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 | |
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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.