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Section sizes

Section size for North Dakota (50 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Prose size (words)
Header	Total	Header	Total
(Top)	8,887	8,887	496	496
History	46	18,412	0	1,234
Pre-colonial history	3,227	3,227	292	292
European exploration and colonization	2,112	2,112	160	160
Settlement and statehood	4,574	4,574	340	340
20th century	4,311	4,311	296	296
21st century	4,142	4,142	146	146
Geography	12,073	16,117	843	950
Climate	4,044	4,044	107	107
Demographics	17	31,756	0	1,310
Population	5,579	5,579	175	175
Race and ethnicity	17,187	17,187	574	574
Native American tribes	609	609	53	53
Languages	2,122	2,122	100	100
Religion	6,242	6,242	408	408
Economy	12,497	33,414	467	1,568
Agriculture	6,716	6,716	516	516
Energy	6,500	6,500	326	326
Tourism	3,576	3,576	170	170
Health care	4,125	4,125	89	89
Culture	111	10,527	0	1,121
Native American First Nations	1,414	1,414	151	151
Pow wows	1,491	1,491	229	229
Norwegian and Icelandic influences	1,674	1,674	190	190
Germans from Russia	1,826	1,826	173	173
Fine and performing arts	566	566	66	66
Entertainment	1,235	1,235	138	138
Cuisine	48	48	0	0
Sports	2,162	2,162	174	174
Media	4,995	4,995	205	205
Education	14	3,441	0	146
Higher education	1,993	1,993	50	50
Primary and secondary education	1,434	1,434	96	96
Emergency services	2,110	2,110	81	81
Transportation	3,660	3,660	273	273
Law and government	1,587	15,103	74	968
Executive	2,566	2,566	176	176
Legislative	418	418	50	50
Judicial	2,293	2,293	118	118
Indian tribes and reservations	903	903	49	49
Federal	806	806	68	68
Politics	2,781	2,781	248	248
State taxes	3,749	3,749	185	185
Notable people	3,844	3,844	0	0
See also	202	202	0	0
Notes	47	47	0	0
References	28	28	0	0
Bibliography	4,829	5,629	0	0
Primary sources	800	800	0	0
External links	1,846	1,846	0	0
Total	160,018	160,018	8,352	8,352

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Religion Graph

Latest comment: 3 years ago5 comments2 people in discussion

The graph for the religion section is extremely confusing, it lists New Age being 6% of the religion and sites this American Values Atlas. There are almost no New Age institutions with that big of a traction within this state, and then the paragraphs accompanying it site the Pew Research Center which was the old graph and was much more accurate to the states demographics, so what is this new graph then? Los Pobre (talk) 19:20, 11 April 2023 (UTC)Reply

Does the reference refer to New Age specifically, or new religious movements in general? Walt Yoder (talk) 20:19, 11 April 2023 (UTC)Reply
In general, in all my years in this state there hasn’t been anything remotely prominent enough to be showing 6% of the population. Los Pobre (talk) 14:34, 12 April 2023 (UTC)Reply

The 2020 PRRI study (National overview) just has "Another religion" rather than trying to separate "other religions" from "new-age religions". Without a definition of what this means (and the 2022 site doesn't have any additional details), we should group "New age" into "other". Walt Yoder (talk) 22:11, 12 April 2023 (UTC)Reply

Why was the data changed in the first place? This PRRI one seems very odd in percentages compared to the Pew Research graph, again, the 6% New Age and furthermore 1% Buddhism (I believe 1%, I just remembering seeing it) was marked on there, compared to Islam, which there is an actual viewable presence of in areas like Fargo or Grand Forks yet wasn't even on the graph by my memory. Los Pobre (talk) 01:59, 13 April 2023 (UTC)Reply

"Dakota del Norte" listed at Redirects for discussion

Latest comment: 1 year ago1 comment1 person in discussion

The redirect Dakota del Norte has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 December 10 § Dakota del Norte until a consensus is reached. Jay 💬 16:13, 10 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

European exploration and colonization

Latest comment: 1 year ago1 comment1 person in discussion

The fourth paragraph of this section reads: "The northwestern portion of the state, corresponding to the Red River Valley...was part of Rupert's Land." It should read "northeastern portion of the state." 2600:8806:9024:6C00:51BC:FBB7:95D4:BDB3 (talk) 16:15, 16 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

"Jews in North Dakota" listed at Redirects for discussion

Latest comment: 6 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion

The redirect Jews in North Dakota has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2026 January 5 § Ethnic group redirects until a consensus is reached. Place Clichy (talk) 11:52, 5 January 2026 (UTC)Reply

"List of North Dakota state agencies" listed at Redirects for discussion

Latest comment: 6 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion

The redirect List of North Dakota state agencies has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2026 January 21 § List of US state agencies until a consensus is reached. Squawk7700 (talk) 20:09, 21 January 2026 (UTC)Reply