Thief River Falls, Minnesota

Thief River Falls
Soo Line depot, now City Hall
Soo Line depot, now City Hall
Nickname: 
Thief River
Location of the city of Thief River Falls within Pennington County, Minnesota
Location of the city of Thief River Falls
within Pennington County, Minnesota
Coordinates: 48°07′09″N 96°10′52″W / 48.11917°N 96.18111°W / 48.11917; -96.18111
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyPennington
Platted (village)1887
Incorporated (city)September 15, 1896
Government
 • MayorBrian Holmer
Area
 • City6.12 sq mi (15.85 km2)
 • Land5.92 sq mi (15.34 km2)
 • Water0.19 sq mi (0.50 km2)
Elevation1,135 ft (346 m)
Population
 • City8,749
 • Estimate 
(2022)[4]
8,903
 • Density1,476.87/sq mi (570.25/km2)
 • Urban
8,892
 • Metro
13,845
Time zoneUTC–6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC–5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
56701
Area code218
FIPS code27-64570
GNIS feature ID653129[2]
Sales tax6.875%[5]
Websitecitytrf.net

Thief River Falls, sometimes referred to as Thief River or abbreviated as TRF, is a city in, and the county seat of, Pennington County in the northwest portion of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 8,749 at the 2020 census.[3][6]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Thief River Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2022 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Thief River Falls (MN) sales tax rate". Retrieved January 22, 2024.
  6. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.