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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Town numbers

ZIP code58344

Area code701

Living in Lakota

Health in Lakota

Compared with North Dakota

8better than ND·8worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 16 are too close to call.

Conditions 8▼ 4 close Habits 1▲ 3 close Care 3▲ 4 close Mind 1▲ 4 close Everyday needs 3▲ 1 close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

4.6%Fewer adults facing a utility shut-offND 5.8% · better 7.1%Fewer adults facing housing insecurityND 8.9% · better 12.1%More adults who have had cancerND 8.2% · worse

Care nearby

Nelson County Health SystemMcville · 20.7 mi · ER · rural critical access

Spectra Health LarimoreLarimore · 34.7 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careNo shortage

DentalNo shortage

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

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Schools in Lakota

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School Grade B

The public schools Lakota’s kids attend outperform 55% of North Dakota’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

DistrictLAKOTA 66Schools2

Lakota Elementary School B+Elementary · Grades PK–6 · 129 students Lakota High School BHigh · Grades 7–12 · 76 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results, graded within ND. Ratings are from neighbors.

Famous people from Lakota

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Arthur Jackson GronnaPolitics & Law

Where Lakota is

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Locator map of Lakota — Wikimedia Commons · Map: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:25or6to4 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Location map

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Nearby towns

Lakota3 mi Dodds4 mi Rubin6 mi Clara7 mi Bartlett7 mi Williams8 mi Illinois8 mi Hope9 mi Enterprise10 mi Wamduska11 mi

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