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Welcome to Steele County ...

Time Zone: Steele County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Finley is the Seat for Steele County.

Steele County was founded in 1883.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Steele had a population of 1,890 people. This is a decrease of 5.07% since the last Census (which gave a population of 1,991 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Steele represented 0.3% of the total population of North Dakota.

Below are some of the communities located in Steele County:

  • Finley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Finley is located in Steele County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Finley <2>
  • Hope
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Hope is located in Steele County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <2>
  • Luverne
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sharon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Sharon is located in Steele County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharon <2>

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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