North Dakota

**North Dakota** is a state in the United States. About 780,000 people lived in North Dakota in the year 2020.  The capital and seat of government is Bismarck and the largest city is Fargo.

## Geography

North Dakota is south of Manitoba and Saskatchewan, east of Montana, north of South Dakota, and west of Minnesota. Manitoba and Saskatchewan are provinces - part of Canada.  Montana, South Dakota,  and Minnesota are other states of the United States.

## Weather

North Dakota is not close to any big bodies of water (oceans or seas). Because of this, temperatures in North Dakota are _very_ hot in the summer and _very_ cold in the winter. In the summer, there are sometimes _strong_ thunderstorms. These storms can have tornadoes and hail.

## History

Before European people came, Native American people lived in the area now called North Dakota. One important tribe was the Mandan.

North Dakota was one of the last US states to be _settled_ by people of European ancestry. (To have people go there to make homes and live.) On November 2, 1889, North Dakota (and South Dakota) became part of the United States.

## Economy

Most of the economy is based on agriculture. The most important agricultural crops are durum, a type of wheat, which is grown all across the state.  In the Red River Valley, there is more rain, and maize (corn) and sugar beets are grown as well.  In the Badlands, there is less rain, and more cattle are raised than crops.

North Dakota has the only bank in the United States that is _owned_ by the state. The Bank of North Dakota is where all of the money from all government agencies is held. Most banks in the United States are guaranteed by the FDIC (acronym for Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.) The FDIC guarantees that people will not lose money if a bank fails. But the Bank of North Dakota is insured by the _state_ of North Dakota.

## Related pages

- Colleges and universities in North Dakota
- List of counties in North Dakota

## Infobox (u.s. state)

- **name**: North Dakota
- **official name**: State of North Dakota
- **image flag**: Flag of North Dakota.svg
- **flag link**: Flag of North Dakota
- **image seal**: Great Seal of North Dakota.svg
- **seal link**: Great Seal of North Dakota
- **image map**: North Dakota in United States.svg
- **nickname**: Peace Garden State,
Roughrider State, Flickertail State
- **motto**: Liberty and Union, Now and Forever, One and Inseparable
- **anthem**: North Dakota Hymn
- **former**: Dakota Territory
- **population demonym**: North Dakotan
- **seat**: Bismarck, North Dakota, Bismarck
- **largestcity**: Fargo, North Dakota, Fargo
- **largestmetro**: Fargo–Moorhead, Fargo metropolitan area
- **official language**: English
- **upperhouse**: North Dakota Senate, Senate
- **lowerhouse**: North Dakota House of Representatives, House of Representatives
- **senators**:

- **postal code**: ND
- **tradabbreviation**: N.D., N.Dak., Nodak
- **area rank**: 19th
- **area total sq mi**: 70,761
- **area total km2**: 183,843
- **area land sq mi**: 59,708
- **area land km2**: 169,571
- **area water sq mi**: 1,726
- **area water km2**: 4,435
- **area water percent**: 2.4
- **population rank**: 47th
- **population as of**: 2019
- **2010pop**: 762,062
- **population density rank**: 47th
- **2000densityus**: 10.73
- **2000density**: 4.13
- **medianhouseholdincome**: $61,843
- **incomerank**: 19th
- **admittanceorder**: 39th or 40th
- **admittancedate**: November 2, 1889
- **timezone1**: Central Time Zone (North America), Central
- **utc offset1**: −06:00
- **timezone1 dst**: Central Daylight Time, CDT
- **utc offset1 dst**: −05:00
- **timezone1 location**: most of state
- **timezone2**: Mountain Time Zone, Mountain
- **utc offset2**: −07:00
- **timezone2 dst**: Mountain Daylight Time, MDT
- **utc offset2 dst**: −06:00
- **timezone2 location**: southwest
- **latitude**: 45° 56′ N to 49th parallel north, 49° 00′ N
- **longitude**: 96° 33′ W to 104° 03′ W
- **length mi**: 300
- **length km**: 482
- **width mi**: 200
- **width km**: 321
- **elevation max point**: White Butte
- **elevation max ft**: 3,606
- **elevation max m**: 1,069
- **elevation ft**: 1,900
- **elevation m**: 580
- **elevation min point**: Red River of the North at Manitoba border
- **elevation min ft**: 864
- **elevation min m**: 216
- **iso code**: US-ND
- **website**: nd.gov


## Infobox (u.s. state symbols)

- **name**: North Dakota
- **flag**: Flag of North Dakota.svg
- **seal**: Seal of North Dakota.svg
- **mammal**: Nokota horse
- **bird**: Western meadowlark
- **fish**: Northern pike
- **flower**: Wild prairie rose
- **insect**: Western honeybee
- **tree**: American Elm
- **grass**: Western wheatgrass
- **beverage**: Milk
- **dance**: Square dance Line dance
- **fossil**: Petrified wood, Teredo petrified wood
- **other**: Chokecherry (state fruit)
- **route marker**: ND-200 (2015).svg
- **quarterreleasedate**: 2006