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US TERRITORY OR
COLONY SETTLED
Part of the Missouri Territory, 1818; part of the Michigan Territory, 1834; part of the Wisconsin Territory, 1836; part of the Iowa Territory, 1838; part of the Minnesota Territory, 1849; Dakota Territory, 1861
STATEHOOD
1889
AVAILABLE STATE CENSUSES
(OR SIMILAR)
Wisconsin Territory census, 1836; Iowa Territory census, 1840; Minnesota Territory census, 1850; Dakota Territory census, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1885
FIRST FEDERAL CENSUS
1900
PUBLIC-LAND OR
STATE-LAND STATE
Public
BIRTH AND DEATH RECORDS
BEGIN
1893
MARRIAGE RECORDS
BEGIN
1925
CONTACT FOR VITAL RECORDS
Division of Vital Records
600 E. Boulevard Ave.
Dept. 301
Bismark, ND 58505
(701) 328-2360