North Dakota Trivia:


Capital : Bismarck
State Tree : American Elm
State Flower : Wild Prairie Rose
State Bird : Western Meadowlark Western Meadowlark

North Dakota People:


North Dakota has a total population of 635,867 (2006 est) and ranks 48th in population of U.S. states. By age, 144,934 (22.8%) North Dakotans are under 18 years of age, 398,059 (62.6%) are age 19 to 64, and 92,874 (14.6%) are 65 years of age or older. By gender, females make up 49.8%, and males 50.2% of the total population.


North Dakota Population By Age and Gender

AgePopulation Percentage
18 and under22.8  
65 and older14.6  
19 to 6462.6  
Female49.8  
Male50.2  

34,190 (5.4%) North Dakotans are American Indian or Alaska Native, 4,743 (0.7%) are Asian, 5,262 (0.8%) are Black, 297 (0.0%) are Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 584,116 (91.9%) are White, 7,259 (1.1%) are of mixed race.
 

North Dakota Population By Race

RacePopulation
WhiteNorth Dakota White population 584,116584,116  
American IndianNorth Dakota American Indian population 34,19034,190
MixedNorth Dakota Mixed population 7,2597,259
BlackNorth Dakota Black population 5,2625,262
AsianNorth Dakota Asian population 4,7434,743
Hawaiian & Pacific IslanderNorth Dakota Hawaiian & Pacific Islander population 297297

10,637 (1.7%) declare Hispanic or Latino origin.

1.9% of North Dakotans were born in a foreign country.

6.3% of North Dakotans over the age of 5 speak a language other than English at home.

83.9% of North Dakotans over the age of 25 are high school graduates or higher, and 22.0% have bachelor's degrees or higher.

North Dakota had 8,189 births and 5,601 deaths in 2004.

North Dakota Land:


North Dakota has a land area of 68,976 square miles and is ranked 17th amoung U.S. states in total area. North Dakota has a population density of 9 people per square mile. North Dakota had 39,294,879 acres in farm use in 2002, or about 0.89% of the total area.