Fargo, North Dakota

Fargo, North Dakota
City
Downtown Fargo
Fargo Theatre
Plains Art Museum
deLendrecie's Department Store
RDO Building
Veterans Memorial Bridge
Cathedral of St. Mary
Official logo of Fargo, North Dakota
Map
Interactive map of Fargo
Fargo, North Dakota is located in North Dakota
Fargo, North Dakota
Fargo, North Dakota
Fargo, North Dakota is located in the United States
Fargo, North Dakota
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-NPL)
Area
[1]
 • City
50.835 sq mi (131.662 km2)
 • Land50.834 sq mi (131.659 km2)
 • Water0.001 sq mi (0.003 km2)
Elevation
[3]
906 ft (276 m)
Population
 (2020)[4]
 • City
125,990
 • 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
GDP
[6]
 • Metro$18.792 billion (2022)
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%[7]
Websitefargond.gov

Fargo is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Cass County. The population was 125,990 at the 2020 census,[4] which was estimated to have grown to 133,188 in 2023,[5] making it the 218th-most populous city in the United States. Fargo, along with its twin city of Moorhead, Minnesota, form the core of the Fargo–Moorhead metropolitan statistical area, which had a population of 248,591 in 2020.

Fargo was founded in 1871 on the Red River of the North floodplain.[8] 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. ^ "Total Gross Domestic Product for Fargo, ND-MN (MSA)". Federal Reserve Economic Data. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
  7. ^ "West Fargo (ND) sales tax rate". Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  8. ^ 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.