Lund is a small town and census-designated place in White Pine County, Nevada, United States. Lund was named for Anthon H. Lund. 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 Mormons, and the LDS Church still has a ward in Lund. The population of Lund as of 2010 was 282.