NORTH DAKOTA QUICK FACT Name The word Dakota means friend or ally in the language of the Native American Sioux nation State Capital Bismarck population 68 896 Date of Statehood November 2 1889 39th state Population 756 927 47h most populous state GREAT Area Total Land and Water 70 698 square miles 183 107 sq km 19th largest state Largest City Fargo population 115 863 Nicknames The Peace Garden State the Roughrider State the Flickertail State Motto Liberty and Union Now and Forever One and Inseparable State Bird Western Meadowlark NORTH DAKOTA
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA State Flower Wild Prairie Rose State Tree American Elm State Song North Dakota Hymn Highest Point White Butte 3 506 feet 1 069 m Lowest Point Red River of the North 750 feet 229 m Average July High Temperature 82°F 28°C Record High Temperature 121°F 49°C in Steele on July 6 1936 Average January Low Temperature 1°F 17°C Record Low Temperature 60°F 51°C in Parshall on February 15 1936 Average Annual Precipitation 18 inches 46 cm Number of U S Senators 2 Greetings from Number of U S Representatives 1 U S Postal Service Abbreviation ND QUICK FACTS
NORTH DAKOTA GEOGRAPHY North North Dakota's vast plains are spread out over 70 698 square miles 183 107 sq km of land and water It is the 19th largest state It is located in the north central part of the United States in a region called the Great Plains It is mostly flat with wide areas of low rolling hills From east to west the land gradually rises in elevation The Red River of the North marks North Dakota's eastern border with Minnesota To the south is the state of South Dakota To the west is Montana Two Canadian provinces share North Dakota's northern border Manitoba and Saskatchewan The geographic center of North America is near the town of Rugby North Dakota A stone marker in Rugby North Dakota shows the approximate geographic center of North America CROCALCAL CENTER OF NORTH AMERICAN RUGBY ND L NORTH DAKOTA
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA SASKATCHEWAN CANADA MANITOBA CANADA Minot Grand Forks MONTANA NORTH DAKOTA BADLANDS MINNESOTA Bismarck Fargo SOUTH DAKOTA North Dakota's total land and water area Is 70 698 square miles 183 107 sq km It is the 19th largest state The state capital is Bismarck GEOGRAPHY
