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.
Williston, North Dakota. Williston is a city in and the county seat of Williams County, North Dakota, United States. The 2010 census gave its population as 14,716, and the Census Bureau gave the 2015 estimated population as 26,977, making Williston the sixth largest city in North Dakota. The North Dakota oil boom is largely responsible for the sharp increase in population.