Fargo, North Dakota | |
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Downtown Fargo Veterans Memorial Bridge | |
Coordinates: 46°52′24″N 96°49′38″W / 46.87333°N 96.82722°W | |
Country | United States |
State | North Dakota |
County | Cass |
Founded | 1871 |
Incorporated | 1874 |
Named for | William Fargo |
Government | |
• Mayor | Tim Mahoney (D-NPL) |
Area | |
• City | 50.835 sq mi (131.662 km2) |
• Land | 50.834 sq mi (131.659 km2) |
• Water | 0.001 sq mi (0.003 km2) |
Elevation | 906 ft (276 m) |
Population | |
• City | 125,990 |
• Estimate (2023)[5] | 133,188 |
• Rank | US: 218th ND: 1st |
• Density | 2,620/sq mi (1,012/km2) |
• Urban | 216,214 (US: 178th)[2] |
• Urban density | 2,781.6/sq mi (1,074.0/km2) |
• Metro | 262,620 (US: 189th) |
• Metro density | 93.4/sq mi (36.08/km2) |
Demonym | Fargoan |
Time zone | UTC–6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC–5 (CDT) |
ZIP Codes | 58102–58109, 58121–58122, 58124–58126 |
Area code | 701 |
FIPS code | 38-25700 |
GNIS feature ID | 1036030[3] |
Highways | I-29, I-94, US 10, US 52, US 81 |
Sales tax | 7.5%[6] |
Website | fargond.gov |
Fargo is a city in and the county seat of Cass County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 125,990 at the 2020 census,[4] and according to 2023 census estimates, the city is estimated to have a population of 133,188,[5] making it the most populous city in the state and the 218th most populous city in the United States. Fargo, along with its twin city of Moorhead, Minnesota, and the adjacent cities of West Fargo, North Dakota and Dilworth, Minnesota, form the core of the Fargo–Moorhead, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). The MSA had a population of 248,591 in 2020.
Fargo was founded in 1871 on the Red River of the North floodplain.[7] It is a cultural, retail, health care, educational, and industrial center for southeastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota. North Dakota State University is located in the city.
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