Moorhead, MN
| Moorhead, Minnesota | |
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Moorhead City Hall
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| Nickname(s): Your Hometown | |
 Location of the city of Moorhead within Clay County in the state of Minnesota |
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| Coordinates: 46°52′26″N 96°46′02″W / 46.87389°N 96.76722°WCoordinates: 46°52′26″N 96°46′02″W / 46.87389°N 96.76722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Clay |
| Founded | 1871 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Del Rae Williams |
| Area | |
| • City | 19.80 sq mi (51.28 km2) |
| • Land | 19.80 sq mi (51.28 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 898 ft (274 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • City | 38,065 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 42,005 |
| • Density | 1,922.5/sq mi (742.3/km2) |
| • Urban | 176,676 (US: 194th) |
| • Metro | 233,836 (US: 192nd) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 56560 -- 56563 |
| Area code(s) | 218 |
| FIPS code | 27-43864 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0648070 |
| Website | Official website |
Moorhead is a city in Clay County, Minnesota, United States, and the largest city in northwest Minnesota. The population was 42,005 according to the 2015 United States Census estimates. It is the county seat of Clay County.
Moorhead was platted in 1871. The city was named for William Garroway Moorhead (1811-1895), an official of the Northern Pacific railroad. Moorhead is bordered on the west by the Red River of the North and the city of Fargo, North Dakota. On the east, Moorhead is bordered by Dilworth, Minnesota. Moorhead, along with its twin city of Fargo, North Dakota, as well as adjacent West Fargo, form the core of the Fargo–Moorhead metropolitan area, which has a 2010 population of around 208,777 residents.
Moorhead is located next to the Red River in the Red River Valley. The land around the Fargo–Moorhead area is some of the flattest and richest (for agricultural uses) in the world. This is because it lies on the lake bed of glacial Lake Agassiz, which drained between 9,900 and 11,000 years ago.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 19.80 square miles (51.28 km2), all of it land.
Interstate 94 and U.S. Highways 10 and 75 are three of the main routes in the city. Other nearby routes in the Fargo–Moorhead area include Interstate 29 and Minnesota State Highway 336.
According to the 2010-2012 American Community Survey, the racial composition was as follows:
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