonaparte, 1826) · Aves104
- American CootFulica americana Gmelin, 1789 · Aves100
- Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis Ord, 1815 · Aves100
- Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves99
- Canada Goose (canadensis Group)Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves97
- Black TernChlidonias niger (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves86
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- LAKOTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Lakota · 117 students · 11.7:1 ratio
- LAKOTA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · Lakota · 67 students · 5.2:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in North Dakota
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Lakota








Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire Twin Butte Ck, Corson, South DakotaWildfires · 2026-07-27 · 240 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET
