General reference

• Names
  • Common name: North Dakota
    North Dakota
    North Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, along the Canadian border. The state is bordered by Canada to the north, Minnesota to the east, South Dakota to the south and Montana to the west. North Dakota is the 19th-largest state by area in the U.S....
    
    
    • Pronunciation: ˌnɔrθ dəˈkoʊtə
  • Official name: State of North Dakota
  • Abbreviations and name codes
    • Postal symbol: ND
    • ISO 3166-2 code: US-ND
    • Internet
      Internet
      The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
      
       second-level domain
      Second-level domain
      In the Domain Name System hierarchy, a second-level domain is a domain that is directly below a top-level domain . For example, in example.com, example is the second-level domain of the .com TLD....
      
      : .nd.us
  • Nicknames
    • Flickertail
      Richardson's Ground Squirrel
      Richardson's ground squirrel , or the flickertail, is a North American ground squirrel in the genus Urocitellus...
      
       State
    • Peace Garden
      International Peace Garden
      The International Peace Garden is a 3.65 sq. mi. park located on the international border between Canada and the United States, in the state of North Dakota and the province of Manitoba. Established on July 14, 1932, the park plants over 150,000 flowers each year...
      
       State (currently used on license plates
      Vehicle registration plates of North Dakota
      The U.S. state of North Dakota first required its residents to register their motor vehicles and display license plates in 1911.-Passenger baseplates 1933 to present:-External links:*...
      
      )
    • Rough Rider
      Rough Riders
      The Rough Riders is the name bestowed on the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry, one of three such regiments raised in 1898 for the Spanish-American War and the only one of the three to see action. The United States Army was weakened and left with little manpower after the American Civil War...
      
       State
    • Sioux
      Sioux
      The Sioux are Native American and First Nations people in North America. The term can refer to any ethnic group within the Great Sioux Nation or any of the nation's many language dialects...
      
       State
• Adjectivals: North Dakota
  North Dakota
  North Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, along the Canadian border. The state is bordered by Canada to the north, Minnesota to the east, South Dakota to the south and Montana to the west. North Dakota is the 19th-largest state by area in the U.S....
  
  , North Dakotan
• Demonym: North Dakotan

Geography of North Dakota

Main article: Geography of North Dakota

Geography of North Dakota

The Geography of North Dakota consists of three major geographic regions: in the east is the Red River Valley, west of this, the Missouri Plateau. The southwestern part of North Dakota is covered by the Great Plains, accentuated by the Badlands...

• North Dakota is: a U.S. state
  U.S. state
  A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
  
  , a federal state of the United States of America
• Location
  • Northern hemisphere
    Northern Hemisphere
    The Northern Hemisphere is the half of a planet that is north of its equator—the word hemisphere literally means “half sphere”. It is also that half of the celestial sphere north of the celestial equator...
    
    
  • Western hemisphere
    Western Hemisphere
    The Western Hemisphere or western hemisphere is mainly used as a geographical term for the half of the Earth that lies west of the Prime Meridian and east of the Antimeridian , the other half being called the Eastern Hemisphere.In this sense, the western hemisphere consists of the western portions...
    
    
    • Americas
      Americas
      The Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...
      
      
      • North America
        North America
        North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
        
        
        • Anglo America
        • Northern America
          Northern America
          Northern America is the northernmost region of the Americas, and is part of the North American continent. It lies directly north of the region of Middle America; the land border between the two regions coincides with the border between the United States and Mexico...
          
          
          • United States of America
            • Contiguous United States
              Contiguous United States
              The contiguous United States are the 48 U.S. states on the continent of North America that are south of Canada and north of Mexico, plus the District of Columbia....
              
              
              • Canadian border
              • Central United States
                Central United States
                The Central United States is sometimes conceived as between the Eastern United States and Western United States as part of a three-region model, roughly coincident with the Midwestern United States plus the western and central portions of the Southern United States; the term is also sometimes used...
                
                
                • West North Central States
                  West North Central States
                  The West North Central States form one of the nine geographic divisions within the United States that are officially recognized by the U.S. Census Bureau....
                  
                  
                  • The Dakotas
                    The Dakotas
                    The Dakotas is a collective term that refers to the U.S. states of North Dakota and South Dakota together. The term has been used historically to describe the Dakota Territory, and is continued to be used to describe the collective heritage, culture, geography, fauna, sociology, the economy, and...
                    
