North Dakota
Dakȟóta waziyata
(Lakota)
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State of North Dakota | |
Nickname:
Peace Garden State
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Country | United States |
Before statehood | Dakota Territory |
Admitted to the Union | November 2, 1889 (39th) |
Capital | Bismarck |
Largest city | Fargo |
Largest county or equivalent | Cass |
Largest metro and urban areas | Fargo |
Government | |
• Governor | Doug Burgum (R) |
• Lieutenant Governor | Tammy Miller (R) |
Legislature | Legislative Assembly |
• Upper house | Senate |
• Lower house | House of Representatives |
Judiciary | North Dakota Supreme Court |
U.S. senators | John Hoeven (R) Kevin Cramer (R) |
U.S. House delegation | Kelly Armstrong (R) (list) |
Area | |
• Total | 70,706 sq mi (183,125 km2) |
• Land | 68,995 sq mi (178,694 km2) |
• Water | 1,719 sq mi (4,428 km2) 2.3% |
• Rank | 19th |
Dimensions | |
• Length | 300 mi (482 km) |
• Width | 200 mi (321 km) |
Elevation | 1,901 ft (580 m) |
Highest elevation | 3,609 ft (1,069 m) |
Lowest elevation | 864 ft (216 m) |
Population
(2023)
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• Total | 783,926 |
• Rank | 47th |
• Density | 10.73/sq mi (4.13/km2) |
• Rank | 47th |
• Median household income | $61,842 [2] |
• Income rank | 20th |
Demonym | North Dakotan |
Language | |
• Official language | English [3] |
Time zones | |
most of state | UTC−06:00 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−05:00 (CDT) |
southwest | UTC−07:00 (Mountain) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
USPS abbreviation |
ND
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ISO 3166 code | US-ND |
Traditional abbreviation | N.D., N.Dak., Nodak |
Latitude | 45° 56′ N to 49° 00′ N |
Longitude | 96° 33′ W to 104° 03′ W |
Website | nd |
North Dakota
Dakȟóta waziyata
(Lakota)
|
|
---|---|
State of North Dakota | |
Nickname:
Peace Garden State
|
|
Country | United States |
Before statehood | Dakota Territory |
Admitted to the Union | November 2, 1889 (39th) |
Capital | Bismarck |
Largest city | Fargo |
Largest county or equivalent | Cass |
Largest metro and urban areas | Fargo |
Government | |
• Governor | Doug Burgum (R) |
• Lieutenant Governor | Tammy Miller (R) |
Legislature | Legislative Assembly |
• Upper house | Senate |
• Lower house | House of Representatives |
Judiciary | North Dakota Supreme Court |
U.S. senators | John Hoeven (R) Kevin Cramer (R) |
U.S. House delegation | Kelly Armstrong (R) (list) |
Area | |
• Total | 70,706 sq mi (183,125 km2) |
• Land | 68,995 sq mi (178,694 km2) |
• Water | 1,719 sq mi (4,428 km2) 2.3% |
• Rank | 19th |
Dimensions | |
• Length | 300 mi (482 km) |
• Width | 200 mi (321 km) |
Elevation | 1,901 ft (580 m) |
Highest elevation | 3,609 ft (1,069 m) |
Lowest elevation | 864 ft (216 m) |
Population
(2023)
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|
• Total | 783,926 |
• Rank | 47th |
• Density | 10.73/sq mi (4.13/km2) |
• Rank | 47th |
• Median household income | $61,842 [2] |
• Income rank | 20th |
Demonym | North Dakotan |
Language | |
• Official language | English [3] |
Time zones | |
most of state | UTC−06:00 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−05:00 (CDT) |
southwest | UTC−07:00 (Mountain) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
USPS abbreviation |
ND
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ISO 3166 code | US-ND |
Traditional abbreviation | N.D., N.Dak., Nodak |
Latitude | 45° 56′ N to 49° 00′ N |
Longitude | 96° 33′ W to 104° 03′ W |
Website | nd |