Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Neche is a city in Pembina County, North Dakota in the United States. It sits on the banks of the Pembina River. The population was 371 at the 2010 census. Neche was founded in 1882. The name is said to come from the Ojibwe word nidji, which means friend, neighbor, or one like myself. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2), all of it land. The closest community to Neche is Gretna, Manitoba, on the other side of the United States-Canada border.