Bismarck, North Dakota Bismarck Blaze and the Bismarck Roughriders, but both teams left the city soon after they were formed. Bismarck once had a professional baseball team, the Dakota Rattlers, but the team moved to Minot after several seasons in Bismarck. 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
North Dakota Sports Hall of Fame in 2016 were American football coach Hank Biesiot; ice hockey players and twin sisters Monique and Jocelyne Lamoureux; and former Major League Baseball player Travis Hafner. North Dakota Sports Hall of Fame The North Dakota Sports Hall of Fame is a hall of fame in the US state of North Dakota honoring individuals for athletic achievements. According to the Hall, its purpose is "to honor and recognize those individuals who have played a major role in the growth and development of sports in the state of North Dakota, and to further promote sports and sportsmanship to the public of North