                    
              • Midwestern United States
                Midwestern United States
                The Midwestern United States is one of the four U.S. geographic regions defined by the United States Census Bureau, providing an official definition of the American Midwest....
                
                
          • Great plains
            Great Plains
            The Great Plains are a broad expanse of flat land, much of it covered in prairie, steppe and grassland, which lies west of the Mississippi River and east of the Rocky Mountains in the United States and Canada. This area covers parts of the U.S...
            
            
• Population of North Dakota: 672,591 (2010 U.S. Census)
• Area of North Dakota:
• Atlas of North Dakota

Places in North Dakota

• Historic places in North Dakota
  • National Historic Landmarks in North Dakota
  • National Register of Historic Places listings in North Dakota
    • Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in North Dakota
• National Natural Landmarks in North Dakota
• National parks in North Dakota
• State parks in North Dakota

Environment of North Dakota

• Climate of North Dakota
  Climate of North Dakota
  North Dakota's climate is typical of a continental climate with cold winters and hot summers. The state's location in the Upper Midwest allows it to experience some of the widest variety of weather in the United States, and each of the four seasons has its own distinct characteristics...
  
  
• Superfund sites in North Dakota
• Wildlife of North Dakota
  • Fauna of North Dakota
    • Birds of North Dakota

Natural geographic features of North Dakota

• Rivers of North Dakota

Administrative divisions of North Dakota

• The 53 counties of the state of North Dakota
  • Municipalities in North Dakota
    • Cities in North Dakota
      • State capital of North Dakota: Bismarck
      • Largest city in North Dakota: Fargo
        Fargo, North Dakota
        Fargo is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Cass County. In 2010, its population was 105,549, and it had an estimated metropolitan population of 208,777...
        
        
      • City nicknames in North Dakota

Government and politics of North Dakota

Main article: Government of North Dakota and Politics of North Dakota

Politics of North Dakota

The Politics of North Dakota are modeled after that of the United States, whereby the Governor of North Dakota is both head of state and head of government. Executive power is exercised by the Governor, and Legislative power is vested in both chambers of the North Dakota Legislature; the House of...

• Form of government
  Form of government
  A form of government, or form of state governance, refers to the set of political institutions by which a government of a state is organized. Synonyms include "regime type" and "system of government".-Empirical and conceptual problems:...
  
  : U.S. state government
  State governments of the United States
  State governments in the United States are those republics formed by citizens in the jurisdiction thereof as provided by the United States Constitution; with the original 13 States forming the first Articles of Confederation, and later the aforementioned Constitution. Within the U.S...
  
  
• United States congressional delegations from North Dakota
  United States congressional delegations from North Dakota
  -United States Senate:-United States House of Representatives:...
  
  
• North Dakota State Capitol

• Elections in North Dakota
  • Electoral reform in North Dakota
    Electoral reform in North Dakota
    Electoral reform in North Dakota refers to efforts to change the voting laws in this U.S. state. After the 2001 regular session of the North Dakota Legislative Assembly, the legislature formed a bi-partisan interim committee to work on state legislative districts. In 2007, the North Dakota Senate...
    
    
• Political party strength in North Dakota
  Political party strength in North Dakota
  The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of North Dakota:*Governor*Lieutenant Governor*Secretary of State*Attorney General*State Treasurer*State Auditor*State Insurance Commissioner...
  
  

Executive branch of the government of North Dakota

• Governor of North Dakota
  Governor of North Dakota
  The Governor of North Dakota is the chief executive of North Dakota. The current Governor is Jack Dalrymple. The Governor has the right to sign and laws, and to call the Legislative Assembly, into emergency session. The Governor is also chairman of the North Dakota Industrial Commission. The...
  
  
  • Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota
    Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota
    The Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota is a political office in North Dakota. The Lieutenant Governor's duty is to preside as President of the Senate, and is responsible for legislative relations, the state budget and agri-business development. Should the Governor's office become vacant, the...
    
    
  • Secretary of State of North Dakota
  • State Treasurer of North Dakota
• State departments
  • North Dakota Department of Transportation
    North Dakota Department of Transportation
    The North Dakota Department of Transportation is a part of the government of the U.S. state of North Dakota. NDDOT oversees the state's transportation system. This includes planning both new construction and reconstruction projects on roads and highways throughout the state...
    
