| Summary: | Statistical Information Highest geographical point: White Butte, Slope County, 3,506 feet Highest elevation for a city: Rhame, Slope County, 3,194 feet Mean elevation: 1,900 feet Lowest elevation: Pembina County, where the Red River enters Canada, 750 feet Geographic center: McClusky Square miles in land area .68,976 State ranking in land area.18th Total acres occupied by farmland and ranches.39 million Geographic Description of Location Border to the north: Saskatchewan and Manitoba, on 49th Parallel Border to the south: South Dakota on 45 degrees 55 minutes North Border to the east: Minnesota, Red River of the North divides the two states Border to the west: Montana on 104 degrees 2 minutes West North Dakota is 310 miles wide at the Canadian border, 360 miles wide at the South Dakota border, and 210 miles from north to south. The Geographic Center of the North American continent: located precisely six miles west of Balta Or 15 miles SOUthweSt Of Rugby. (National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration) Summary of Land Ownership in North Dakota Acres Percent of State State of North Dakota.1,169,614.2.6% United States of America. 1,884,800.4.2% Agricultural Private Property.39,674,586.87.7% Urban Buildup Land.379,100.8% Other Rural Land. 1,413,300.3.1% Rural Transportation.729,300.1.6% Total Acres-State of ND.45,250,700.100% (Natural Resources Conservation Service) The Continental Divide dissects North Dakota, roughly dividing the state from the southeastern part of the state diagonally northwest across the state to the northwest corner of the state. This is a north-south drainage divide. Waters north of this divide drain into the Hudson Bay. Waters south of this divide drain into the Missouri River and the Gulf of Mexico. Soil North Dakota has more black humus soil (Chernozem) in the eastern part of the state than any other state in the nation. Chapter Two - North Dakota almanac 133
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