Back مورهد (مينيسوتا) Arabic مورهيد (كلاى) ARZ مورهد، مینهسوتا AZB Мурхед Byelorussian Moorhead (Minnesota) Catalan Мурхед (Миннесота) CE Moorhead (kapital sa kondado) CEB Moorhead Czech Moorhead DAG Moorhead (Minnesota) German
Moorhead, Minnesota | |
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| Motto: "Your Hometown" | |
 Location within Clay County | |
| Coordinates: 46°52′26″N 96°46′02″W / 46.87389°N 96.76722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Clay |
| Settled | 1871 |
| Incorporated (village) | February 25, 1875 |
| Incorporated (city) | February 24, 1881 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Shelly Carlson |
| • Council Members | Ryan Nelson Matthew Gilbertson Laura Caroon Heather Nesemeier Deb White Larry Seljevold Chuck Hendrickson Sebastian McDougall |
| Area | |
| • City | 22.290 sq mi (57.731 km2) |
| • Land | 22.283 sq mi (57.712 km2) |
| • Water | 0.007 sq mi (0.019 km2) |
| Elevation | 909 ft (277 m) |
| Population | |
| • City | 44,505 |
| • Estimate (2022)[5] | 44,861 |
| • Density | 2,013/sq mi (777.3/km2) |
| • Urban | 216,214 (US: 177th)[2] |
| • Metro | 262,620 (US: 189th) |
| Time zone | UTC–6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC–5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code | 56560, 56561, 56562, 56563 |
| Area code | 218 |
| FIPS code | 27-43864 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2395392[3] |
| Sales tax | 7.875%[6] |
| Website | ci.moorhead.mn.us |
Moorhead (/ˈmɔːrhɛd/ MOR-hed)[7] is a city in and the county seat of Clay County, Minnesota, United States,[8] on the banks of the Red River of the North. Located in the Red River Valley, an extremely fertile and active agricultural region, Moorhead is also home to several corporations and manufacturing industries.[9] Across the river from Fargo, North Dakota, Moorhead helps form the core of the Fargo–Moorhead ND-MN Metropolitan Area. The population was 44,505 at the 2020 census.[4]
Platted in 1871, the city was named for William Galloway Moorhead, an official of the Northern Pacific Railway.[10]
- ^ "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
- ^ United States Census Bureau (April 23, 2024). "2020 Census Qualifying Urban Areas and Final Criteria Clarifications". Federal Register.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Moorhead, Minnesota
- ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
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USCensusEst2022was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Fergus Falls (MN) sales tax rate". Retrieved April 23, 2024.
- ^ "Minnesota Pronunciation Guide". Associated Press. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "City of Moorhead : About the City". www.cityofmoorhead.com. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 117.
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