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Fargo, ND

Fargo, North Dakota
City
The skyline of downtown Fargo as seen from Main Avenue, facing north.
The skyline of downtown Fargo as seen from Main Avenue, facing north.
Official seal of Fargo, North Dakota
Seal
Motto: Gateway to the West
Fargo's location in North Dakota
Fargo's location in North Dakota
Fargo, North Dakota is located in the US
Fargo, North Dakota
Fargo, North Dakota
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 46°52′38″N 96°47′22″W / 46.87722°N 96.78944°W / 46.87722; -96.78944Coordinates: 46°52′38″N 96°47′22″W / 46.87722°N 96.78944°W / 46.87722; -96.78944
Country  United States of America
State   North Dakota
County Cass
Founded 1871
Government
 • Mayor Tim Mahoney (D)
Area
 • City 48.82 sq mi (126.44 km2)
 • Land 48.82 sq mi (126.44 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation 904 ft (274 m)
Population (2010)
 • City 105,549
 • Estimate (2015) 118,523
 • Rank US: 231st
 • Density 2,202.5/sq mi (850.4/km2)
 • Urban 176,676 (US: 194th)
 • Metro 233,836 (US: 192nd)
 • Demonym Fargoan
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP Codes 58102-58109, 58121-58122, 58124-58126
Area code(s) 701
FIPS code 38-25700
GNIS feature ID 1028945
Highways I-29, I-94, I-94 Bus., US 10, US 52, US 81, US 81 Bus., ND 294
Website City of Fargo

Fargo is the most populous city in the state of North Dakota, accounting for over 15% of the state population. Fargo is also the county seat of Cass County. According to the 2015 United States Census estimates, its population was 118,523. Fargo, along with its twin city of Moorhead, Minnesota, as well as the adjacent cities of West Fargo, North Dakota and Dilworth, Minnesota, form the core of the Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area, which in 2015 contained a population of 233,836. In 2014, Forbes magazine ranked Fargo as the fourth fastest-growing small city in the United States.

Founded in 1871 and located on the Red River of the North floodplain, Fargo is a cultural, retail, health care, educational, and industrial center for eastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota. In addition, Fargo is home to North Dakota State University.

Historically part of Sioux (Dakota) territory, the area that is present-day Fargo was an early stopping point for steamboats traversing the Red River during the 1870s and 1880s. The city was originally named "Centralia," but was later renamed "Fargo" after Northern Pacific Railway director and Wells Fargo Express Company founder William Fargo (1818−1881). The area started to flourish after the arrival of the Northern Pacific Railroad and the city became known as the "Gateway to the West."


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