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Bismarck Civic Auditorium
The Bismarck Civic Auditorium on North 6th Street in Bismarck, North Dakota, was built in 1914. It has also been known as City Auditorium and, after 1989, the Belle Mehus Civic Auditorium. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
About Bismarck
Capital city of North Dakota, United StatesBismarck () is the capital city of the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Burleigh County. It is the state's second-most populous city, after Fargo. The population was 73,622 at the 2020 census, and was estimated at 77,772 in 2024, while its metropolitan population was 133,626. In 2014, Forbes magazine ranked Bismarck as the seventh fastest-growing small city in the United States. Bismarck was founded by European-Americans in 1872 on the east bank of the Missouri River. It has been North Dakota's capital city since 1889, when the state was created from the Dakota Territory and admitted to the Union. Bismarck is across the river from Mandan, named after a Native American tribe…
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Housing in Bismarck
The typical Bismarck home is worth about $378,000, up 5.4% in a year, 29% above the North Dakota typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Bismarck
Safety Grade C-
Bismarck reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 79% report less.
Work & commute in Bismarck
Full picture →69% of Bismarck’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Mandan (8%), Fargo (3%) and Minot (2%). Half commute less than 3 miles.
Health in Bismarck
Health Grade A
Healthier than 86% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with North Dakota
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 31 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Bismarck
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 79% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Bismarck
Full climate →Bismarck has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 3°, and about 51 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Bismarck
All Bismarck schools →School Grade B+
The public schools Bismarck’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 71% of North Dakota’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within ND. Ratings are from neighbors.
Bismarck is a college town
Colleges →of Bismarck’s residents are enrolled in college. Bismarck State College has about 2,671 students on campus, and 1 more college is in town.
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