Lund is a small town and census-designated place in White Pine County, Nevada, United States. The population of Lund as of 2020 was 211. Lund was named for Anthon H. Lund, a Mormon church official. Lund was settled in 1898 on land that the United States government had given the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in lieu of land that had be…Lund is a small town and census-designated place in White Pine County, Nevada, United States. The population of Lund as of 2020 was 211. Lund was named for Anthon H. Lund, a Mormon church official. Lund was settled in 1898 on land that the United States government had given the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in lieu of land that had been confiscated under the Edmunds–Tucker Act. The first settlers were Latter-day Saints, and the LDS Church still has a ward in Lund.