Nelson County, ND Parcels & GIS Data

Nelson County, ND parcel data: 5,328 property records with owner names, assessed values, land use, acreage, and addresses. Preview and download.

Land Records publishes Nelson County, North Dakota parcel data covering 5,328 property records.

This page documents parcel-level coverage for Nelson County, North Dakota. Each parcel record carries its boundary polygon (GIS geometry) along with attributes such as the parcel ID/APN, owner name and mailing address, situs (property) address, assessed land and improvement values, acreage, land-use and zoning codes, year built, and most recent sale price and date. Exact fill rates for Nelson County are listed in the attribute-coverage table below. Preview the data in the interactive explorer, or download the complete Nelson County property dataset.

Nelson County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,015, and was estimated to be 2,963 in 2025. The county seat and largest city is Lakota.

FIPS 38063

Official county website: http://www.nelsonco.org

The FIPS code for Nelson County is 38063.

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Attribute coverage

Nelson County contains 5,328 parcels in the current dataset. Column coverage is the percentage of those parcels for which the attribute is populated (non-NULL). For the LBCS columns, only real classifications count: the to-be-determined and not-applicable placeholder codes are excluded.

ColumnCoverageRecords populated
lrid100%5,328
parcelid100%5,328
parcelid2100%5,328
ogparcelid100%5,328
ogparcelid2100%5,328
parentid<0.1%0
stackid<0.1%0
geoid100%5,328
statefp100%5,328
countyfp100%5,328
countyname100%5,328
cousubfp100%5,328
cousubname100%5,328
tractce100%5,328
tractname100%5,328
taxacctnum<0.1%0
taxyear<0.1%0
taxdistrict<0.1%0
usecode<0.1%0
usedesc<0.1%0
zoningcode<0.1%0
zoningdesc<0.1%0
numbldgs<0.1%0
numunits<0.1%0
yearbuilt<0.1%0
numfloors<0.1%0
bldgsqft<0.1%0
bedrooms<0.1%0
halfbaths<0.1%0
fullbaths<0.1%0
imprvalue<0.1%0
landvalue<0.1%0
agvalue<0.1%0
totalvalue<0.1%0
taxacres100%5,328
calcarea100%5,328
saleamt<0.1%0
saledate<0.1%0
ownertype0.1%5
ownername0.1%5
owneraddr<0.1%0
ownercity<0.1%0
ownerstate<0.1%0
ownerzip<0.1%0
parceladdr<0.1%0
parcelcity<0.1%0
parcelstate100%5,328
parcelzip100%5,328
legaldesc<0.1%0
township99.8%5,315
section99.8%5,315
qtrsection99.8%5,315
range99.8%5,315
plssdesc99.8%5,315
book<0.1%0
page<0.1%0
block<0.1%0
lot<0.1%0
parceltype40.5%2,156
accesstype40.5%2,160
iucnclass40.4%2,151
placename40.8%2,175
placetype41.0%2,182
firmid100%5,328
firmdate100%5,328
fldzone100%5,328
zonesubty6.0%318
staticbfe2.4%128
elevmin34.9%1,860
elevmax34.9%1,860
elevavg34.9%1,860
fireplaces<0.1%0
heating<0.1%0
heatfuel<0.1%0
cooling<0.1%0
foundation<0.1%0
roofcover<0.1%0
siding<0.1%0
bldgtype<0.1%0
naicscode41.0%2,184
frsid<0.1%0
dfrurl<0.1%0
caapermit<0.1%0
cwapermit<0.1%0
rcrapermit<0.1%0
updated100%5,327
centroidx100%5,328
centroidy100%5,328
surfpointx100%5,328
surfpointy100%5,328
geom100%5,328
extras100%5,328
ownerlist0.1%5
placefp0.9%47
zoningurl<0.1%0
lbcsactivity0.9%50
lbcsfunction0.9%46
lbcstype0.9%49
lbcscharacter0.9%50
lbcsownership40.6%2,163
sourceurl<0.1%0

Schema mapping

How source columns from the acquired Nelson County GIS layers map into the harmonized entity schemas and assemble into the published parcel table, alongside supplemented fields (elevation, flood zone) and deterministic columns.

