
"In total 118,472 homesteads were proved up in North Dakota. The total acreage of homesteaded land was 17,417,466 which is 39% of the land in the state." - National Park Service
“First People.” State Historical Society of North Dakota, n.d., https://www.history.nd.gov/ndhistory/firstpeople.html.
"Section 4: Homes.” North Dakota Studies, State Historical Society of North Dakota, n.d., https://www.ndstudies.gov/gr4/early-settlement-north-dakota/part-3-north-dakota-pioneers/section-4-homes.
Hudson, John. Frontier Housing in North Dakota. State Historical Society of North Dakota, 1975 PDF.
Farms in North Dakota: A Historic Context. State Historical Society of North Dakota, 2014. PDF.
“Section 5: Homestead Farms.” North Dakota Studies, State Historical Society of North Dakota, n.d., https://www.ndstudies.gov/gr8/content/unit-iii-waves-development-1861-1920/lesson-2-making-living/topic-3-farming/section-5-homestead-farms.
“Section 2: Homestead Act of 1862.” North Dakota Studies, State Historical Society of North Dakota, n.d., https://www.ndstudies.gov/gr8/content/unit-iii-waves-development-1861-1920/lesson-2-making-living/topic-4-federal-legislation/section-2-homestead-act-1862