    

Legislative branch of the government of North Dakota

• North Dakota Legislative Assembly
  North Dakota Legislative Assembly
  The North Dakota Legislative Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of North Dakota. The Legislative Assembly consists of two chambers, the lower North Dakota House of Representatives, with 94 representatives, and the upper North Dakota Senate, with 47 senators...
  
   (bicameral)
  • Upper house
    Upper house
    An upper house, often called a senate, is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house; a legislature composed of only one house is described as unicameral.- Possible specific characteristics :...
    
    : North Dakota Senate
    North Dakota Senate
    The North Dakota Senate is the upper house of the North Dakota Legislative Assembly, smaller than the North Dakota House of Representatives.North Dakota is divided into between 40 and 54 legislative districts apportioned by population as determined by the decennial census...
    
    
  • Lower house
    Lower house
    A lower house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house.Despite its official position "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide the lower house has come to wield more power...
    
    : North Dakota House of Representatives
    North Dakota House of Representatives
    The North Dakota House of Representatives is the lower house of the North Dakota Legislative Assembly and is larger than the North Dakota Senate....
    
    

Judicial branch of the government of North Dakota

• Supreme Court of North Dakota
  North Dakota Supreme Court
  The North Dakota Supreme Court is the highest court of law in the state of North Dakota. The Court rules on questions of law in appeals from the state's district courts....
  
  

Law and order in North Dakota

• Capital punishment in North Dakota – See Capital punishment in the United States
  Capital punishment in the United States
  Capital punishment in the United States, in practice, applies only for aggravated murder and more rarely for felony murder. Capital punishment was a penalty at common law, for many felonies, and was enforced in all of the American colonies prior to the Declaration of Independence...
  
  
• Constitution of North Dakota
• Crime in North Dakota
  Crime in North Dakota
  -Statistics:In 2008 there were 13,210 crimes reported in North Dakota including three murders; a full list can be found -Capital punishment laws:Capital punishment is illegal in this state...
  
  
• Gun laws in North Dakota
• Law enforcement in North Dakota
  • Law enforcement agencies in North Dakota

Military in North Dakota

• North Dakota Air National Guard
  North Dakota Air National Guard
  The North Dakota Air National Guard is the air force militia of the U.S. state of North Dakota. It is, along with the North Dakota Army National Guard, an element of the North Dakota National Guard. It is considered a part of the United States Air Force, as well as of the state.-Mission:The mission...
  
  
• North Dakota Army National Guard
  North Dakota Army National Guard
  The North Dakota Army National Guard is headquartered at the Fraine Barracks in Bismarck, North Dakota, and consists of the 68th Troop Command, headquartered in Bismarck, and the 141st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, headquartered in Fargo, North Dakota...
  
  

History of North Dakota, by period

• Indigenous peoples
  History of North Dakota
  North Dakota was first settled by Native Americans several thousand years ago. The first Europeans explored the area in the 18th century establishing some limited trade with the natives....
  
  
• English
  England
  England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
  
   territory of Rupert's Land
  Rupert's Land
  Rupert's Land, or Prince Rupert's Land, was a territory in British North America, consisting of the Hudson Bay drainage basin that was nominally owned by the Hudson's Bay Company for 200 years from 1670 to 1870, although numerous aboriginal groups lived in the same territory and disputed the...
  
  , 1670–1707
• French
  France
  The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
  
   colony of Louisiane
  Louisiana (New France)
  Louisiana or French Louisiana was an administrative district of New France. Under French control from 1682–1763 and 1800–03, the area was named in honor of Louis XIV, by French explorer René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle...
  
  , 1699–1764
  • Treaty of Fontainebleau of 1762
• British
  United Kingdom
  The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
  
   territory of Rupert's Land
  Rupert's Land
  Rupert's Land, or Prince Rupert's Land, was a territory in British North America, consisting of the Hudson Bay drainage basin that was nominally owned by the Hudson's Bay Company for 200 years from 1670 to 1870, although numerous aboriginal groups lived in the same territory and disputed the...
  
