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bismarcknd.gov. Bismarck ( / ˈbɪzmɑːrk /; from 1872 to 1873: Edwinton) is the capital of the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Burleigh County. [8] It is the state's 2nd most populous city, after Fargo.
- Burleigh County, North Dakota
Burleigh County is a county in the U.S. state of North...
- North Dakota State Capitol
The North Dakota State Capitol is the house of government of...
- North Dakota
Bismarck is the capital of North Dakota, and Fargo is the...
- Burleigh County, North Dakota
Bismarck is the capital city of the U.S. state of North Dakota. It is also the county seat of Burleigh County. In 2020, 73,622 people lived there. [3] 133,626 people lived in the metropolitan area . Bismarck was founded in 1872. It is named in honor of the German chancellor, Otto von Bismarck.
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Bismarck is the capital of the state of North Dakota, the county seat of Burleigh County, and the second most populous city in North Dakota after Fargo. The city was formed in 1872 as "Edwinton" after Edwin Ferry Johnson, a chief engineer for the Northern Pacific Railway company, when the railroad reached the eastern banks of the Missouri River.
Bismarck, city, capital of North Dakota, U.S., and seat (1873) of Burleigh county. It lies in the south-central part of the state and is situated on the eastern bank of the Missouri River. The Lewis and Clark Expedition passed through the area in 1804–05.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The capital of North Dakota and seat of Burleigh County, Bismarck is located in the southcentral part of the state on the eastern bank of the Missouri River. Its sister city, Mandan, is situated on the opposite western shore in Morton County.
Bismarck–Mandan, colloquially referred to as BisMan, is the metropolitan area composed of Burleigh, Morton, and Oliver counties in the state of North Dakota . Its core cities, Bismarck and Mandan, are located on opposite sides of the upper Missouri River.
