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 Forklift Attachments North Dakota - The US state of North Dakota is situated in the Mid-Western part of the nation. North Dakota borders Canada towards the north, the state of Minnesota to the east, the state of South Dakota towards the south, and Montana towards the west. The state of North Dakota is the 19th-largest state by area in the U.S. It is likewise the 3rd least populous, with 672,591 inhabitants according to the 2010 census. The state of North Dakota was carved out of the Dakota Territory and admitted to the Union on the 2nd of November, 1889, simultaneously with the state of South Dakota.
The state capital is Bismarck and the largest city is Fargo. The primary public universities are located within Dickinson, Grand Forks and Fargo. The U.S. Air Force operates Air Force Bases at Minot AFB and Grand Forks AFB.
North Dakota has had a relatively vibrant and strong economy for over a decade, with rates of unemployment being less than the national average, population and job growth, and low housing vacancies. The Bakken oil shale fields in the western part of the state have played a huge role in the growth of the economy, along with a real growth in the sectors of technology and service. Flooding during the month of June 2011 has resulted in extensive damage to Minot and threatened the biggest city, Fargo.
In North Dakota, agriculture is the largest industry, with food processing and petroleum likewise being key state industries. In 2005, the states economy had a gross domestic product of $24 billion. The per capita income during the year 2006 was $33,034, ranked 29th within the US. The three-year median household income from the years 2002 to 2004 was $39,594, ranking 37th in the U.S. North Dakota is likewise the only state with a state owned flour mill, the North Dakota Mill and a state owned bank, the Bank of North Dakota in Bismarck and Elevator in Grand Forks.
As of the month of September the year 2010, North Dakota's unemployment rate is the lowest within the nation at 3.7% and it never touched 5 percent ever since 1987, the state of North Dakota with the nation's lowest unemployment rate. At end of 2010, the state per capita income was rank in 17th of the US, the largest increase of any state in a decade from rank 38th.
The state of North Dakota is the largest producer of many cereal grains, including barley, durum wheat, hard red spring wheat, oats, and combined wheat products. In addition, the state is the second leading producer of buckwheat. As of the year 2007, corn became North Dakota's largest crop produced, though just 2% of U.S. production.
Energy is another main business within the state of North Dakota, with the states Lignite coal reserves in Western North Dakota produces 90% of the electricity consumed, while likewise providing coal to other nearby states. The state of North Dakota has the second largest lignite coal production within the U.S.
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