Wahpeton, North Dakota

Wahpeton, North Dakota
Dakota Avenue in downtown Wahpeton, 2007
Dakota Avenue in downtown Wahpeton, 2007
Official logo of Wahpeton, North Dakota
Nickname: 
Home of the Wahpper
Location of Wahpeton, North Dakota
Location of Wahpeton, North Dakota
Wahpeton is located in North Dakota
Wahpeton
Wahpeton
Location within North Dakota
Wahpeton is located in the United States
Wahpeton
Wahpeton
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 46°16′19″N 96°36′42″W / 46.27194°N 96.61167°W / 46.27194; -96.61167
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Dakota
CountyRichland
Settled1864
Founded1869
Incorporated (town)1882
Incorporated (city)1887
Government
 • MayorBrett Lambrecht
Area
 • City5.27 sq mi (13.65 km2)
 • Land5.27 sq mi (13.65 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation965 ft (294 m)
Population
 • City8,007
 • Estimate 
(2022)[4]
8,014
 • Density1,519.64/sq mi (586.76/km2)
 • Urban
11,290
 • Metro
22,930 (US: 490th)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
58074–58076
Area code701
FIPS code38-82660
GNIS feature ID1036311[2]
HighwaysND 13, ND 210
Websitewahpeton.com

Wahpeton (/ˈwɑːpɪtən/ WAH-pit-ən) is a city in Richland County, in southeast North Dakota along the Bois de Sioux River at its confluence with the Otter Tail River, which forms the Red River of the North. Wahpeton is the county seat of Richland County.[5] The population was 8,007 at the 2020 census.[3]

Wahpeton was founded in 1869 and is the principal city of the Wahpeton Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Richland County, North Dakota and Wilkin County, Minnesota. Wahpeton's twin city is Breckenridge, Minnesota, on the other side of the river. The Bois de Sioux River and the Otter Tail River join at Wahpeton and Breckenridge to form the Red River of the North.

The North Dakota State College of Science is in Wahpeton. The local newspaper is the Wahpeton Daily News.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wahpeton, North Dakota
  3. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2022 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

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