Bismarck, North Dakota Bismarck, North Dakota Bismarck () is the capital of the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Burleigh County. It is the second-most populous city in North Dakota after Fargo. The city's population was estimated in 2017 at 72,865, while its metropolitan population was 132,142. In 2017, "Forbes" magazine ranked Bismarck as the seventh fastest-growing small city in the United States. Bismarck was founded by European Americans in 1872 on the east bank of the Missouri River. It has been North Dakota's capital city since 1889, when the state was created from the Dakota Territory and admitted
North Dakota Highway 22 North Dakota Highway 22 North Dakota Highway 22 is a major north–south state highway in North Dakota. It begins at the South Dakota state line south of the small town of Reeder and ends at Highway 23 west of New Town and north of Mandaree. The route is 154 miles in length and has one concurrency with US Route 12. The highway widely parallels US Route 85 running about fifteen miles east of it. North Dakota Highway 22 begins at the South Dakota state line as a continuation of South Dakota Highway 79. From there it heads north to the