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| Capital: | Bismarck | Largest City: | Fargo |
| Demonym: | North Dakotan | Population: | Ranked 48th in the US 642,200 |
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North Dakota
On March 2, 1861, President James Buchanan signed the bill creating the Dakota Territory, which originally included the area covered today by both Dakotas as well as Montana and Wyoming. The name was taken from that of the Dakota or Sioux Indian Tribe. Beginning about 1877, efforts were made to bring Dakota into the Union as both a single state and as two states. The latter was successful and on November 2, 1889, both North and South Dakota were admitted. Since President Benjamin Harrison went to great lengths to obscure the order in which the statehood proclamations were signed, the exact order in which the two states entered is unknown. However, because of alphabetical position, North Dakota is often considered the 39th state.
Dakota is the Sioux Indian word for "friend".
* Capitol City: Bismarck, ND
* Statehood: November 2md, 1889
* Constitution: 39th State
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