American of Norwegian ancestry in Dakota
Ethnic group
Norwegian Dakotan Norskamerikanere i Dakota
312,697 21.4% of the Dakotan population[ 1] North Dakota 199,154 [ 1] [ 2] Fargo 37,343[ 1] [ 3] Grand Forks 17,438[ 1] [ 4] Bismarck 13,095[ 1] [ 5] Minot 10,945[ 1] [ 6] West Fargo 8,839[ 1] [ 7] South Dakota 113,543 [ 1] [ 8] Sioux Falls 26,630[ 1] [ 9] Rapid City 7,584[ 1] [ 10] Watertown 4,137[ 1] [ 11] Brookings 4,082[ 1] [ 12] Aberdeen 3,809[ 1] [ 13] American English , Norwegian Lutheran Christianity Norwegian American
Scandinavian Heritage Park in Minot, North Dakota . 30.8% of the population in North Dakota is of Norwegian ancestry.
14.0% of the population in South Dakota is of Norwegian ancestry.
A Norwegian Dakotan is a Norwegian American (a person with Norwegian ancestry) in the U.S. states of North and South Dakota. One in three of all North Dakotans is of Norwegian heritage, which is the highest among all U.S. states . South Dakota is number three, behind Minnesota . The immigrants settled primarily between 1870 and 1920.
As of 2009, 312,697 Dakotans claim Norwegian ancestry, 21.4% of the region's population (30.8% of North Dakota's population and 14.0% of South Dakota's population), or 6.7% of the total Norwegian American population.
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m From 2009
^ "North Dakota – Selected Social Characteristics in the United States: 2009" . Archived from the original on February 10, 2020. Retrieved June 16, 2011 .
^ "Fargo city, North Dakota – Selected Social Characteristics in the United States: 2009" . Archived from the original on February 10, 2020. Retrieved June 16, 2011 .
^ "Grand Forks city, North Dakota – Selected Social Characteristics in the United States: 2009" . Archived from the original on February 10, 2020. Retrieved June 16, 2011 .
^ "Bismarck city, North Dakota – Selected Social Characteristics in the United States: 2009" . Archived from the original on February 10, 2020. Retrieved June 16, 2011 .
^ "Minot city, North Dakota – Selected Social Characteristics in the United States: 2009" . Archived from the original on February 10, 2020. Retrieved June 16, 2011 .
^ "West Fargo city, North Dakota – Selected Social Characteristics in the United States: 2009" . Archived from the original on February 10, 2020. Retrieved June 16, 2011 .
^ "South Dakota – Selected Social Characteristics in the United States: 2009" . Archived from the original on February 10, 2020. Retrieved June 16, 2011 .
^ "Sioux Falls city, South Dakota – Selected Social Characteristics in the United States: 2009" . Archived from the original on February 10, 2020. Retrieved June 16, 2011 .
^ "Rapid City city, South Dakota – Selected Social Characteristics in the United States: 2009" . Archived from the original on February 10, 2020. Retrieved June 16, 2011 .
^ "Watertown city, South Dakota – Selected Social Characteristics in the United States: 2009" . Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved June 16, 2011 .
^ "Brookings city, South Dakota – Selected Social Characteristics in the United States: 2009" . Archived from the original on February 10, 2020. Retrieved June 16, 2011 .
^ "Aberdeen city, South Dakota – Selected Social Characteristics in the United States: 2009" . Archived from the original on February 10, 2020. Retrieved June 16, 2011 .