Sheldon is a city in Ransom County, North Dakota, United States.

[5] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.22 square miles (0.57 km2), all of it land.

[6] The community is located at the junction of County Roads 136 and 3727, southeast of Enderlin.

The racial makeup of the city was 94.8% White, 1.7% Native American, and 3.4% from two or more races.

28.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 6.5% of families and 16.8% of the population living below the poverty line, including 20.5% of under eighteens and 32.1% of those over 64.