{"id":3615,"date":"2018-01-16T20:31:38","date_gmt":"2018-01-16T20:31:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/etdht.com\/?page_id=3615"},"modified":"2026-05-07T12:57:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T12:57:22","slug":"north-dakota","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/etdht.com\/?page_id=3615","title":{"rendered":"North Dakota"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/etdht.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/North-Dakota-State-Government.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">North Dakota State Government<\/span><\/a><\/h1>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1><a href=\"https:\/\/etdht.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/North-Dakota-State-Map-600.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3912\" src=\"https:\/\/etdht.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/North-Dakota-State-Map-600-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/etdht.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/North-Dakota-State-Map-600-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/etdht.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/North-Dakota-State-Map-600-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/etdht.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/North-Dakota-State-Map-600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/etdht.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/North-Dakota-BF.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3686\" src=\"https:\/\/etdht.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/North-Dakota-BF-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/etdht.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/North-Dakota-BF-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/etdht.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/North-Dakota-BF-99x150.jpg 99w, https:\/\/etdht.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/North-Dakota-BF.jpg 473w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nd.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3738\" src=\"https:\/\/etdht.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/state-flag-of-north-dakota_w725_h567.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"117\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ndtourism.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3794\" src=\"https:\/\/etdht.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/northdakota-stamp.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/etdht.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/northdakota-stamp.jpg 322w, https:\/\/etdht.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/northdakota-stamp-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/etdht.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/northdakota-stamp-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.census.gov\/geo\/maps\/dc10_thematic\/2010_Profile\/2010_Profile_Map_North_Dakota.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2384\" src=\"https:\/\/etdht.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010_Profile_Map_North_Dakota-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/etdht.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010_Profile_Map_North_Dakota-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/etdht.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010_Profile_Map_North_Dakota-768x594.jpg 768w, https:\/\/etdht.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010_Profile_Map_North_Dakota-150x116.jpg 150w, https:\/\/etdht.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010_Profile_Map_North_Dakota.jpg 907w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/etdht.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/North-Dakota-State-Population-Map.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3913\" src=\"https:\/\/etdht.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/North-Dakota-State-Population-Map-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"75\" srcset=\"https:\/\/etdht.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/North-Dakota-State-Population-Map-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/etdht.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/North-Dakota-State-Population-Map-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/etdht.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/North-Dakota-State-Population-Map.jpg 760w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/h1>\n<h1><strong>North and South Dakota:\u00a0<\/strong>The word Dakota, of course, describes the Dakota people, but it also means friendly or allies.<\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ms-rteFontSize-4\"><strong>Capital:<\/strong> <\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bismarck.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"ms-rteFontSize-4\">Bismarck<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ms-rteFontSize-4\"><strong>Largest Cities:<\/strong> <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cityoffargo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"ms-rteFontSize-4\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Fargo<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span class=\"ms-rteFontSize-4\">,\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.grandforksgov.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"ms-rteFontSize-4\">Grand Forks<\/span><\/a><span class=\"ms-rteFontSize-4\">, <\/span><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.minotnd.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"ms-rteFontSize-4\">Minot<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ms-rteFontSize-4\"><strong>Present Constitution Drafted:<\/strong> 1889<\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ms-rteFontSize-4\"><strong>Entered Union:<\/strong> November 2, 1889 (39)<\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ms-rteFontSize-4\"><strong>Motto:<\/strong> &#8220;Liberty and union, now and forever, one and inseperable&#8221;<\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ms-rteFontSize-4\"><strong>State Flower:<\/strong>\u00a0Prarie Rose<\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ms-rteFontSize-4\"><strong>State Tree:<\/strong> American Elm<\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ms-rteFontSize-4\"><strong>State Bird:<\/strong> Western Meadowlark<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/etdht.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/North-Dakota-State-Bird.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-29803 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/etdht.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/North-Dakota-State-Bird-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/etdht.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/North-Dakota-State-Bird-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/etdht.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/North-Dakota-State-Bird-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/etdht.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/North-Dakota-State-Bird-768x432.jpg 768w, 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