About North Dakota
Quick Facts
Statehood November 2, 1889
Nicknames “Peace Garden State”, “Flickertail State”, “Roughrider State”
Capital City Bismarck
Population 699,628 (Census 2012 Estimate)
Land Area 69,000
State Bird Western Meadowlark
State Fish Northern Pike
State Flower Wild Prairie Rose
State Fossil Teredo Petrified Wood
State Fruit Chokecherry
State Grass Western Wheatgrass
State Insect Lady Bug
State Motto Liberty and Union Now and Forever, One and Inseparable
State Tree American Elm
