Bismarck (/ ˈ b ɪ z m ɑːr k /) is the capital of the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Burleigh County. It is the state's second-most populous city, after Fargo.The city's population was 73,622 in the 2020 census, while its metropolitan population was 133,626. In 2020, Forbes magazine ranked Bismarck as the seventh fastest-growing small city in the United States.

North Dakota (/-d ə ˈ k oʊ t ə / ()) is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the indigenous Dakota Sioux.North Dakota is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north and by the U.S. states of Minnesota to the east, South Dakota to the south, and Montana to the west. It is believed to host the geographic center of North America, …

Western North Dakota has a high concentration of people of Ukrainian descent. Since the North Dakota oil boom the city has become one of the fastest-growing cities in the United States. According to the 2020 census, the city is estimated to have a population of 25,679, however, other sources have estimates of the population at 33,646 or possibly exceeding 35,000. [7]

North Dakota was first settled by Native Americans several thousand years ago. The major tribes in the area by the time of settlement were the Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sioux, and Chippewa.. These tribes used at least 349 kinds of plants for food, medicine, dyes, and rope. By the time European trade goods were making their way through native trade routes, the Mandan had …

In 1931, the town of Rugby erected a 15-foot-tall (4.6 m) rock obelisk marking the "Geographical Center of North America". This was moved to a slightly different location in 1971 with the expansion of US Highway 2. According to a listing by the U.S. Geological Survey, Rugby is actually approximately 15 miles (24 km) from the geographic center of North America (6 miles …

2010 census. As of the census of 2010, there were 2,065 people, 951 households, and 540 families living in the city.The racial makeup of the city was 98.1% White, 0.1% African American, 0.7% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 0.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.7% of the population.. There were 951 households, of …

This is a list of counties in North Dakota.There are 53 counties in the U.S. state of North Dakota.. The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code, which is used by the United States government to uniquely identify states and counties, is provided with each entry. North Dakota's code is 38, which when combined with any county code would be written as 38XXX.

All incorporated communities in North Dakota are considered cities, regardless of ... State capital and county seat Fargo, largest city in North Dakota. Bismarck, capital of North Dakota. Downtown Grand Forks. Minot. 2021 Rank City 2021 Estimate 2020 Census Change County 1: Fargo: 126,748 125,990 +0.60%: Cass: 2: Bismarck: 74,138 ...

There are twenty-one colleges and universities in the U.S. state of North Dakota that are listed under the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Grand Forks-based University of North Dakota (UND) is the largest public institution with an enrollment of 14,906 students as of Fall 2014 enrollment data. Fargo-based North Dakota State University (NDSU) …

The University of North Dakota (also known as UND or North Dakota) is a public research university in Grand Forks, North Dakota.It was established by the Dakota Territorial Assembly in 1883, six years before the establishment of the state of North Dakota.. The university has the only schools of law and medicine in the state of North Dakota. The John D. Odegard School of …