List of Counties

List of Towns

Points of Interest

Capital: Bismarck

Largest city: Fargo

Highest point: White Butte, 3,506 ft

Lowest point: Red River, 750 ft

Admission to Union: November 2, 1889 (39th)

Rugby, North Dakota, identifies itself as being the "Geographic Center of the North American Continent"

Archaeology & Paleontology

The Bank of North Dakota is a nonprofit owned by the state. It is the only state-owned bank in the country.

Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site

North Country National Scenic Trail is located on Lake Sakakawea

Minot is the North Dakota State Fair

North Dakota's first wind farm with 41 wind towers located along Highway 13, west of Edgeley

The First Nations which have had a great influence on North Dakota are the Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara, the Yanktonai, Sisseton, Wahpeton, Hunkpapa and other Dakotah/Lakotah (commonly known as the Sioux) Tribes, along with the Pembina Chippewa, Cree and Métis.

State of North Dakota

About North Dakota

North Dakota is considered to be in the U.S. regions known as the Upper Midwest and the Great Plains

The Missouri River forms Lake Sakakawea, the third largest man-made lake in the US

North Dakota was included in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803

Lewis and Clark Trail