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 .