Back Bismarck Afrikaans ብዝማርክ፣ ስሜን ዳኮታ Amharic Bismarck (Dakota d'o Norte) AN Bismearc ANG بيسمارك Arabic بيسمارك (بورليج) ARZ Bismarck (Dakota del Norte) AST Bismark (ABŞ) Azerbaijani بیسمارک، قوزئی داکوتا AZB Bismarck, North Dakota BAR
Bismarck, North Dakota | |
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North Dakota State Library Burleigh County Courthouse Webb Brothers Block on East Main Avenue Cathedral of the Holy Spirit Downtown Historic District Old Governor's Mansion | |
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 Location within Burleigh County in North Dakota | |
  Bismarck  Bismarck | |
| Coordinates: 46°48′51″N 100°46′09″W / 46.81417°N 100.76917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Dakota |
| County | Burleigh |
| Founded | May 14, 1872 |
| Named for | Otto von Bismarck |
| Area | |
| • State capital city | 35.18 sq mi (91.12 km2) |
| • Land | 34.69 sq mi (89.83 km2) |
| • Water | 0.50 sq mi (1.29 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,745 ft (532 m) |
| Population | |
| • State capital city | 73,622 |
| • Rank | US: 500th ND: 2nd |
| • Density | 2,122.59/sq mi (819.54/km2) |
| • Urban | 98,198 (US: 316th) |
| • Metro | 134,846 (US: 306th) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 58501–58507 |
| Area code | 701 |
| FIPS code | 38-07200 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1035934[2] |
| Public transportation | Bis-Man Transit |
| Website | bismarcknd.gov |
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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. It has been North Dakota's capital since it became a state in 1889.
Bismarck is on the east side of the Missouri River, directly across the river from Mandan.[4] The two cities make up most of the Bismarck-Mandan Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The North Dakota State Capitol, the tallest building in the state, is in the center of Bismarck. The state government employs more than 4,000 in the city. Bismarck is the economic center of south-central North Dakota and north-central South Dakota with health care and retail businesses.
- ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bismarck, North Dakota
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2020 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Bismarck city, North Dakota". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- ↑ https://www.dmr.nd.gov/ndgs/Publication_List/pdf/geoinv/GI_3.pdf