Bismarck–Mandan, colloquially referred to as BisMan, is the

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composed of Burleigh, Morton, and

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counties in the

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. Its core cities, Bismarck and

Mandan The Mandan () are a Native American tribe of the Great Plains who have lived for centuries primarily in what is now North Dakota. They are enrolled in the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation. About half of the Mandan still ...

, are located on opposite sides of the upper

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is a suburb located immediately south-east of Bismarck. The 2023 population of the MSA was estimated at 135,786. The area grew considerably with the addition of Oliver and

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counties in 2013. However, with relatively sparse populations, the addition of Oliver and Sioux counties only added approximately 6,300 people to the metropolitan population, many of whom were later excluded when Sioux county was removed in 2018. The 2020 Bismarck–Mandan–Lincoln urban population is estimated at 98,198.

Counties

In 2013, the

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revised the definitions of metropolitan statistical areas; the Bismarck–Mandan MSA was enlarged by the inclusion of Oliver and Sioux counties from that year. In 2018, the same office removed Sioux county from the MSA. * Burleigh County (100,012) * Morton County (33,895) * Oliver County (1,879)

Core cities

* Bismarck (74,445) *

(22,519) *

(4,358)

Population by decade

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* Almont *

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* Breien *

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* Fallon * Flasher *

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* Glen Ullin *

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* Harmon *

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* Hensler * Huff *

* McKenzie * Menoken * Moffit * New Salem * Regan * Saint Anthony * Sanger *

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* Wilton *

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Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 100,828 people, 45,751 households, and 29,620 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 95.24%

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, 0.23%

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, 3.04%

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, 0.37% Asian, 0.02%

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, 0.16% from

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, and 0.93% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.67% of the population. The median income for a household in the MSA was $39,169, and the median income for a family was $48,339. Males had a median income of $32,726 versus $21,364 for females. The

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for the MSA was $18,819.

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