East Grand Forks, Minnesota

East Grand Forks, Minnesota
East Grand Forks City Hall
East Grand Forks City Hall
Nickname: 
The Grand Cities
Location of East Grand Forks in Polk County, Minnesota
Location of East Grand Forks in Polk County, Minnesota
Coordinates: 47°55′22″N 97°00′20″W / 47.92278°N 97.00556°W / 47.92278; -97.00556
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyPolk
MetroGreater Grand Forks
Established1887
IncorporatedApril 13, 1887
Government
 • TypeCouncil–manager government
 • MayorSteve Gander
 • AdministratorReid Huttunen
 • Finance DirectorKarla Anderson
 • At LargeBrian Larson
Karen Peterson
 • Councilmembers1st Ward: Clarence Vetter
2nd Ward: Ben Pokrzywinski
3rd Ward: Tim Riopelle
4th Ward: Dale Helms
5th Ward: Mark Olstad
Area
 • City5.946 sq mi (15.401 km2)
 • Land5.946 sq mi (15.401 km2)
 • Water0.000 sq mi (0.000 km2)
 • Urban
26.48 sq mi (68.59 km2)
 • Metro
3,407 sq mi (8,825 km2)
Elevation833 ft (254 m)
Population
 • City9,176
 • Estimate 
(2023)[5]
8,929
 • Density1,521/sq mi (587.3/km2)
 • Urban
68,160 (US: 411th)
 • Urban density2,574/sq mi (993.7/km2)
 • Metro
103,120 (US: 357th)
 • Metro density30.3/sq mi (11.69/km2)
Time zoneUTC–6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC–5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
56721
Area code218
FIPS code27-17612
GNIS feature ID2394599[3]
HighwaysUS 2, MN 220
Sales tax7.375%[6]
Websiteeastgrandforks.us

East Grand Forks (also known as EGF) is a city in Polk County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 9,176 at the 2020 Census,[4] making it the largest community in Polk County.

It is located in the Red River Valley region along the eastern bank of the Red River of the North, directly across from the larger city of Grand Forks, North Dakota. The cities of Grand Forks and East Grand Forks form the center of the Grand Forks, ND–MN Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is often called Greater Grand Forks. The population was 104,362 at the 2020 Census.

  1. ^ "City Council". City of East Grand Forks, Minnesota. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  2. ^ "2024 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Minnesota". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: East Grand Forks, Minnesota
  4. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2023 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "East Grand Forks (MN) sales tax rate". Retrieved March 24, 2024.