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Summary for Petersburg


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Located in: Nelson County (see below)

Time Zone: Petersburg lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT)

Telephone Area Code: 701

Elevation: 1,520 feet [463.3 m] above sea level<1>

From the 2010 US Census     (For more detail, see our Census Page for Petersburg)

Population

YearPopulation
2019 Est:<2>     172   (10.42% decrease since 2010)  
2010:     192   (1.54% decrease since 2000)
2000:     195

Total Area:<3>   1.04 sq. miles [2.7 km²]   - of which 0.96% is water (0.01 sq. miles [0 km²])

Housing Units:<4>   99

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<5>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Petersburg:

Lat:   48.011900°   (or 48°0'42" N)

Lon:   -98.000100°   (or -98°0'0" W)

USGS Topo Map:   Michigan East<6>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Petersburg

GNIS ID:   1036218

FIPS State / Place Code:   38 / 61860

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Petersburg)


About Nelson County

The city of Lakota is the County Seat for Nelson County.

From the 2010 US Census     (For more detail, see our Census Page for Nelson)

Population

YearPopulation
2019 Est:     2,879   (7.75% decrease since 2010)  
2010     3,121   (15.99% decrease since 2000)
2000:     3,715

Total Area:   1,008 sq. miles [2,612.8 km²]   - of which 2.68% is water (27.04 sq. miles [70 km²])

Housing Units:   1,927

Official Website:   https://www.nelsonco.org/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Nelson

GNIS ID:   1034217

FIPS State / County Code:   38 / 063

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Petersburg)


About North Dakota

From the US Census

Population

YearPopulation
2019 Est:     763,724   (13.55% increase since 2010)  
2010:     672,591   (4.73% increase since 2000)
2000:     642,200

Websites for State of North Dakota

Official Website:   https://www.nd.gov/

Tourism:   https://www.ndtourism.com/

Parks:   https://www.parkrec.nd.gov/

Fishing:   https://gf.nd.gov/fishing

Hunting:   https://gf.nd.gov/hunting

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of North Dakota

GNIS ID:   1779797

FIPS State:   38

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Petersburg)

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Petersburg - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<3>The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Petersburg. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<4>A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).
<5>Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Petersburg, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<6>Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Petersburg.