North Dakota
Capital: Bismarck · Midwest · Peace Garden State
State Statistics
| Population | 779K |
| GDP | — |
| Area | 183,108 km² |
| Capital | Bismarck |
| Largest City | Fargo |
| Political Lean | Unknown |
About North Dakota
North Dakota is America's most transformed state of the 21st century — a quiet agricultural economy reshaped overnight by the Bakken oil boom into one of the fastest-growing states in the nation. The Great Plains landscape of sweeping wheat fields and the dramatic Badlands where Theodore Roosevelt found his conservation soul coexist with modern oil rigs and boomtown prosperity. North Dakota's small population, low taxes, and resource wealth give it a per-capita GDP that rivals coastal states.
Major Cities
Fargo
Fargo is North Dakota's largest city and economic engine, home to North Dakota State University and a thriving technology and healthcare sector along the Red River Valley.
Bismarck
Bismarck is North Dakota's capital and second-largest city, situated on the Missouri River bluffs; it serves as the state's governmental and financial hub amid the surrounding prairie landscape.
Grand Forks
Grand Forks straddles the Red River on the Minnesota border and is home to the University of North Dakota, the state's flagship research institution and largest employer.
Notable Universities
| University | City | Type | Founded | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of North Dakota | Grand Forks | Public Research University | 1883 | 14K |
| North Dakota State University | Fargo | Public Research University | 1890 | 14K |
| Minot State University | Minot | Public University | 1913 | 3K |
| Dickinson State University | Dickinson | Public University | 1918 | 2K |