Bismarck, North Dakota
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 North Dakota State Capitol |
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1872 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | North Dakota | ||
| County : | Burleigh County | ||
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 49 ′ N , 100 ° 47 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
72,417 (as of 2016) 131,635 (as of 2016) |
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| Population density : | 1,039 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 71.0 km 2 (approx. 27 mi 2 ) thereof 69.7 km 2 (approx. 27 mi 2 ) land |
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| Height : | 514 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 58501-58507 | ||
| Area code : | +1 701 | ||
| FIPS : | 38-07200 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1035849 | ||
| Website : | www.bismarcknd.gov | ||
| Mayor : | John Warford | ||
Bismarck is the capital of the US state of North Dakota and the administrative district of Burleigh County . The city on the Missouri River is the second largest in the state. It is the seat of a Catholic diocese and is an important trading center for wheat and cattle .
history
Before the white settlers reached the area around today's Bismarck, Indians of the Mandan tribe lived here . The city was founded in 1872 as Edwinton. The name Edwinton goes back to Edwin Ferry Johnson (1803-1872), a chief engineer of the Northern Pacific Railway .
The current name Bismarck, which was introduced by the Northern Pacific Railway in 1873, is derived from the then German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck . They wanted to honor the German chancellor and hoped to attract German immigrants to the city. However, there was a wave of immigration only when gold was found nearby ( Black Hills ) in 1874. In 1883 Bismarck became the capital of the Dakota Territory . In 1889 it finally became the capital of the state of North Dakota.
Population development
| year | Residents |
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| 1980 | 44,485 |
| 1990 | 49,272 |
| 2000 | 55,532 |
| 2010 | 61,272 |
Culture and sights
Cityscape
The North Dakota State Capitol complex is located north of downtown Bismarck. Its central element is the 19-story Art Deco -style State Capitol , which is the tallest building in North Dakota with a height of 74 meters. The State Capitol defines the image of the city center and can easily be seen from a distance of 30 km in good weather. Hence, this skyscraper earned the nickname Skyscraper on the Prairie . The building was completed in 1934, at the time of the Great Depression , and replaced the first state capitol, which burned to the ground in 1930. The North Dakota State Capitol is also home to the North Dakota Heritage Center , the North Dakota State Library , the North Dakota Governor's Residence , the State Office Building, and the Liberty Memorial Building .
National Park Service
The National Park Service lists 23 structures and sites for Bismarck that are registered in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of November 9, 2018).
Personalities
Sons and daughters of the town:
- Merrill Pye (1902-1975), production designer
- Jack Patera (1933-2018), American football player and coach
- William A. Owens (* 1940), US Navy Admiral, military advisor and economic manager
- Ed Schafer (* 1946), politician
- Kent Conrad (born 1948), politician
- Becky Fischer (* 1951), pastor of the Pentecostal movement
- John Hoeven (* 1957), politician
- Cindy Duehring (1962–1999), activist
- Drew Wrigley (born 1965), politician
- Woody McBride (* 1967), musician, producer and DJ
- Paula Broadwell (* 1972), journalist and anti-terrorism expert
- Leslie Bibb (born 1974), actress
- Mike Peluso (born 1974), ice hockey player
- Michael Eckroth (* 1975), jazz musician
- Scott Fankhouser (* 1975), ice hockey goalkeeper and assistant coach
Name variants
The city has a few different names:
- Bismark
- Edwinton
- The crossing
Climate table
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Monthly average temperatures and rainfall for Bismarck, North Dakota
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Bismarck's climate is continental with warm summers and icy cold winters.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ 1980-2010 : United States Census Bureau Census Results .
- ^ North Dakota Fun Facts . North Dakota Tourism Division. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
- ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed November 9, 2018.
- ^ US Geological Survey. Geographic Names Phase I data compilation (1976-1981). 31-Dec-1981. Primarily from US Geological Survey 1: 24,000-scale topographic maps (or 1: 25K, Puerto Rico 1: 20K) and from US Board on Geographic Names files. In some instances, from 1: 62,500 scale or 1: 250,000 scale maps
- ↑ a b William, Mary Ann (Barnes). Origins of North Dakota Place Names. Washburn, ND: Bismarck Tribune, 1966. p.48