Editing Scouting in North Dakota (section)

==Recent history (1950–1990)==
[[Boy Scouts of America]] (BSA) in North Dakota was organized into 4 councils from 1925 until 1974. The four Councils (and their headquarters) were:

* [[Red River Valley Council (North Dakota)|Red River Valley Council]] (#429) – Founded in 1925 and headquartered in [[Fargo, North Dakota|Fargo]]; covering EC & SE ND and NW MN
* [[Lake Aggasiz Council]] (#430) – Founded in 1933 and headquartered in [[Grand Forks, North Dakota|Grand Forks]]; covering NE ND and NW MN
* [[Missouri Valley Council]] (#432) – Founded in 1929 and headquartered in [[Bismarck, North Dakota|Bismarck]]; covering Bismarck/Mandan area
* [[Great Plains Area Council]] (#431) – Founded in 1929 and headquartered in [[Minot]]; covering Western ND and NE MT

In 1974 the four Councils merged into a single council, Northern Lights Council (#429).<ref name="CSP Book">{{cite book |last1=Hook|first1=James |last2=Franck |first2=Dave|last3=Austin|first3=Steve |year=1982 |title=An Aid to Collecting Selected Council Shoulder Patches with Valuation |url=https://www.angelfire.com/tx6/patch/cspbook.html}}</ref>