Ward County, North Dakota (ND), United States, North America
Latitude
48°13'N
Longitude
101°17'W
Minot
(MEI-naht), city (1990 pop. 34,544), seat of Ward co., NW
N.Dak., on the Souris R.; 48°13'N 101°17'W. Inc. 1887. It is a
commercial and transportation center for an extensive agr. area. RR
junction. There are lignite mines and oil basins in the region.
Industries include building materials, petroleum compounds, farm
machinery; dairy and meat prods. Minot State Univ. (1913) and a state
agr. experiment station are there. Minot Air Force Base is
10 mi/16 km N.; Upper Souris Natl. Wildlife
Refuge to NW.
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