North Dakota has 90 public airports of which eight are major commercial airports.
Much of present-day North Dakota was included in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803.
Like the entire western region of the United States, North Dakota has a history deeply interlinked with that of many Native American tribes or First Nations peoples.
One of the chapters in the modern history of North Dakota defines the people who live there today.
Tens of thousands of North Dakotans left during the Great Depression, never to return.
Prior to European contact, Native Americans inhabited North Dakota for thousands of years.
North Dakota is considered to be in the U.S. regions known as the Upper Midwest and the Great Plains.
Of all the Democratic presidential candidates since 1892, only Grover Cleveland, Woodrow Wilson, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and Lyndon Baines Johnson received Electoral College votes from North Dakota.
North Dakota is not known for its abundance of trees since so much of the land was originally native grasslands prairie.
The bank, by law, holds all funds of all state and local government agencies in North Dakota.
Between 1990 and 2000, the U.S. as a whole grew by 13.1 percent, yet North Dakota grew a mere 0.5 percent.
The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis estimates that North Dakota's total state product in 2005 was $24.178 billion.
Each of the 53 counties has a court, from which appeals are sent directly to the North Dakota Supreme Court.
The most destructive flooding in eastern North Dakota occurred in 1997, which caused extensive damage to Grand Forks.
North Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern and Western regions of the United States of America.
The largest institutions are the University of North Dakota and North Dakota State University.
The original North Dakota State Capitol burned to the ground on December 28, 1930, and was replaced by a limestone faced art deco skyscraper that still stands today.
North Dakota has the lowest percentage of non-religious people of any state, and it also has the most churches per capita of any state.
The five largest ancestry groups in North Dakota are: German (43.9 percent), Norwegian (30.1 percent), Irish (7.7 percent), Native American (5 percent), Swedish (5 percent).
The major political parties in North Dakota are the Republican Party and the Democratic-NPL Party.
North Dakota endures temperature extremes characteristic of its continental climate; with cold winters and hot summers, the record high and low spanning 181 °F (83 °C).
North Dakota's leaders frequently state that the educational scene in the state is excellent.
North Dakota has the only state-owned bank in the United States, the Bank of North Dakota.
North Dakota allows a credit for the net amount of tax paid to another state on income that is subject to tax by both North Dakota and that other state.
From fewer than 3,000 people in 1870, North Dakota's population grew to near 680,000 by 1930.
The state also operates the only state-owned mill in the country, the North Dakota Mill and Elevator.
Survival was harsh during this time of hardship and the people who remained formed the backbone of the culture of North Dakota today.
One of the major implications of this research is a new technique in cockroach pest control.
North Dakota does have some third parties, but aside from Presidential nominations, none have fielded state office candidates for some time.
On the other hand, Dem-NPL candidates for North Dakota's federal Senate and Congressional seats have won every election since 1982, and the state's federal delegation has been entirely Democratic since 1986.
North Dakota endures temperature extremes characteristic of its continental climate; with cold winters and hot summers, the record high and low spanning 181 °F (83 °C).
The trading arrangement between tribes was such that North Dakota tribes rarely dealt directly with Europeans.
The center of population of North Dakota is located in Wells County, near Sykeston.
The legislature meets at the North Dakota State Capitol in an 80-day regular session in odd-numbered years, and in special session if summoned by the governor.
THE STATE NAME: North and South Dakota were one territory until 1889. Dakota was named for the Dakota, Sioux tribe which lived in the region. Dakota is the Sioux word for "friends" or "allies."Jul 28, 2017
North Dakota and South Dakota Were Admitted to the Union. After controversy over the location of a capital, the Dakota Territory was split in two and divided into North and South in 1889. Later that year, on November 2, North Dakota and South Dakota were admitted to the Union as the 39th and 40th states.
Idaho has its potatoes, and Iowa has its corn, but North Dakota is the nation's number one producer of spring wheat (nearly half the nation's total), durum wheat, sunflower, barley, oats, lentils, honey, edible beans, canola and flaxseed.Nov 8, 2011
North Dakota is far enough north to experience −60 °F (−51 °C) temperatures and blizzards during the winter months, but far enough south to experience 121 °F (49 °C) temperatures and tornado outbreaks in the summer.
Because of Constitution Error, North Dakota is Not a State (and Never Has Been) A constitutional error recently discovered shows that North Dakota has never technically fit the requirements for statehood. ... North Dakota became a state in 1889.Jul 14, 2011
The World's Largest Buffalo monument is located at Frontier Village in Jamestown. The structure is 26 feet high, 46 feet long, and weighs 60 ton. North Dakota grows more sunflowers than any other state. Chartered in 1884 Jamestown College is the oldest independent college in the state.
The United States Census Bureau estimates North Dakota's population was 755,393 on July 1, 2017, a 12.3% increase since the 2010 United States Census. This makes North Dakota the U.S. state with the largest percentage in population growth since 2011.
It borders South Dakota in south, Montana in the west, and the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba in north. The Red River of the North shapes its border with Minnesota in east.