Peace Garden State, Flickertail State, Sioux State
Area
70,665 sq. miles
Population
642,200
North Dakota - Physical features
Physical Features
Great Plains, Turtle Mountains, Badlands, Lake Sakakawea, Lake Oahe
Rivers
Missouri, James, Red River of the North, Little Missouri, Souris
Highest Point
White Butte
Bordering States
Minnesota (east), South Dakota (south), Montana (west), Canada- Saskatchewan and Manitoba (north)
National Parks
Theodore Roosevelt NP (North Unit and South Unit)
Key Products
Wheat, Rye, Barley
Natural Resources
Oil, Fertile agricultural land
North Dakota - History
1803
Acquired as part of the Louisiana Purhcase from France
1804-1806
Meriwwther Lewis and William Clark explored region
1861
Dakota Territory formed, which included neighboring South Dakota
1889
Admitted to Union as the 39th state, on the same day as South Dakota
North Dakota - Facts
An obelisk in the town of Rugby marks the geographic center of the North American continent.
The Garrison Dam forms Lake Sakakawea, named after a Native American woman who helped Meriwether Lewis and William Clark on their great journey westward to reach the Pacific Ocean.
North Dakota’s population is the most rural of all states.
Theodore roosevelt National Park is the only such named after a US President.