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Definition: North Dakota from Collins English Dictionary

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1 a state of the western US: mostly undulating prairies and plains, rising from the Red River valley in the east to the Missouri plateau in the west, with the infertile Bad Lands in the extreme west. Capital: Bismarck. Pop: 633 837 (2003 est). Area: 183 019 sq km (70 664 sq miles) Abbreviation: N. Dak., N.D. or with zip code ND


North Dakota

From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
State in west north-central USA, one of the Great Plains states, bordered to the south by South Dakota , to the west by Montana , to the north by the Canadian states of Saskatchewan and Manitoba, and to the east by Minnesota ; area 178,647 sq km/68,976 sq mi; population (2010) 672,591; capital Bismarck . Located at the geographical centre of the North American continent, North Dakota is a sparsely populated rural state, characterized by plains and black-soiled prairies. It ranks among the top states in the USA for its number of national wildlife refuges, most of which are managed for waterfowl production. Agriculture, energy and tourism are the principal industries in the state. Oil has become increasingly important to the economy following new discoveries in 2006, and North Dakota now ranks among the top oil-producers in the USA. The largest city is Fargo and other major towns and cities are Grand Forks and Minot . One of the last US frontier states to be settled, it is known for its…
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Full text Article North Dakota

From Philip's Encyclopedia
North Dakota
State in N central USA, on the Canadian border; the capital is Bismarck . French explorers first visited the region in 1738. The USA acquired the W half of the area from France in the Louisiana Purchase (1803), and the rest from Britain in 1818 when the boundary with Canada was fixed. Dakota was…
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From The Great American History Fact-Finder
(Sioux State) became on November 2, 1889, the thirty-ninth state to join the Union. (See maps: United States Physical Features and United States Political Features .) The geographic center of North America is in North Dakota near the town of Rugby. The largest cities include Bismarck, the capital, …
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
state in the N central United States. It is bordered by Minnesota, across the Red River of the North (E), South Dakota (S), Montana (W), and the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba (N). Area , 70,665 sq mi (183,022 sq km). Pop. (2010) 672,591, a 4.7% increase from the 2000 census. …
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From U.S. Land & Natural Resources Policy: A Public Issues Handbook
North Dakota
Topic Value Time Period Sources: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, State Profiles, December 2010; United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, 2007 National Resources Inventory; U.S. General Services Administration, Federal Real Property…
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota,...
State, north-central U.S. Area: 70,698 sq mi (183,108 sq km). Population: (2010) 672,591; (2016 est.) 757,952. Capital: Bismarck . North Dakota is bordered by Canada and the U.S. states of Minnesota, South Dakota, and Montana. The Missouri River crosses it; the Red River forms its eastern boundary. …
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
State in west north-central USA, one of the Great Plains states, bordered to the south by South Dakota , to the west by Montana , to the north by the Canadian states of Saskatchewan and Manitoba, and to the east by Minnesota ; area 178,647 sq km/68,976 sq mi; population (2010) 672,591; capital…
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Full text Article immigration and North Dakota

From Encyclopedia of North American Immigration
North Dakota is the 17 th largest state in the United States, comprising 68,975 square miles. In 2014 the population was 739,482, of which 24,154 were foreign born (3.3 percent). It became the 39 th state, admitted to the union in 1889. In 1990 and 2000, the foreign born population represented 1.5…
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Partially reconstructed Mandan On-A-Slant Village...
Four tribal entities and over forty-one thousand Native people are located in North Dakota. BISMARCK United Tribes International Powwow The United Tribes International Powwow is one of the biggest gatherings in the north-central states. The four-day September powwow draws more than fifteen hundred…
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Full text Article North Dakota, Economic History of

From Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History
North Dakota, Economic History of
North Dakota, located in the northern Great Plains and originally a part of Canada, was acquired through the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, a land deal in which France sold to the U.S. government much of what later became the central United States west of the Mississippi River. Fur trappers and buffalo…
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Full text Article Rooney v. North Dakota

From Encyclopedia of Capital Punishment in the United States
Court: United States Supreme Court; Case Citation: Rooney v. North Dakota, 196 U.S. 319 (1905); Argued: January 12, 1905; Decided: January 23, 1905; Opinion of the Court: Justice Harlan; Concurring Opinion: None; Dissenting Opinion: None; Appellate Defense Counsel: B. F. Spalding argued; Seth Newman…
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