Fargo, North Dakota

Fargo, North Dakota
Official logo of Fargo, North Dakota
Location of Fargo, North Dakota
Location of Fargo, North Dakota
Coordinates: 46°52′24″N 96°49′38″W / 46.87333°N 96.82722°W / 46.87333; -96.82722
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Dakota
CountyCass
Founded1871
Incorporated1874
Named forWilliam Fargo
Government
 • MayorTim Mahoney (D)
Area
 • City50.835 sq mi (131.662 km2)
 • Land50.834 sq mi (131.659 km2)
 • Water0.001 sq mi (0.003 km2)
Elevation906 ft (276 m)
Population
 • City125,990
 • Estimate 
(2023)[5]
133,188
 • RankUS: 218th
ND: 1st
 • Density2,620/sq mi (1,012/km2)
 • Urban
216,214 (US: 178th)[2]
 • Urban density2,781.6/sq mi (1,074.0/km2)
 • Metro
262,620 (US: 189th)
 • Metro density93.4/sq mi (36.08/km2)
DemonymFargoan
Time zoneUTC–6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC–5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes
58102–58109, 58121–58122, 58124–58126
Area code701
FIPS code38-25700
GNIS feature ID1036030[3]
HighwaysI-29, I-94, US 10, US 52, US 81
Sales tax7.5%[6]
Websitefargond.gov
North Dakota State University

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, and its population was 125,990,[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.

  1. ^ "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  2. ^ "List of 2020 Census Urban Areas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fargo, North Dakota
  4. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  5. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2023 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "West Fargo (ND) sales tax rate". Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  7. ^ John Eligon (April 2, 2013). "Sandbag Season Has Fargo Thinking of a Better Way". The New York Times. Retrieved April 3, 2013. "When you have a 100-year flood four years out of five, that's a great challenge," Gov. Jack Dalrymple said.

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