New Rockford, North Dakota New Rockford, North Dakota New Rockford is a city in Eddy County, North Dakota, United States. It is the county seat of Eddy County. The population was 1,391 at the 2010 census. New Rockford was founded in 1883. New Rockford was founded in 1883 at the time of the arrival of the Great Northern Railway into the area. In 1915, residents mounted a challenge to have the state capital relocated from Bismarck, North Dakota to New Rockford. This was not passed and defeated, leaving Bismarck the state capital of North Dakota. New Rockford is located at (47.680579, -99.136177). According to
North Dakota State University Press North Dakota State University Press The North Dakota State University Press, also known as NDSU Press, is a historical publishing institute located at North Dakota State University. The NDSU Press is for publishing literary works with a “regional focus,” which includes the regions of “the Red River Valley, the state of North Dakota, the plains of North America (comprising both the Great Plains of the United States and the prairies of Canada), and comparable regions of other continents.” This institute was originally established in 1950 as the North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies (NDIRS). The established purpose of the NDIRS,