  , (1707–1818)-1870
• Spanish
  Spain
  Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
  
   (though predominantly Francophone
  Francophone
  The adjective francophone means French-speaking, typically as primary language, whether referring to individuals, groups, or places. Often, the word is used as a noun to describe a natively French-speaking person....
  
  ) district of Alta Luisiana
  Louisiana (New Spain)
  Louisiana was the name of an administrative district of the Viceroyalty of New Spain from 1764 to 1803 that represented territory west of the Mississippi River basin, plus New Orleans...
  
  , 1764–1803
  • Third Treaty of San Ildefonso
    Third Treaty of San Ildefonso
    The Third Treaty of San Ildefonso was a secretly negotiated treaty between France and Spain in which Spain returned the colonial territory of...
    
     of 1800
• French
  France
  The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
  
   district of Haute-Louisiane
  Louisiana (New France)
  Louisiana or French Louisiana was an administrative district of New France. Under French control from 1682–1763 and 1800–03, the area was named in honor of Louis XIV, by French explorer René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle...
  
  , 1803
  • Louisiana Purchase
    Louisiana Purchase
    The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition by the United States of America of of France's claim to the territory of Louisiana in 1803. The U.S...
    
     of 1803
• Unorganized U.S. territory created by the Louisiana Purchase
  Louisiana Purchase
  The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition by the United States of America of of France's claim to the territory of Louisiana in 1803. The U.S...
  
  , 1803–1804
  • Lewis and Clark Expedition
    Lewis and Clark Expedition
    The Lewis and Clark Expedition, or ″Corps of Discovery Expedition" was the first transcontinental expedition to the Pacific Coast by the United States. Commissioned by President Thomas Jefferson and led by two Virginia-born veterans of Indian wars in the Ohio Valley, Meriwether Lewis and William...
    
    , 1804–1806
• District of Louisiana
  District of Louisiana
  The District of Louisiana, or Louisiana District, was an official, temporary, United States government designation for the portion of the Louisiana Purchase that had not been organized into the Orleans Territory. It officially existed from March 10, 1804 until July 4, 1805, when it was incorporated...
  
  , 1804–1805
• Territory of Louisiana, 1805–1812
• Territory of Missouri, 1812–1821
  • War of 1812
    War of 1812
    The War of 1812 was a military conflict fought between the forces of the United States of America and those of the British Empire. The Americans declared war in 1812 for several reasons, including trade restrictions because of Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American merchant...
    
    , June 18, 1812 – March 23, 1815
    • Treaty of Ghent
      Treaty of Ghent
      The Treaty of Ghent , signed on 24 December 1814, in Ghent , was the peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland...
      
      , December 24, 1814
  • Anglo-American Convention of 1818
• Unorganized Territory, 1821–1854
  • Mexican-American War, April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848
  • Treaty of Fort Laramie of 1851
    Treaty of Fort Laramie (1851)
    Although many European and European-American migrants to western North America had previously passed through the Great Plains on the Oregon and Santa Fe Trails, the California gold rush greatly increased traffic...
    
    
• Territory of Michigan east of Missouri River
  Missouri River
  The Missouri River flows through the central United States, and is a tributary of the Mississippi River. It is the longest river in North America and drains the third largest area, though only the thirteenth largest by discharge. The Missouri's watershed encompasses most of the American Great...
  
   and White Earth River
  White Earth River (North Dakota)
  The White Earth River is a tributary of the Missouri River, approximately 50 mi long, in northwestern North Dakota in the United States. It rises in the plains of southeastern Divide County, approximately 10 mi east of Wildrose. It flows east and south, through Mountrail County and...
  
  , 1805-(1834–1836)-1837
• Territory of Wisconsin east of Missouri River
  Missouri River
  The Missouri River flows through the central United States, and is a tributary of the Mississippi River. It is the longest river in North America and drains the third largest area, though only the thirteenth largest by discharge. The Missouri's watershed encompasses most of the American Great...
  
   and White Earth River
  White Earth River
  White Earth River may be:*The White Earth River in the U.S. state of Minnesota*The White Earth River in the U.S. state of North Dakota...
  
