Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Its National Register listings include Episcopal Church of the Good Shepard-Lakota and Tofthagen Library Museum. Lakota has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Lakota beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 227 in 1890, a peak of 1,066 in 1960, 683 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1885 and 3 maps from 1970 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lakota, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Jul 30, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Lakota.
Summers in Lakota are pleasant, and winters cold, snowy, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 79°, January nights drop to -4° and about 43 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Its two schools are below. The public schools here belong to the Lakota 66 school district. The 2 public schools in Lakota teach 205 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakota Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 129 | B+ |
| Lakota High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 76 | B |
NCES · EDFacts
Here, 29% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree, against 33% in North Dakota as a whole. Adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (25% statewide); children under 18 are 29% of residents (24% statewide). For residents in Lakota, the share who are 65 or older is 21%. The town’s median age stands at 38.8 years, above North Dakota’s towns (33.9 years) and close to U.S. towns (40.5 years).
| Lakota | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 29% | 26% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 13% | 18% |
| Median age | 38.8 years | 33.9 years | 40.5 years |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4 points. Across North Dakota, 48.8% of residents are women. Among residents 35 to 44, 80% are women (ND 47%).
| Lakota | ND | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 15.6% | 13% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.5% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.3% | 11.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.8% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.4% | 13.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 7.3% | 10.1% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.8% | 11.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.5% | 9.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.8% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.5% | 6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 20.2% | 25.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 27.2% | 21.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 18.5% | 14% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.2% | 23% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 5.5% | 9.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 700, single groups can be off by several points
15% of residents live below the poverty line in Lakota. The share of working residents in Lakota who work locally is 23%, below the North Dakota town median (39%) but above the median of U.S. towns (8%). Its average commute stands at 20 minutes. The median commute is under 24 miles.
| Lakota | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 23% | 39% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 9.8% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 16 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $66,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The share of adults in Lakota who sleep under 7 hours: 30%. Among 24 North Dakota towns, just 2 have a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Lakota. Of 32 CDC measures, Lakota beats the North Dakota average on 8 and trails it on 8.
| Lakota | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 31% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 29% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 22% | 16% |
| What stands out | Lakota | ND |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.6% | 5.8% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 7.1% | 8.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.1% | 8.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Lakota, the FEMA hazard score is 52 of 100. FEMA puts 31% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to cold waves, and 23% to hail. Households here have drawn federal disaster aid in 5 declared disasters, most recently in 2022.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Lakota; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Lakota residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across North Dakota.
2 places in Lakota on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in North Dakota, United States
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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Lakota has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real. Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
