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    North Dakota State Facts and History

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    North Dakota Quick Facts

    • Current Governor: Doug Burgum (Republican)
    • Capital: Bismarck
    • Population: 762,062 (2019 est.)
    • Residents:
    • Land Area: 69,000.80 sq km
    • Water Area: 1,697.52 sq km
    • Total Area: 70,698.32 SQ KM
    • Width: 200 mi (321 km)
    • Length: 300 mi (482 km)
    • State Motto: “Liberty and Union, Now and Forever, One and Inseparable”
    • Nickname: Flickertail State
    • Electoral votes: 3
    • Seats in U.S. House of Representatives: 1 (of 435)
    • State Song: “North Dakota Hymn”
    • Date of Statehood: November 2, 1889
    • Time Zone: Central (GMT − 6 hours)
    • Official Website of North Dakota: nd.gov
    • State abbreviation/Postal code: ND
    • Origin of name: creating the Dakota Territory, which originally included the area covered today by both Dakotas as well as Montana and Wyoming. The name was taken from that of the Dakota or Sioux Indian Tribe.

    State Symbol of North Dakota

    Hononary State Equine Nokota horse
    State Beverage Milk
    State Bird Western meadowlark
    State Dance Square dance
    State Fish Northern pike
    State Flower Wild prairie rose
    State Fossil Teredo petrified wood
    State Fruit Chokeberry
    State Grass Western wheatgrass
    State Insect Ladybug
    State March Flickertail March
    State Motto Liberty and union, now and forever, one and inseparable
    State Nickname Sioux State; Flickertail State; Peace Garden State; Rough Rider State
    State Song “North Dakota Hymn”
    State Tree American elm

    College & Universities

    Bismarck State College
    Cankdeska Cikana Community College
    Dakota College at Bottineau
    Dickinson State University
    Fort Berthold Community College
    Headquarters Academy of Hair Design Inc
    Jamestown College
    Josef’s School of Hair Design Inc-Fargo Downtown
    Josef’s School of Hair Design Inc-Grand Forks
    JZ Trend Academy Paul Mitchell Partner School
    Lake Region State College
    Mayville State University
    Medcenter One College of Nursing
    Minot State University
    Moler Barber College
    North Dakota State College of Science
    North Dakota State University-Main Campus
    Sitting Bull College
    Trinity Bible College
    Turtle Mountain Community College
    United Tribes Technical College
    University of Mary
    University of North Dakota
    Valley City State University
    Williston State College

    Popular Tourist Attractions

    1. Theodore Roosevelt National Park
    2. International Peace Garden
    3. Red River Zoo
    4. Dakota Zoo
    5. Fargo Theatre
    6. Fargo Air Museum
    7. Plains Art Museum
    8. Bonanzaville, USA
    9. Enchanted Highway
    10. Fort Mandan – Lewis and Clark Interpretative Center
    11. Roosevelt Park Zoo
    12. Chahinkapa Zoo
    13. Fort Abraham Lincoln
    14. North Dakota Heritage Center
    15. SuperSlide Amusement Park

    Famous Natives and Residents

    Name Profession
    Lynn Anderson singer;
    Maxwell Anderson playwright;
    Dr. Robert H. Bahmer U.S. archivist;
    Elizabeth Bodine humanitarian;
    Dr. Anne Carlsen educator;
    Warren Christopher statesman;
    Ronald N. Davies jurist;
    Angie Dickinson actress;
    Ivan Dmitre artist;
    Carl Ben Eielson aviator;
    Phyllis Frelich actress;
    Bertin C. Gamble founder of Gamble-Skogmo;
    William H. Gass writer and philosopher;
    Rev. Richard C. Halverson U.S. Senate chaplain;
    Brynhild Haugland state legislator;
    Phil D. Jackson basketball player and coach;
    Dr. Leon O. Jacobson researcher and educator;
    Harold K. Johnson general;
    David C. Jones general;
    Louis L’Amour author;
    Peggy Lee singer;
    William Lemke representative;
    Roger Maris baseball player;
    Marquis de Mores cattleman who established Medora;
    Gerald P. Nye senator;
    Casper Oimoen skier;
    William A. Owens admiral;
    Arthur Peterson radio and TV actor;
    Cliff (Fido) Purpur hockey player and coach;
    James Rosenquist painter;
    Harold Schafer founder of Gold Seal Co.;
    Eric Sevareid TV commentator;
    Ann Sothern actress;
    Dorothy Stickney actress;
    Edward K. Thompson Life magazine editor;
    Era Bell Thompson Ebony magazine editor;
    Tommy Tucker band leader;
    Bobby Vee entertainer;
    Lawrence Welk band leader;
    Larry Woiwode writer.
    1. Leslie Bibb
    2. Angie Dickinson
    3. Josh Duhamel

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