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Mandan, indigenous people of North America

(Encyclopedia) MandanMandanmănˈdăn, –dən [key], indigenous people of North America whose language belongs to the Siouan branch of the Hokan-Siouan linguistic stock (see Native American languages).…

Gall, Sioux war chief

(Encyclopedia) GallGallgôl [key], c.1840–1894, war chief of the Sioux, b. South Dakota. He refused to accept the treaty of 1868 (by which he would have been confined to a reservation), joined Sitting…

Grand Forks

(Encyclopedia) Grand Forks, city (2020 pop. 59,166), seat of Grand Forks co., E N.Dak., at the confluence of the Red and the Red Lake rivers; inc. 1881…

Jones, David Charles

(Encyclopedia) Jones, David Charles, 1921–2013, American military officer, b. Aberdeen, S. Dak., studied Univ. of N Dakota and Minot State College. He joined the Army Air Corps at the outbreak of…

Terry, Alfred Howe

(Encyclopedia) Terry, Alfred Howe, 1827–90, American general, b. Hartford, Conn. A lawyer, he led a regiment of Connecticut volunteers at the first battle of Bull Run in the Civil War. Made a…

Nonpartisan League

(Encyclopedia) Nonpartisan League, in U.S. history, political pressure group of farmers and workers organized in 1915 and led by a former socialist, Arthur C. Townley, who believed that the solution…

Dakota County, MN Social Statistics

Dakota county minnesota dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics SubjectNumberPercent SCHOOL ENROLLMENTPopulation 3 years and over enrolled in school101,596100.0Nursery school…

Dakota County, MN Economic Statistics

Dakota county minnesota dp 3 profile of selected economic characteristics SubjectNumberPercent EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over263,505100.0In labor force206,50078.…

Dakota County, MN Housing Statistics

Dakota county minnesota dp 4 profile of selected housing characteristics SubjectNumberPercent Total housing units133,750100.0UNITS IN STRUCTURE1-unit, detached81,53461.01-unit,…

Dakota County, NE Social Statistics

Dakota county nebraska dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics SubjectNumberPercent SCHOOL ENROLLMENTPopulation 3 years and over enrolled in school5,524100.0Nursery school,…