For an introduction to the site that does not require knowledge of the names of the animals, look at the Behavior and Life History pages, the Photo Indexes, or the pages for the San Francisco Bay Area and for coastal Southern California.
North Dakota's low unemployment rate and steady housing market helped towns like Fargo, pictured, grow dramatically. Fargo added nearly 15,000 residents to hit a record population of 105,549, the Census Bureau reported Wednesday. Its fast-growing neighbor of West Fargo added an additional 11,000 residents to reach a population of 25,830.
For the community in southeast Minnesota named Dakota, see Dakota, Minnesota. Dakota County is the third-most populous county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 398,552. The county seat is Hastings. Dakota County is named after the Dakota Sioux tribal bands who settled in the area.