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Hidatsa

(Encyclopedia) HidatsaHidatsahēdätˈsä [key], Native North Americans, also known as the Minitari and the Gros Ventre. Their language belongs to the Siouan branch of the Hokan-Siouan linguistic stock (…

Belle Fourche

(Encyclopedia) Belle FourcheBelle Fourchebĕl f&oomacr;sh [key], river, c.290 mi (470 km) long, rising in NE Wyo., flowing NE and then E to the Cheyenne River in W S.Dak. The Belle Fourche project…

Corn Belt

(Encyclopedia) Corn Belt, major agricultural region of the U.S. Midwest where corn acreage once exceeded that of any other crop. It is now commonly called the Feed Grains and Livestock Belt. Located…

Missouri River basin project

(Encyclopedia) Missouri River basin project, comprehensive plan authorized in 1944 for the coordinated development of water resources of the Missouri River and its tributaries, draining an area of c.…

I Am Sam

Director:Jessie NelsonWriters:Jessie Nelson and Kristine JohnsonNew Line Cinema; PG-13; 130 minutesRelease:1/02Cast:Sean Penn, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dakota Fanning I Am Sam is a sensitive drama…

Fort Abercrombie

(Encyclopedia) Fort AbercrombieFort Abercrombieăbˈərkrŏmˌbē, –krŭmˌbē [key], U.S. army post on the west bank of the Red River, at Abercrombie, N.Dak.; est. 1858. Built to protect settlers in the Red…

Yankton, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) Yankton, city (1990 pop. 12,703), seat of Yankton co., extreme SE S.Dak., on the Missouri River; inc. 1869. A railroad and trade center in an agricultural region, it has grain…

North Dakota Census Data

North dakota Atlas People QuickFacts North Dakota USA Population, 2005 estimate 636,677 296,410,404 Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 -0.9%…

North Dakota Economic Statistics

NumberPercentEMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over502,306100.0In labor force338,98267.5Civilian labor force331,88966.1Employed316,63263.0Unemployed15,2573.0Percent of civilian labor…

North Dakota Housing Statistics

NumberPercentTotal housing units289,677100.0UNITS IN STRUCTURE1-unit, detached179,82162.11-unit, attached11,7794.12 units7,1462.53 or 4 units12,4154.35 to 9 units12,2464.210 to 19 units15,2235.…