Steele County, North Dakota

Steele County
County
Steele County Courthouse in Finley
Location within the U.S. state of North Dakota
North Dakota's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 47°28′N 97°43′W / 47.46°N 97.72°W / 47.46; -97.72
Country	United States
State	North Dakota
Founded	June 2, 1883 (created) July 13, 1883 (organized)
Named for	Edward H. Steele
Seat	Finley
Largest city	Finley
Area
• Total	715 sq mi (1,850 km2)
• Land	712 sq mi (1,840 km2)
• Water	3.2 sq mi (8 km2)  0.5%
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,798
• Estimate  (2022)	1,788
• Density	2.5/sq mi (0.97/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	At-large
Website	www.co.steele.nd.us

Steele County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,798,^[1] making it the fifth-least populous county in North Dakota. Its county seat since 1919 is Finley.^[2]