Grand Forks, North Dakota
city in North Dakota, United States
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 slightly over 50,000 and is now the county seat of Grand Forks County. It is the third-largest city in the state after Fargo and Bismarck.
Grand Forks, North Dakota | |
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 Aerial view of downtown Grand Forks in 2006 | |
| Nickname(s): "The Grand Cities", "The Forks", "The Sunflake City" | |
| Motto(s): "A Place of Excellence" | |
 Location in the U.S. state of North Dakota | |
| Coordinates: 47°55′31″N 97°1′57″W / 47.92528°N 97.03250°WCoordinates: 47°55′31″N 97°1′57″W / 47.92528°N 97.03250°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  North Dakota |
| Metro | Greater Grand Forks |
| County | Grand Forks |
| Founded | June 15, 1870 |
| Incorporated | February 22, 1881 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Michael Brown |
| Area | |
| • City | 20.09 sq mi (52.03 km2) |
| • Land | 19.91 sq mi (51.57 km2) |
| • Water | 0.18 sq mi (0.47 km2) |
| Elevation | 843 ft (257 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • City | 52,838 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 57,339 |
| • Rank | US: 651st |
| • Density | 2,600/sq mi (1,000/km2) |
| • Urban | 61,270 (U.S. 440th) |
| • Metro | 102,449 (U.S. 348th) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 58201-58203 |
| Area code(s) | 701 |
| FIPS code | 38-32060 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1029197 [1] |
| Highways | I-29, US 2, US 2 Bus., US 81, US 81 Bus., ND 297 |
| Website | grandforksgov.com |
Across the river is East Grand Forks, Minnesota.
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.