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Scandinavian Heritage Park in Minot, North Dakota. 30.8% of the population in North Dakota is of Norwegian ancestry. 14.0% of the population in South Dakota is of Norwegian ancestry. A Norwegian Dakotan is a Norwegian American (a person with Norwegian ancestry) in the U.S. states of North and South Dakota.
The Distribution of Norwegian Americans according to the 2000 census. 30.8% of the population in the U.S. state of North Dakota is of Norwegian ancestry. Maps with the numbers of Norwegians in the U.S. states.
Jennifer Granholm – Canadian born American politician of Norwegian and Swedish ancestry; Nicolai A. Grevstad – (1851–1940) American diplomat, politician and newspaper; Asle Gronna – (1858–1922) U.S. Senator from North Dakota; Archie M. Gubbrud – (1910–1987) the 22nd Governor of South Dakota.
The joint ruling of Denmark and Norway from the mid-14th century until 1814, and then the joint rule of Sweden and Norway until 1905, have contributed towards a closely allied culture. These three countries also share mutually intelligible languages, as they are all descended from Old Norse .
Norwegian genetic ancestry also exists in many locations where Norwegians immigrated. In particular, several northern states in the United States (Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Montana) show Scandinavian (which includes Norwegian) ancestry proportions among European descent (white) persons of 10 to 20%. [44]
The white, wooden church was built in the early 1900s in the rural township of Brampton in the US state of North Dakota. The small Lutheran Church existed for many decades until it closed. In 1997, a group of Norwegian-Americans in North Dakota gave the church to a group of Norwegians who wanted to move it to Norway.