Grand Forks, North Dakota
Grand Forks is a city in the U.S. state of North Dakota along the Red River of the North. It was founded by Alexander Griggs on June 15 1870. It has a population of nearly 60,000 and is now the county seat of Grand Forks County. It is the third-largest city in the state after Fargo and Bismarck.
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Coordinates: 47°55′17″N 97°05′18″W / 47.92139°N 97.08833°WCoordinates: 47°55′17″N 97°05′18″W / 47.92139°N 97.08833°W | |
Country | United States |
State | North Dakota |
Metro | Greater Grand Forks |
County | Grand Forks |
Founded | June 15, 1870 |
Incorporated | February 22, 1881 |
Area | |
• City | 28.18 sq mi (72.98 km2) |
• Land | 27.99 sq mi (72.49 km2) |
• Water | 0.19 sq mi (0.49 km2) |
Elevation | 837 ft (255 m) |
Population | |
• City | 59,166 |
• Rank | US: 664th ND: 3rd |
• Density | 2,113.83/sq mi (816.16/km2) |
• Urban | 68,160 (U.S. 411st) |
• Metro | 103,144 (U.S. 356th) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 58201–58203 |
FIPS code | 38-32060 |
GNIS feature ID | 1036064[2] |
Highways | I-29, US 2, US 81, ND 297 |
Website | grandforksgov.com |
Across the river is East Grand Forks, Minnesota.
Grand Forks, North Dakota Media
Employees at LM Glasfiber work on a blade for a wind turbine
The clock tower of the Herald building in downtown Grand Forks
References
- ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grand Forks, North Dakota
- ↑ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2020 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Grand Forks city, North Dakota". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 18, 2024.