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Bismarck, North Dakota. / 46.81417°N 100.76944°W / 46.81417; -100.76944. Bismarck ( / ˈbɪzmɑːrk /; from 1872 to 1873: Edwinton) is the capital of the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Burleigh County. [ 8] It is the state's second-most populous city, after Fargo.
Bismarck is the capital of the state of North Dakota, the county seat of Burleigh County, and the second most populous city in North Dakota after Fargo. The city was formed in 1872 as "Edwinton" after Edwin Ferry Johnson, a chief engineer for the Northern Pacific Railway company, when the railroad reached the eastern banks of the Missouri River.
Map showing park amenities. General Sibley Park is a park around 4 miles (6 km) south of Bismarck, North Dakota. Opened in 1967, it stands on a piece of land closely associated with North Dakota 's history and settlement and is named after General Henry Sibley. It covers an area of 138 acres (56 ha), and the site is a popular recreation spot ...
The North Dakota State Capitol is the house of government of the U.S. state of North Dakota. The capitol, a 21-story Art Deco tower, is located in Bismarck at 600 East Boulevard Avenue, and is the tallest habitable building in the state. On a 160-acre (0.6 km 2) campus that also houses many other government buildings, the capitol building and ...
Downtown Bismarck Historic District. / 46.80333°N 100.78972°W / 46.80333; -100.78972. The Downtown Bismarck Historic District is a 40-acre (16 ha) historic district in Bismarck, North Dakota that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. It includes work by architect Arthur Van Horn and others.
This is a list of counties in North Dakota. There are 53 counties in the U.S. state of North Dakota . The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code, which is used by the United States government to uniquely identify states and counties, is provided with each entry. [ 1] North Dakota's code is 38, which when combined with any county ...
Rick Becker. Rick Clark Becker [2] is an American businessman and politician from Bismarck. He served in the North Dakota House of Representatives as an Independent, having been elected as a Republican. [3] Becker is a plastic surgeon and businessman with several commercial developments. He was elected to represent District 7 in the North ...
There are twenty-one colleges and universities in the U.S. state of North Dakota that are listed under the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Grand Forks -based University of North Dakota (UND) is the largest public institution with an enrollment of 14,906 students as of Fall 2014 enrollment data. [ 1]