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Nelson County, North Dakota property search

Search an address or an owner in Nelson County, North Dakota with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 5,445 lots are mapped here, covering 629,866 acres. 351 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.

Farmers and landowners in Nelson County received $22.1 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 608 recipients. Crop insurance paid $14.8 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.

5,445
Lots mapped
629,866
Acres
351
Institutional

Largest landowners in Nelson County

Largest landowners by acreage in Nelson County, North Dakota
OwnerParcelsAcres
SNORTLAND PARTNERSHIP LLP193,052
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA242,633
WEISMANTEL FARMS ND LLP131,972
STATE GAME & FISH DEPT171,873
NAAS FARMS LLP121,672
TREBOR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP101,319
TC FARM, LLP91,193
SUNDEEN FARMS LLP91,091
FLEM LLP7969
DMK MARQUART FARMS LLP6954

Companies, trusts and public agencies, ranked by acres held under the name on the assessor's file. Private individuals are not ranked. Largest landowners in North Dakota

Federal farm payments in Nelson County

$22.1M
Paid in 2025
608
Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Nelson County, North Dakota, 2025
ProgramPaid
Emergency Commodity Assistance Program$10.2M
Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops$4.6M
Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops$2.8M
CRP Payment - Annual Rental$2.5M
Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops$1.6M
Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$267K

USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county

Crop insurance in Nelson County

1,288
Policies
386,774
Insured acres
$14.8M
Claims paid
0.73
Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Nelson County, North Dakota, 2024
CropClaims
Dry Beans$4M
Soybeans$3.2M
Wheat$2.9M
Corn$2.7M
Canola$847K

USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.

Conservation and the power grid

40,964
CRP acres, 2025
18
Substations
115 kV
Highest voltage

Conservation Reserve Program acres under contract (USDA FSA). Substations in service, from a public copy of the federal HIFLD layer.

Find out who owns a property in Nelson County by address, free, or work out a lot's acreage.

Nearby counties in North Dakota

  • Ramsey County19,667
  • Griggs County4,062
  • Eddy County5,657
  • Grand Forks County33,150
  • Walsh County13,473
  • Steele County6,147
  • Foster County3,508
  • Benson County9,420

All North Dakota counties

Nelson County last published these records on August 10, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.