Bismarck–Mandan refers to the metropolitan area (known as the "Bismarck, ND Metropolitan Statistical Area") composed of Burleigh, Morton, Oliver, and Sioux counties in the state of North Dakota. It is sometimes referred to as the Bisman area.
Its core cities are Bismarck and Mandan, which are across from each other on opposite sides of the upper Missouri River. Lincoln, is an adjacent suburb of Bismarck. The population of the MSA was estimated at 131,635. This has grown considerably since the addition of Oliver and Sioux counties in 2013. The Bismarck–Mandan–Lincoln urban population is estimated at 90,020.
In 2013 the Office of Management and Budget revised the definitions of metropolitan statistical areas; the Bismarck–Mandan MSA was enlarged by the inclusion of Oliver and Sioux counties from that year.
As of the census of 2000, there were 94,719 people, 37,559 households, and 25,138 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 95.24% White, 0.23% African American, 3.04% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.16% from other races, and 0.93% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.67% of the population.