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Norwegian Dakotan
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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.
Quick Facts Norskamerikanere i Dakota, Total population ...
Norskamerikanere i Dakota | |
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Total population | |
312,697 21.4% of the Dakotan population [1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
![]() | 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] |
![]() | 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] |
Languages | |
American English, Norwegian | |
Religion | |
Lutheran Christianity | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Norwegian American |
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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.