<page_title> List of capitals in the United States </page_title> <section_title> State capitals </section_title> <table> <cell> North Dakota <col_header> State </col_header> <col_header> Municipal (Within city proper boundaries) </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1889 <col_header> State-hood </col_header> <col_header> Rank in state </col_header> </cell> <cell> Bismarck <col_header> Capital </col_header> <col_header> Rank in US </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1883 <col_header> Capital since </col_header> </cell> </table>
Bismarck, has been capital city since 1883, and then as North Dakota's capital since 1889.