Steele County, North Dakota
31 public bodies govern here, 2 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 1,804
- Median household income
- $77,500
- ±18,242
- Unemployed
- 3.3%
- 27 of 826 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 77.7%
- 626 of 806 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Steele | 1,810 (2021) | Po Box 275, Finley | — |
Cities, towns and villages 4
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Finley | 400 (2021) | 106 Park Ave N, Finley | — |
| City of Hope | 273 (2021) | Po Box 189, Hope | Website |
| City of Luverne | 26 (2021) | 405 Main St, Luverne | — |
| City of Sharon | 89 (2021) | Po Box 6, Sharon | — |
Townships 20
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Beaver Creek | 84 (2021) | 1416 135th Ave Ne, Hatton | — |
| Township of Broadlawn | 24 (2021) | 14016 11 St Se, Galesburg | — |
| Township of Carpenter | 44 (2021) | 993 133rd Ave Se, Hope | — |
| Township of Colgate | 81 (2021) | 13547 Trevor Dr, Hope | — |
| Township of Easton | 43 (2021) | 354 130th Ave Ne, Finley | — |
| Township of Edendale | 40 (2021) | 13981 5th St Se, Clifford | — |
| Township of Enger | 60 (2021) | 14351 8th St Ne, Portland | — |
| Township of Finley | 45 (2021) | 12848 12th St Ne, Finley | — |
| Township of Franklin | 41 (2021) | 12137 6th St Ne, Finley | — |
| Township of Golden Lake | 67 (2021) | 1131 136th Ave Ne, Finley | — |
| Township of Greenview | 52 (2021) | 176 124th Ave Ne, Finley | — |
| Township of Hugo | 29 (2021) | 13355 4th St Se, Hope | — |
| Township of Melrose | 35 (2021) | 309 129th Ave Se, Hope | — |
| Township of Newburgh | 85 (2021) | 14341 13th St Ne, Hatton | — |
| Township of Primrose | 69 (2021) | 14326 3rd St Ne, Portland | — |
| Township of Riverside | 37 (2021) | 12545 2nd St Se, Hope | — |
| Township of Sharon | 31 (2021) | 1471 124 Ave Ne, Sharon | — |
| Township of Sherbrooke | 58 (2021) | 150 135th Ave Ne, Hope | — |
| Township of Westfield | 46 (2021) | 12717 17th St Ne, Sharon | — |
| Township of Willow Lake | 51 (2021) | 12495 7th Street Se, Hope | — |
Special districts 6
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finley Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 192, Finley | — |
| Hope Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 211, Hope | — |
| Finley Park District | Parks and recreation | Po Box 381, Finley | Website |
| Hope Park District | Parks and recreation | 13185 6th St Se, Hope | — |
| Steele County Soil Conservation Dist | Soil and water conservation | 101 Industrial Dr, Finley | — |
| Dakota Rural Water District | Water supply utility | 204 4th St West, Finley | Website |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
FINLEY-SHARON 19
School district2 schools
201 3rd St E, Finley, ND, 58230
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
HOPE-PAGE 85
School district2 schools
740 7th St SE, Hope, ND, 58064
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Farmers' Market at Dike East Park (Fargo)
Town Square Farmers Market (Grand Forks)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.