Steele County
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Steele County is a county in North Dakota, United States, with a 2020 census population of 1,798.

**Steele County** is a county in [North Dakota](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/north-dakota.html), United States. Its county FIPS code is 38091[^uscb2020]. The 2020 U.S. census recorded a population of 1,798; the structured coordinates represent the county centroid[^uscb2020].

## History

The Dakota Territorial Legislature established Steele County in 1883 and named it for businessman Edward H. Steele, who had advocated for its creation. Sherbrooke was the initial county seat; the seat moved to Finley in 1919[^enwiki].

Updated: 2026-11-01

Tags:
- Administrative division https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/tags/admin-division.html

Relations:
- Located in: North Dakota https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/north-dakota.html
- Contains places: Finley https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/nd-finley.html
- Contains places: Hope https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/nd-hope.html
- Contains places: Luverne https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/nd-luverne.html
- Contains places: Sharon https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/nd-sharon.html

Mentioned in:
- Finley https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/nd-finley.html
- Hope https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/nd-hope.html
- Luverne https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/nd-luverne.html
- Sharon https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/nd-sharon.html

Sources:
- TIGERweb Census 2020 Counties: Steele County, North Dakota https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/State_County/MapServer/55/query?where=GEOID%3D%2738091%27&outFields=NAME%2CSTATE%2CCOUNTY%2CGEOID%2CPOP100%2CCENTLAT%2CCENTLON&returnGeometry=false&f=json
- Steele County, North Dakota https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steele_County,_North_Dakota