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NORTH DAKOTA

THE POPULATION is rather widely scattered over the State, with she most dense population, 28 persons per square mile, in an extreme eastern county, and the lightest, 7 persons per square mile, in a western county. Fargo, with a population of 28,619, was the largest city in 1930. Eighty-three percent of the population is rural. The wide distribution of population presents a problem of providing recreation facilities for day and week-end use. Facilities that provide for the satisfaction of mental desires and cultural improvement are still far from adequate. There is need for a continuous recreation program which will make recreation available to all the people through the winter months. A system of community parks is an indispensable part of an adequate recreation system for the State. The local parks which have been acquired are a commendable step in this direction.

The existing State parks are well distributed, but only a few are of sufficient size to satisfy requirements for State parks.

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FEDERAL

National monument:
17. Verendrye253

Recreational demonstration area:
6. Roosevelt63,365

National forests:
57. Souris Purchase Unit

139. Sheyenne Purchase Unit1480

National wildlife areas:
5. Lake Zahl Migratory Waterfowl Refuge3,595
15. Lake Ilo Migratory Waterfowl Refuge3,050
19. Lostwood Migratory Waterfowl Refuge23,401
20. Legion Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge920
23. Charles Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge800
28. Shell Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge1,680
29. Des Lacs Migratory Waterfowl Refuge13,782
30. Hiddenwood Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge568
31. Upper Souris Migratory Waterfowl Refuge30,865
38. Lake Oliver Migratory Waterfowl Refuge640
39. Lake Patricia Migratory Waterfowl Refuge1,440
42. Lower Souris Migratory Waterfowl Refuge57,036
45. Camp Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge1,212
46. Lake Nettle Migratory Waterfowl Refuge1,800
47. Lost Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge960
56. Cottonwood Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge1,024
62. Lake Moraine Migratory Waterfowl Refuge320
63. Canfield Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge453
64. Little Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge480
65. Appert Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge1,155
67. Long Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge17,458
68. Florence Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge669
69. Lords Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge1,905
74. Hutchinson Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge479
76. Flickertail Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge640
80. Buffalo Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge2,081
81. Pleasant Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge987
85. Lake George Migratory Waterfowl Refuge3,113
91. Rock Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge5,542
93. Lac Aux Mortes Migratory Waterfowl Refuge5,838
96. Half-Way Migratory Waterfowl Refuge160
98. Bone Hill Creek Migratory Waterfowl Refuge640
101. Arrowwood Migratory Waterfowl Refuge13,241
102. Sully's Hill Game Preserve994
103. Minnewastena Migratory Waterfowl Refuge144
105. Billings Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge760
106. Stump Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge27
108. Johnson Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge1,768
110. Sibley Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge1,077
115. Maple River Migratory Waterfowl Refuge1,120
116. Dakota Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge3,768
120. Hobart Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge1,797
121. Lambs Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge1,289
122. Pioneer Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge640
128. Little Goose Migratory Waterfowl Refuge359
137. Lake Tewauken Migratory Waterfowl Refuge4,665
144. Ardoch Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge2,749
145. Kelly's Slough Migratory Waterfowl Refuge1,644
148. Lake Elsie Migratory Waterfowl Refuge647
     Total
221,382

Soil Conservation Service land development project:
140. Sheyenne River Development Project240


STATE

State Parks:
49. Fort Lincoln750
71. Lake Metigoshe640
72. International Peace Gardens888
142. Turtle River474
     Total
2,752

Proposed state parks:
13. Killdeer Mountain

52. Lower Missouri Valley

58. Turtle Mountain

94. Devil's Lake

124. Pembina River

141. Cass County


State monuments:
1. Fort Dilts8.26
2. Fort Buford20
4. Writing Rock10
7. DeMores (Chateau)73.22
25. Crowley Flint Quarry2.35
35. Fort Mandan30.47
37. Fort Clark126.44
40. Molander Indian Village11.65
44. David Thompson Memorial.68
48. Double Ditch Indian Village37.45
53. Fort Rice7
54. Huff Indian Village13.77
55. Apple Creek Indian Village13.70
70. Butte St. Paul50
75. Chaska.05
79. Palmer's Spring2.83
82. St. Claude40
83. Burman.01
84. McPhail's Butte.33
95. Camp Kimball.12
97. Whitestone Hill70.18
99. Fort Seward3.56
109. Camp Atcheson.40
117. Hudson1.50
119. Birch Creek1
123. Oak Lawn.55
125. Waihalla5.50
129. Camp Corning.30
130. Buffalo Creek.24
131. Camp Arnold.10
132. Camp Sheardown.02
133. Camp Weiser.02
143. Pembina3.50
147. Fort Abercrombie21.32
     Total
556.52

Proposed State monuments:
3. Fort Union

21. Flint Quarry

32. Fort Stevenson

33. Fort Berthold

34. Hidatsa Indian Village

51. Sitting Bull's Grave

134. Fort Ransom

135. Cheyenne Indian Village


State wildlife area:
73. Lake Isabelle1,840

State waysides:
86. Beaver Lake45
87. Doyle Memorial21
88. Streeter Memorial63
112. Homer5
113. Fred Smith2
136. Strong2
     Total
138


LOCAL

County parks:
14. Cedar Creek—Slope County480
43. Buffalo Lodge—McHenry County1,280
66. Seeman—Emmons County41
92. Snyder Lake—Towner County160
107. Nelson County Old Settler's Park—Nelson County80
111. American Legion Memorial—Stutsman County190
118. La Moure County Memorial—La Moure County41
126. Golden Park—Walsh County40
146. Richland County Legion Memorial—Richland County16
     Total
2,329.7

Potential county parks:
8. Chimney Butte Ranch—Billings County

9. Logging Camp Ranch—Slope County

10. Black Butte—Slope County

12. Epping Dam—Williams County

16. Spring Creek—Dunn County

18. Power's Lake—Burke County

22. Young Man's Butte—Stark County

24. CannonballRiver—Adams County

26. Spring Creek—Mercer County

36. Junction of Knife and Missouri Rivers—Mercer County

41. Antler Creek—Bottineau Company.

50. Cannonball River—Sioux County

59. Souris River—McHenry County

60. McHenry County

61. Anamoose Vanderbrook Ranch—Sheridan County

77. Lake Isabelle—Kidder County

78. Pony Gulch—Wells County

90. Hawk's Nest Butte—Wells County

100. Pipestem Creek—Stutsman County

104. Swan Lake—Cavalier County

114. Maple Creek—Dickey County

127. Forest River—Grand Forks County


Municipal parks:
11. Bismark (1 area)

89. Devils Lake (1 area)85
138. Grand Forks (1 area)85
149. Fargo (2 areas)239
     Total
349

1 Area under Federal administration June 1938.

2 Small area developed for recreation as part of large project.


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