Burleigh County

Also known as Burleigh County, North Dakota, Burleigh County, ND

county in North Dakota, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: North Dakota
Founded: January 4, 1873 (created), July 16, 1873 (organized)
Named after: Walter A. Burleigh
Seat: Bismarck
Largest city: Bismarck
Total: 1,668.482 sq mi (4,321.35 km )
Land: 1,632.694 sq mi (4,228.66 km )
Water: 35.788 sq mi (92.69 km ) 2.14%
Estimate 2025: 103,251
Density: 60.304/sq mi (23.284/km )
Time zone: UTC−6 ( Central )
Summer dst: UTC−5 ( CDT )
Congressional district: At-large
Website: burleigh.gov

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Wikidata facts

Population: 98458
Area: 4320
Official website: www.co.burleigh.nd.us
Image: Burleigh County Courthouse.jpg
Households: 39805

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Commons category: Burleigh County, North Dakota
inception: 1873-00-00
water as percent of area: 2.1
native label: Burleigh County
per capita income: 39509

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Burleigh County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 98,458, and was estimated to be 103,251 in 2025, making it the second-most populous county in North Dakota. The county seat and the largest city is Bismarck, the state capital and second-largest city in North Dakota. The county was named for Dakota Territory political figure Walter A. Burleigh.

Burleigh County is included in the Bismarck metropolitan area.