Schema mapping — Nelson County, North Dakota (38063) 1 entity · most recent acquisition per entity · generated 2026-10-10 direct column transformed (expression) geometry extras json supplemented determined ALL ENTITIES → FINAL PARCEL SCHEMA Harmonized entity columns assemble into publish.parcel_layer — matched by column name. Supplemented fields show their fill rate in this county. SOURCE COLUMNS HARMONIZED ENTITIES PUBLISH.PARCEL_LAYER PARCEL uniquegisid gisid calculatedacres township section range block lot lastupdatedate geom 18 cols ⇢ parcelid parcelid2 taxacres township section range block lot updated geom extras determined · ground truth 100% lrid 100% geoid 100% statefp 100% countyfp 100% countyname 100% cousubfp 100% cousubname 100% tractce 100% tractname geom · derived from geometry geom dem.us_1m · USGS 1m DEM 34.9% elevmin 34.9% elevmax 34.9% elevavg s_fld_haz_ar · FEMA NFHL 100% fldzone 6.0% zonesubty 2.4% staticbfe 100% firmdate 100% firmid supplemented · derived / other pipelines 100% parcelstate 100% parcelzip 100% qtrsection 100% plssdesc lrid parcelid parcelid2 ogparcelid ogparcelid2 geoid statefp countyfp countyname cousubfp cousubname tractce tractname taxacres calcarea parcelstate parcelzip township section qtrsection range plssdesc block lot firmid firmdate fldzone zonesubty staticbfe elevmin elevmax elevavg updated centroidx centroidy surfpointx surfpointy geom extras publish.parcel_layer columns not fed by these sources (62) — empty or below 50% fill in this county parentid, stackid, taxacctnum, taxyear, taxdistrict, usecode, usedesc, zoningcode, zoningdesc, numbldgs, numunits, yearbuilt, numfloors bldgsqft, bedrooms, halfbaths, fullbaths, imprvalue, landvalue, agvalue, totalvalue, saleamt, saledate, ownertype, ownername, owneraddr ownercity, ownerstate, ownerzip, parceladdr, parcelcity, legaldesc, book, page, parceltype, accesstype, iucnclass, placename, placetype fireplaces, heating, heatfuel, cooling, foundation, roofcover, siding, bldgtype, naicscode, frsid, dfrurl, caapermit, cwapermit, rcrapermit ownerlist, placefp, zoningurl, lbcsactivity, lbcsfunction, lbcstype, lbcscharacter, lbcsownership, sourceurl PARCEL 10 mapped · 1 transformed · 18 kept in extras · 44 unmapped (NULL) SOURCE COLUMNS HARMONIZED → PARCEL uniquegisid gisid calculatedacres township section range block lot lastupdatedate geom parcelid parcelid2 taxacres township section range block lot updated to_timestamp(lastupdatedate / 1000.0)::text geom extras · 18 source columns preserved as json countyname, countyfips, subdivisionplat, sectionnumber townshipnumber, rangenumber, townshipname, featuretype ownership, sourceid, sourcetype, sourcedate, automationmethod automationtype, automationcomment, editor, dateimported globalid extras not present in source — filled with NULL (44) taxacctnum, taxyear, usecode, usedesc, zoningcode, zoningdesc, numbldgs, numunits, yearbuilt, numfloors, bldgsqft, bedrooms, halfbaths fullbaths, imprvalue, landvalue, agvalue, totalvalue, saleamt, saledate, ownername, owneraddr, ownercity, ownerstate, ownerzip, parceladdr parcelcity, parcelstate, parcelzip, legaldesc, qtrsection, plssdesc, book, page, sourceurl, taxdistrict, parentid, heatfuel, fireplaces heating, cooling, foundation, roofcover, siding

Neighboring counties

Parcel data for counties bordering Nelson County:

Frequently asked questions

Where can I find Nelson County, ND parcel and GIS data?

Land Records publishes a Nelson County, ND parcel dataset in which every parcel carries its boundary polygon (GIS geometry) along with ownership, assessed value, land use, acreage, and sale history. Preview it in the interactive explorer on this page, or download the full Nelson County, ND dataset as a GeoPackage or CSV.

How many parcels are in Nelson County, ND?

The current dataset contains 5,328 parcel records for Nelson County, ND, each with its boundary geometry and assessor attributes.

What is the FIPS code for Nelson County, ND?

The FIPS code for Nelson County, ND is 38063.

What information does each Nelson County, ND parcel record include?

Each Nelson County, ND parcel record includes the parcel ID/APN, owner name and mailing address, situs (property) address, assessed land and improvement values, acreage, land-use and zoning codes, year built, and the most recent sale price and date — plus the parcel boundary polygon. Per-attribute fill rates are listed in the coverage table on this page.

Is Nelson County, ND parcel data free?

You can preview Nelson County, ND parcels for free in the interactive explorer. The complete dataset is available as a one-time download or through the nationwide parcel web service; see the download options on this page for current pricing.

Does Nelson County, ND have an official GIS or property records website?

Yes — the official Nelson County, ND government website is linked in the county details above. Land Records standardizes Nelson County, ND assessor and recorder records into a single nationwide parcel schema with GIS boundary geometry.

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