North Dakota is a landlocked U.S. state in the Upper Midwest,named after the indigenous Dakota Sioux. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north and by the U.S. states of Minnesota to the east,South Dakota to the south,and Montana to the west. North Dakota is part of the Great Plains region,characterized by broad prairies,steppe,temperate savanna,badlands,and farmland. North Dakota is the 19th-largest state by area,but with a population of just under 800,000,it is the fourth-least populous and fourth-most sparsely populated. The state capital is Bismarck while the most populous city is Fargo,which accounts for nearly a fifth of the state's population;both cities are among the fastest-growing in the U.S.,although half of all residents live in rural areas.
Scouting in North Dakota has a long history,from the 1910s to the present day,serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live.
John Henry Hoeven III is an American banker and politician serving as the senior U.S. senator from North Dakota,a seat he has held since 2011. A member of the Republican Party,Hoeven served as the 31st governor of North Dakota from 2000 to 2010.
Mary Kathryn"Heidi" Heitkamp is an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from North Dakota from 2013 to 2019. A member of the North Dakota Democratic–Nonpartisan League Party,she was the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate from North Dakota. Heitkamp served as the 20th North Dakota tax commissioner from 1986 to 1992 and as the 28th North Dakota attorney general from 1992 to 2000. As of 2024,she is the last Democrat to hold or win statewide and/or congressional office in North Dakota.
The Miss North Dakota competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of North Dakota in the Miss America pageant. The first Miss North Dakota to compete at Miss America was Kitty Page in 1949. In 2017,Cara Mund became the first North Dakotan to win the Miss America title,when she won the Miss America 2018 pageant.
The 2012 United States Senate election in North Dakota took place on November 6,2012,concurrently with the 2012 U.S. presidential election,other United States Senate elections,United States House of Representatives elections,and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic-NPL Senator Kent Conrad decided to retire instead of running for reelection to a fifth term.
Kevin John Cramer is an American politician who has served as the junior United States senator for North Dakota since 2019. A member of the Republican Party,he represented North Dakota's at-large congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2013 to 2019.
The Bakken Formation is a rock unit from the Late Devonian to Early Mississippian age occupying about 200,000 square miles (520,000 km2) of the subsurface of the Williston Basin,underlying parts of Montana,North Dakota,Saskatchewan and Manitoba. The formation was initially described by geologist J. W. Nordquist in 1953. The formation is entirely in the subsurface,and has no surface outcrop. It is named after Henry O. Bakken (1901–1982),a farmer in Tioga,North Dakota,who owned the land where the formation was initially discovered while drilling for oil.
Mary Wakefield is an American nurse and health care administrator,who served in the Obama administration as acting United States Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services from 2015 to 2017,and as head of the Health Resources and Services Administration from 2009 to 2015.
JLG Architects is an architecture firm that specializes in urban design,master planning and architectural design for sports/recreation facilities,universities,K-12 schools,aviation facilities,medical centers,and mixed-use/multi-family housing. JLG has offices in Minneapolis,St. Cloud,and Alexandria,Minnesota,and Grand Forks,Bismarck,Minot,Williston,and Fargo,North Dakota,Rapid City and Sioux Falls,South Dakota,and Boston,Massachusetts.
The 2016 North Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 8,2016,to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota,concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as elections to the United States Senate,elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. This would have been the first time North Dakotans selected a governor under new voter ID requirements,in which a student ID was insufficient identification to vote,but a court ruling in August 2016 struck the down the provision;the election was held under the 2013 rules.
Douglas James Burgum is an American businessman and politician who served as the 33rd governor of North Dakota from 2016 to 2024. He is a member of the Republican Party.
The 2016 United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota was held on November 8,2016,to elect the U.S. representative from North Dakota's at-large congressional district. The election coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,the North Dakota Governor election,U.S. Senate election,as well as other statewide,legislative,and local elections. This was first House election since the state legislature changed voter ID requirements,revoking the ability to vote using a student ID.
The 2018 United States Senate election in North Dakota took place on November 6,2018,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of North Dakota,concurrently with other elections to the U.S. Senate,as well as other federal,state and local elections in North Dakota.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota was held on November 6,2018,to elect the U.S. representative for North Dakota's at-large congressional district. The election coincided with the U.S. Senate election,as well as other statewide,legislative,and local elections.
Jake Blum is an American politician who served as a member of the North Dakota House of Representatives for the 42nd district from 2016 to 2019.
For the state pageant affiliated with Miss Teen USA,see Miss North Dakota Teen USA
Roland Clifford Riemers is an American perennial candidate best known for winning the 1996 North Dakota Democratic presidential primary.
Curtiss "Curt" Kreun is a former American politician served as a member of the North Dakota Senate from the 42nd district from 2016 to 2024 and a member of the North Dakota House of Representatives from the 43rd district from 2010 to 2014.
