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The local newspaper is the Bismarck Tribune. Bismarck Municipal Airport serves the city.

1 Geography

Bismarck is located at 46°48'48" North, 100°46'44" West (46.813343, -100.779004) ¹.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 71.0 km² (27.4 mi²This article is about the unit of measure. In England, the Square Mile is a traditional name for the City of London. A square mile (symbol sq. or mi is an imperial unit which is the area of a square whose side is one mile (or 5,280 feet). A square mile is). 69.6 km² (26.9 mi²) of it is land and 1.3 km² (0.5 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 1.90% water.

2 Demographics

As of the censusA census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). It can be contrasted with sampling in which information is only obtained from a subset of a population. As such it is a method used f ² of 2000, there are 55,532 people, 23,185 households, and 14,444 families residing in the city. The population densityIf you were linked from a country article: the density there is based on land area, see below Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. However it is most frequently applied to living organisms. Population density is usually ex is 797.4/km² (2,065.2/mi²). There are 24,217 housing units at an average density of 347.7/km² (900.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 94.78% White, 0.28% Black or African AmericanThe United States Census Bureau uses the federal government's definitions of race when performing a census. These definitions have and may change between each census. The racial categories are officially described as follows:¹ The categories represent a s, 3.39% Native American, 0.45% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.17% from other races, and 0.89% from two or more races. 0.75% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

The top 6 ancestries in the city are: German (57.9%), Norwegian (18.2%), Russian (7.7%), Irish (7.2%), English (5.0%), Swedish (4.3%)

There are 23,185 households out of which 30.2% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.1% are married couples living together, 9.3% have a female householder with no husband present, and 37.7% are non-families. 31.0% of all households are made up of individuals and 10.5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.32 and the average family size is 2.94.

In the city the population is spread out with 23.5% under the age of 18, 11.1% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. For every 100 females there are 93.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 91.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city is $39,422, and the median income for a family is $51,477. Males have a median income of $33,804 versus $22,647 for females. The per capita income for the city is $20,789. 8.4% of the population and 5.7% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 9.5% of those under the age of 18 and 7.4% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.