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Bismarck was founded by European-Americans in 1872 on the east bank of the Missouri River. It has been North Dakota's capital city since 1889, when the state was created from the Dakota Territory and admitted to the Union. [10] Bismarck is across the river from Mandan, named after a Native American tribe of the area. [11]
Burleigh County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 98,458, [1] making it the second most populous county in North Dakota. Its county seat is Bismarck, the state capital. [2] The county was named for Dakota Territory political figure Walter A. Burleigh.
The following table lists the 3,244 counties and county equivalents of the United States with the following information for each entity: The county or equivalent; The state or equivalent (federal district or territory) The population as of April 1, 2020 as enumerated by the US Census Bureau [10] The county's area in square miles
The following is a list of the 3,143 counties and county-equivalents in the 50 states and District of Columbia sorted by U.S. state, plus an additional 100 county-equivalents in the U.S. territories sorted by territory.
Divide County: 023: Crosby: 1910: Named because it was created upon the division of Williams County 2,135: 1,259 sq mi (3,261 km 2) Dunn County: 025: Manning: 1883: John P. Dunn (1839-1917), an early civic leader of Bismarck, who opened the first drugstore in North Dakota 4,019: 2,010 sq mi (5,206 km 2) Eddy County: 027: New Rockford: 1885
Bismarck–Mandan, colloquially referred to as BisMan, is the metropolitan area composed of Burleigh, Morton, and Oliver counties in the state of North Dakota. Its core cities, Bismarck and Mandan, are located on opposite sides of the upper Missouri River. Lincoln is a suburb located immediately south-east of Bismarck. The 2023 population of ...
This is the coldest month of the year for many locations, and air temperatures may approach record lows in some areas, said National Weather Service meteorologist Jason Anglin in Bismarck. People should cover exposed skin and limit time outside to avoid frostbite, which can happen in minutes in such low temperatures, Anglin said.
The United States of America is a federal republic [1] consisting of 50 states, a federal district (Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States), five major territories, and various minor islands. [2] [3] Both the states and the United States as a whole are each sovereign jurisdictions. [4]