East Grand Forks
| East Grand Forks | |
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| Nickname : The Gand Cities | |
 East Grand Forks City Hall |
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| Location in Minnesota | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1887 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Minnesota |
| County : | Polk County |
| Coordinates : | 47 ° 56 ′ N , 97 ° 1 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
8,601 (as of 2010) 98,461 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 561.8 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 15.31 km 2 (about 6 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 253 m |
| Postal code : | 56721 |
| Area code : | +1 218 |
| FIPS : | 27-17612 |
| GNIS ID : | 643079 |
| Website : | www.egf.mn |
| Mayor : | Lynn Stauss |
East Grand Forks is the largest city (with the status " City ") of Polk County in the US -amerikanischen State Minnesota . In 2010 , East Grand Forks had 8601 residents.
East Grand Forks is part of the Greater Grand Forks metropolitan area .
geography
East Grand Forks is located in northwestern Minnesota at the mouth of the southern arm of the Red Lake River in the border with North Dakota forming Red River of the North . The geographical coordinates of East Grand Forks are 47 ° 55'48 "north latitude and 97 ° 01'28" west longitude. The city extends over an area of 15.31 km².
Neighboring locations are Grand Forks in North Dakota on the opposite bank of the Red River and Fisher (14 miles southeast).
The nearest major cities are Fargo in North Dakota (130 km south), Winnipeg in the Canadian province of Manitoba (238 km north), Duluth on Lake Superior (426 km east-southeast) and Minneapolis (507 km southeast).
The border with Canada is 142 km north.
traffic
US Highway 2 runs along the Red Lake River through East Grand Forks and crosses the Red River over a bridge to North Dakota. Minnesota State Route 220 also runs north to south through the city of East Grand Forks. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
A railway line of the regional railway company Grand Forks Subdivision runs through East Grand Forks .
The Grand Forks International Airport is located 14.3 kilometers west. The nearest major airports are Hector International Airport in Fargo (127 km south), Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport (241 km north) and Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (530 km southeast).
Demographic data
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1890 | 795 | - | |
| 1900 | 2077 | 161.3% | |
| 1910 | 2533 | 22% | |
| 1920 | 2490 | -1.7% | |
| 1930 | 2922 | 17.3% | |
| 1940 | 3511 | 20.2% | |
| 1950 | 5049 | 43.8% | |
| 1960 | 6998 | 38.6% | |
| 1970 | 7607 | 8.7% | |
| 1980 | 8537 | 12.2% | |
| 1990 | 8658 | 1.4% | |
| 2000 | 7501 | -13.4% | |
| 2010 | 8601 | 14.7% | |
| 1890-2000 2010 | |||
According to the 2010 census , East Grand Forks had 8,601 people in 3,488 households. The population density was 561.8 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.45 people lived in the 3488 households.
The racial the population was composed of 91.1 percent white, 1.3 percent African American, 1.8 percent Native American, 0.6 percent Asian and 2.4 percent from other ethnic groups; 2.9 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 6.5 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
25.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 13.3 percent were 65 years or older. 50.8 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 53,010 USD . The per capita income was $ 25,315. 9.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved June 10, 2013
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed June 10, 2013
- ^ US Decennial Census. Retrieved June 10, 2013
