CITY

Official Website:
http://www.bismarck.org/

Chamber of Commerce:
http://www.bismarckmandan.com/

Visitors Bureau:
http://www.bismarckmandancvb.com/

Population:
55532 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1872 (founded), 1873 (renamed)

County:
Burleigh County

Founded 1872 as Edwinton, it became Bismarck in 1873.

Capital of Dakota Territory (1883), and of North Dakota (1889).

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
University of Mary	1959

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
MDU Resources	1927

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Leslie Bibb	Actor	17-Nov-1974		Crossing Jordan
Lester Breslow	Doctor	17-Mar-1915	9-Apr-2012	Dean, UCLA School of Public Health, 1972-80
Kent Conrad	Politician	12-Mar-1948		US Senator from North Dakota
John Hoeven	Politician	13-Mar-1957		US Senator from North Dakota
Harry J. Pearce	Business	20-Aug-1942		Vice Chairman of GM, 1996-2001
Edward T. Schafer	Politician	8-Aug-1946		US Secretary of Agriculture, 2008-09

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Frank A. Briggs	Politician	15-Sep-1858	9-Aug-1898	Governor of North Dakota, 1897-98
Arthur A. Link	Politician	24-May-1914	1-Jun-2010	Governor of North Dakota, 1973-81
Walter J. Maddock	Politician	13-Sep-1880	25-Jan-1951	Governor of North Dakota, 1928-29
Charles R. Robertson	Politician	5-Sep-1889	19-Feb-1951	Congressman from North Dakota, 1940s
George F. Shafer	Politician	23-Nov-1888	13-Aug-1948	Governor of North Dakota, 1929-32
Arthur G. Sorlie	Politician	26-Apr-1874	28-Aug-1928	Governor of North Dakota, 1925-28

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