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Dickinson
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seat of Stark County, North Dakota, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- North Dakota
- County
- Stark
- Incorporated
- May 30, 1883
- Type
- City Commission
- Mayor
- Scott J. Decker
- Governor
- Kelly Armstrong (R)
- City
- 13.267 sq mi (34.361 km )
- Land
- 13.200 sq mi (34.187 km )
- Water
- 0.067 sq mi (0.174 km )
- Elevation
- 2,460 ft (750 m)
- Estimate 2023
- 25,130
- Density
- 1,903.6/sq mi (734.99/km )
- Urban
- 25,674
- Urban density
- 2,095/sq mi (808.7/km )
- Metro
- 38,054
- Metro density
- 8.47/sq mi (3.271/km )
- Time zone
- UTC–7 ( Mountain (MST) )
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Dickinson is a city in and the county seat of Stark County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 25,679 at the 2020 census, making it the seventh most populous city in North Dakota. Dickinson, founded in 1881, is also home to Dickinson State University.
Since the North Dakota oil boom the city has become one of the fastest-growing cities in the United States. According to the 2020 census, the city is estimated to have a population of 25,679, however, other sources have estimates of the population at 33,646 or possibly exceeding 35,000. Dickinson is home to the Ukrainian Cultural Institute, which has a museum and holds events year-round for the local Ukrainian community.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dickinson” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.