Steele County, North Dakota
| Steele County, North Dakota | |
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Steele County Courthouse in Finley
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 Location in the U.S. state of North Dakota |
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 North Dakota's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | June 2, 1883 |
| Seat | Finley |
| Largest city | Finley |
| Area | |
| • Total | 715 sq mi (1,852 km2) |
| • Land | 712 sq mi (1,844 km2) |
| • Water | 3.2 sq mi (8 km2), 0.5% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2016) | 1,962 |
| • Density | 2.8/sq mi (1/km²) |
| Congressional district | At-large |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
Steele County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,975. It was established in 1883 by partition of Griggs and Traill counties, and named for businessman Edward H. Steele who was in large part responsible for its creation. Its county seat since 1919 is Finley.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 715 square miles (1,850 km2), of which 712 square miles (1,840 km2) is land and 3.2 square miles (8.3 km2) (0.5%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,258 people, 923 households, and 635 families residing in the county. The population density was 3 people per square mile (1/km²). There were 1,231 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.32% White, 0.04% Black or African American, 0.62% Native American, 0.04% Asian, 0.22% from other races, and 0.75% from two or more races. 0.18% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 60.7% were of Norwegian and 15.6% German ancestry.
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