Statehood:  April 28,1788 ( 7^th State)

State song: "North Dakota Hymn" (1947)

State bird: western meadowlark (1947)

State tree: American elm (1947)

State flower: wild prairie rose (1907)

State Fish: northern pike (1969);

State Grass: western wheatgrass (1977);

State Fossil: teredo petrified wood (1967);

State Beverage: milk (1983);

State march: Spirit of the Land (1975);

State Equine: Nokota horse (1993);

State Dance: square dance (1995)

State Nickname: Peace Garden State , Flickertail State , Roughrider State

State Motto: " Liberty and union, now and forever, one and inseparable"

Highest Point: The highest point in North Dakota is White Butte at 3,506 feet above sea level.

Lowest Point: The lowest point in North Dakota is the Red River at 750 feet above sea level.

Largest cities: Fargo, 90,672; Bismarck, 57,377; Grand Forks, 49,792; Minot, 34,984; West Fargo, 19,487; Mandan, 17,225; Dickinson, 15,666; Jamestown, 14,826; Williston, 12,193; Wahpeton, 8,220

Famous North Dakotans: Dr. Robert H. Bahmer U.S. archivist
Elizabeth Bodine humanitarian
Dr. Anne Carlsen educator
Ronald N. Davies jurist
Angie Dickinson actress, Kulm
Ivan Dmitre artist
John Bernard Flannagan sculptor, Fargo
Phyllis Frelich actress, Devils Lake
William H. Gass writer and philosopher, Fargo

Population (Quick Facts): 635,867:

http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/38000.html

Official State website:

http://www.nd.gov/

State Legislature:

http://www.legis.nd.gov/

Capital of North Dakota : Bismarck, North Dakota

http://www.bismarck.org/

Department of Public Safety:

http://www.nd.gov/category.htm?id=90

United States Department of Agriculture:

http://www.agdepartment.com/

Transportation:

http://www.dot.nd.gov/

Natural Resources:

http://www.nd.nrcs.usda.gov/

Maps for the state of North Dakota:

 http://www.mapathon.com/nd.shtml

North Dakota State Job link:

http://www.job-hunt.org/jobs/northdakota.shtml

Tourism and Travel:

http://www.nd.gov/category.htm?id=153

State Parks:  http://www.parkrec.nd.gov/

Museums:

 http://www.epodunk.com/museums/nd_museum.html

Public Library Service:

http://www.publiclibraries.com/northdakota.htm

Zip Codes:

http://www.zipcodes.addresses.com/zip_codes_by_state/ND/A.html

State Newspapers:

http://www.usnpl.com/ndnews.php