  , (1836–1838)-1848
• Territory of Iowa east of Missouri River
  Missouri River
  The Missouri River flows through the central United States, and is a tributary of the Mississippi River. It is the longest river in North America and drains the third largest area, though only the thirteenth largest by discharge. The Missouri's watershed encompasses most of the American Great...
  
   and White Earth River
  White Earth River
  White Earth River may be:*The White Earth River in the U.S. state of Minnesota*The White Earth River in the U.S. state of North Dakota...
  
  , 1838–1846
• Territory of Minnesota east of Missouri River
  Missouri River
  The Missouri River flows through the central United States, and is a tributary of the Mississippi River. It is the longest river in North America and drains the third largest area, though only the thirteenth largest by discharge. The Missouri's watershed encompasses most of the American Great...
  
   and White Earth River
  White Earth River
  White Earth River may be:*The White Earth River in the U.S. state of Minnesota*The White Earth River in the U.S. state of North Dakota...
  
  , 1849–1858
• Territory of Nebraska west of Missouri River
  Missouri River
  The Missouri River flows through the central United States, and is a tributary of the Mississippi River. It is the longest river in North America and drains the third largest area, though only the thirteenth largest by discharge. The Missouri's watershed encompasses most of the American Great...
  
   or White Earth River
  White Earth River
  White Earth River may be:*The White Earth River in the U.S. state of Minnesota*The White Earth River in the U.S. state of North Dakota...
  
  , (1854–1861)-1867
• Territory of Dakota, 1861–1889
  • American Civil War
    American Civil War
    The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
    
    , April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865
    • Dakota in the American Civil War, 1861–1865
• State of North Dakota becomes 39th state admitted to the United States of America on November 2, 1889
• Theodore Roosevelt National Park
  Theodore Roosevelt National Park
  Theodore Roosevelt National Park is a United States National Park comprising three geographically separated areas of badlands in western North Dakota. The park was named for U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt, in honor of his achievements in conservation as president and for the landscape's...
  
   designated on November 10, 1978

By county

• History of Cass County
• History of Emmons County
• History of Stark County

History of North Dakota, by subject

• Political history of North Dakota

Culture of North Dakota

Main article: Culture of North Dakota

• Cuisine of North Dakota
  Cuisine of North Dakota
  The Cuisine of North Dakota differs from average Midwestern cuisine in a number of ways. Though much of the Midwest has strong German influences, North Dakota also has strong influence from Norway as well as the many ethnic Germans from Russia who settled there.As in the Midwest as a whole, meals...
  
  
• Museums in North Dakota
• Religion in North Dakota
  • Episcopal Diocese of North Dakota
    Episcopal Diocese of North Dakota
    The Episcopal Diocese of North Dakota is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America with jurisdiction over the state of North Dakota plus Clay County, Minnesota. It has 22 congregations in North Dakota and one in Clay County, Minnesota. It is in Province VI and its...
    
    
• Scouting in North Dakota
  Scouting in North Dakota
  Scouting in North Dakota has a long history, from the 1910s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live.-Recent history :...
  
  
• State symbols of North Dakota
  • Flag of the state of North Dakota
  • Great Seal of the State of North Dakota

Economy and infrastructure of North Dakota

Main article: Economy of North Dakota

• Communications in North Dakota
  • Newspapers in North Dakota
  • Radio stations in North Dakota
  • Television stations in North Dakota
• Health care in North Dakota
  • Hospitals in North Dakota
• Transportation in North Dakota
  • Airports in North Dakota

Education in North Dakota

Main article: Education in North Dakota

• Schools in North Dakota
  • School districts in North Dakota
    • High schools in North Dakota
  • Colleges and universities in North Dakota
    • University of North Dakota
      University of North Dakota
      The University of North Dakota is a public university in Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA. Established by the Dakota Territorial Assembly in 1883, six years before the establishment of the state of North Dakota, UND is the oldest and largest university in the state and enrolls over 14,000 students. ...
      
      
    • North Dakota State University
      North Dakota State University
      North Dakota State University of Agriculture and Applied Sciences, more commonly known as North Dakota State University , is a public university in Fargo, North Dakota. NDSU has about 14,000 students and it is the largest university in North Dakota based on full time students and land size...
      
      

See also

• Outline of geography
  Outline of geography
  The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to geography:Geography – science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth.- Geography is :...
  
  
  • Outline of North America
    • Outline of the United States
• Index of North Dakota-related articles

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