Editing North Dakota (section)

===Languages===
In 2010, 94.86% (584,496) of North Dakotans over 5 years old spoke [[English language|English]] as their [[primary language]]. 5.14% (31,684) of North Dakotans spoke a language other than English. 1.39% (8,593) spoke [[German language|German]], 1.37% (8,432) spoke [[Spanish language|Spanish]], and 0.30% (1,847) spoke [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]]. Other languages spoken included [[Serbo-Croatian]] (0.19%), [[Chinese language|Chinese]] and [[Japanese language|Japanese]] (both 0.15%), and [[Native American languages]] and [[French language|French]] (both 0.13%).<ref>{{cite web|title=Most Spoken Language in North Dakota in 2010 |url=http://www.mla.org/cgi-shl/docstudio/docs.pl?map_data_results |publisher=[[Modern Language Association]] |access-date=December 15, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060619224705/http://www.mla.org/cgi-shl/docstudio/docs.pl?map_data_results |archive-date=June 19, 2006 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> In 2000, 2.5% of the population spoke German in addition to English, reflecting early 20th century immigration.<ref name="US Census">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/population/cen2000/phc-t20/tab05.pdf |title=US Census 2000 |access-date=September 13, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100117052130/http://www.census.gov/population/cen2000/phc-t20/tab05.pdf |archive-date=January 17, 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 1940, {{Percentage | 355400 | 632640 | 2 }} (355,400) of North Dakotans spoke English, {{Percentage | 128700 | 632640 | 2 }} (128,700) spoke German, {{Percentage | 81300 | 632640 | 2 }} (81,300) spoke Norwegian, {{Percentage | 12600 | 632640 | 2 }} (12,600) spoke [[Swedish language|Swedish]], and {{Percentage | 54640 | 632640 | 2 }} (54,640) spoke some other language.<ref name="Census 1940 languages">{{cite web | title=1940 Census of Population: Mother Tongue, by Nativity, Parentage, Country of Origin, and Age, for States and Large Cities | website=Census.gov | date=1943| url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-nativity/41272165_ch5.pdf| access-date=2023-03-29}}</ref>