Burleigh County
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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
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
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.