Aneta is a city in Nelson County, North Dakota, United States.

It was named after Anna Roseta Mitchell, the first woman settler in the community.

In 1896, the Great Northern Railway extended a branch line 28 miles from Hope to Aneta and the city quickly became a boomtown.

In 1893, Aneta incorporated as a city, which in North Dakota required a population of 500.

Municipal services were provided to residents as follows: school in 1897, telephone in 1899, electric lights in 1912, civic auditorium in 1927, water in 1955, sewer in 1960, and paved streets in 1965.

[5] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.99 square miles (2.56 km2), all land.

The racial makeup of the city was 96.8% White, 0.9% Native American, and 2.3% from two or more races.

The top 6 ancestry groups in the city are Norwegian (46.1%), German (13.7%), Swedish (6.3%), English (3.9%), Irish (2.8%), Italian (1.8%).