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North Dakota Fun Facts

Capital: Bismarck

State abbreviation/Postal code: N.D./ND

Governor: Jack Dalrymple, R (to Dec. 15, 2012)

Lieut. Governor: Drew Wrigley, R (to Dec. 15, 2012)

Senators: Kent Conrad, D (to Jan. 2013); John Hoeven, R (to Jan. 2017)

U.S. Representatives: 1

Historical biographies of Congressional members

Organized as territory: March 2, 1861

Entered Union (rank): Nov. 2, 1889 (39)

Present constitution adopted: 1889

Motto: Liberty and union, now and forever: one and inseparable

State symbols:

tree	American elm (1947)
bird	western meadowlark (1947)
song	“North Dakota Hymn” (1947)
fish	northern pike (1969)
grass	western wheatgrass (1977)
fossil	teredo petrified wood (1967)
beverage	milk (1983)
state march	Spirit of the Land (1975)
flower	wild prairie rose (1907)
equine	Nokota horse (1993)
dance	square dance (1995)

Nickname: Sioux State; Flickertail State; Peace Garden State; Rough Rider State

Origin of name: From the Sioux tribe, meaning “allies”

10 largest cities (2005 est.): Fargo, 90,672; Bismarck, 57,377; Grand Forks, 49,792; Minot, 34,984; West Fargo, 19,487; Mandan, 17,225; Dickinson, 15,666; Jamestown, 14,826; Williston, 12,193; Wahpeton, 8,220

Land area: 68,976 sq mi. (178,648 sq km)

Geographic center: In Sheridan Co., 5 mi. SW of McClusky

Number of counties: 53

Largest county by population and area: Cass, 131,019 (2005); McKenzie, 2,742 sq mi.

State parks: 17

Residents: North Dakotan

2005 resident population est.: 636,677

2000 resident census population (rank): 642,200 (47). Male: 320,524 (49.9%); Female: 321,676 (50.1%). White: 593,181 (92.4%); Black: 3,916 (0.6%); American Indian: 31,329 (4.9%); Asian: 3,606 (0.6%); Other race: 2,540 (0.4%); Two or more races: 7,398 (1.2%); Hispanic/Latino: 7,786 (1.2%). 2000 percent population 18 and over: 75.0; 65 and over: 14.7; median age: 36.2.

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