North Dakota (USA State)

State of North Dakota
Flag Seal
Nickname(s): Peace Garden State, Roughrider State, Flickertail State
Motto(s): Liberty and Union, Now and Forever, One and Inseparable
Demonym	North Dakotan
Capital	Bismarck
Largest city	Fargo
Largest metro	Fargo metropolitan area
Area	Ranked 19th
• Total	71,010 sq mi (183,420 km2)
• Width	335 miles (539 km)
• Length	211 miles (340 km)
• % water	2.4
• Latitude	45° 56′ N to 49° 00′ N
• Longitude	96° 33′ W to 104° 03′ W
Population	Ranked 47th
• Total	755,393 (2017 est.)
• Density	11.70/sq mi  (3.83/km2) Ranked 47th
• Median household income	$57,415 (25th)
Elevation
• Highest point	White Butte 3,508 ft (1069 m)
• Mean	1,900 ft  (580 m)
• Lowest point	Red River of the North at Manitoba border 751 ft (229 m)
Before statehood	Dakota Territory
Admission to Union	November 2, 1889 (39th)
Governor	Doug Burgum (R)
Lieutenant Governor	Brent Sanford (R)
Legislature	Legislative Assembly
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	House of Representatives
U.S. Senators	John Hoeven (R) Heidi Heitkamp (D)
U.S. House delegation	Kevin Cramer (R) (list)
Time zones
• most of state	Central: UTC -6/-5
• southwest	Mountain: UTC -7/-6
ISO 3166	US-ND
Abbreviations	ND, N.D., N.Dak., Nodak
Website	www.nd.gov

North Dakota state symbols
The Flag of North Dakota
The Seal of North Dakota
Living insignia
Bird	Western meadowlark
Fish	Northern pike
Flower	Wild prairie rose
Grass	Western wheatgrass
Insect	Western honeybee
Mammal	Nokota horse
Tree	American Elm
Inanimate insignia
Beverage	Milk
Dance	Square dance
Fossil	Teredo petrified wood
Song	"North Dakota Hymn"
Other	Chokecherry (state fruit)
State route marker
State quarter
Released in 2006
Lists of United States state symbols

North Dakota ( /- dəˈkoʊtə/ ( listen); locally [- dəˈko̞ɾə]) is a state in the midwestern and northern regions of the United States. It is the nineteenth most extensive, the fourth smallest by population, and the fourth most sparsely populated of the 50 U.S. states. North Dakota was admitted as the 39th state to the Union on November 2, 1889. The state capital is Bismarck, and the largest city is Fargo.

North Dakota weathered the Great Recession of the early 21st century with a boom in natural resources, particularly a boom in oil extraction from the Bakken formation, which lies beneath the northwestern part of the state. The development drove strong job and population growth, and low unemployment.