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The territorial legislature created Burleigh County on January 4, 1873, annexing territory from Buffalo County. Burleigh was not organized at that time, but the organization was effected on July 16, 1873. Its boundaries were altered in 1879, 1881, 1883, and twice in 1885.
It is the second-most populous county in North Dakota. Its county seat is Bismarck, the state capital. The county was named for Dakota Territory political figure Walter A. Burleigh.
Adjacent Counties
Cities
- Bismarck (County Seat, State Capital)
- Lincoln
- Regan
- Wilton (part)
- Wing
Other Communities
Apple Creek | Apple Valley | Arena | Baldwin | Boyd | Brittin | Burnt Creek | Canfield | Christiana | Clear Lake | Crofte | Cromwell | Driscoll | Ecklund | Estherville | Florence Lake | Francis | Ghylin | Gibbs | Glenview | Grass Lake | Harriet-Lien | Hay Creek | Hazel Grove | Logan | Long Lake | McKenzie | Menoken | Missouri | Moffit | Morton | Naughton | Painted Woods | Richmond | Rock Hill | Schrunk | Sibley Butte | Steiber | Sterling | Taft | Telfer | Thelma | Trygg | Wild Rose | Wilson
Cemeteries
Links
Canfield Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Florence Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Long Lake National Wildlife Refuge (part)
National Register of Historic Places
