Fargo
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 Aerial view of the center of Fargo |
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| Location in North Dakota | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1871 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | North Dakota |
| County : | Cass County |
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 53 ′ N , 96 ° 47 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
120,762 (as of 2016) 238,124 (as of 2016) |
| Population density : | 1,228.5 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 98.3 km 2 (approx. 38 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 274 m |
| Postcodes : | 58102-58109, 58121, 58122, 58124-58126 |
| Area code : | +1 701 |
| FIPS : | 38-25700 |
| GNIS ID : | 1028945 |
| Website : | www.cityoffargo.com |
| Mayor : | Tim Mahoney |
 Cass County Courthouse |
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With a population of 120,762 (as of 2016), Fargo is the largest city in the US state of North Dakota and the seat of the county seat of Cass County . It is located in the southeast of the state on the Minnesota border . The city owes its name to the entrepreneur William Fargo .
geography
The city has a total area of 98.3 km 2 and is located on the Red River of the North . Across the river is the Minnesota town of Moorhead . Both cities form the core of the Fargo – Moorhead Metropolitan Area .
Other neighboring towns of Fargo are Horace (on the southwest city limit), West Fargo (on the western city limit), Harwood (10 miles northwest), Georgetown , Minnesota (15 miles north), and Oakport , Minnesota (on the northeast City limits).
The closest major cities are Winnipeg in the Canadian province of Manitoba (359 km north), Duluth in Minnesota on Lake Superior (390 km east), Minneapolis , Minnesota (378 km southeast), Sioux Falls in South Dakota (394 km south) and North Dakota's capital Bismarck (315 km to the west).
The Canadian border is 150 miles north.
traffic
In the Fargo metropolitan area, Interstate Highways 29 and 94 intersect . In addition, the US highways 10 , 52 and 81 meet in Fargo. The city is connected to the neighboring city of Moorhead by several road bridges and a railway bridge. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
In Fargo is a junction of several railway lines of the BNSF Railway . About the track runs and the Empire Builder from Amtrak , the Chicago to Seattle and Portland connects.
North Dakota's largest airport, Hector International Airport, is located in the north of the city .
Fargo Moorhead Metro Area Transit operates several bus routes for local public transport in the twin cities of Fargo-Moorhead.
population
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1880 | 2693 | - | |
| 1890 | 5664 | 110.3% | |
| 1900 | 9589 | 69.3% | |
| 1910 | 14,331 | 49.5% | |
| 1920 | 21,961 | 53.2% | |
| 1930 | 28,619 | 30.3% | |
| 1940 | 32,580 | 13.8% | |
| 1950 | 38,256 | 17.4% | |
| 1960 | 46,662 | 22% | |
| 1970 | 53,365 | 14.4% | |
| 1980 | 61,383 | 15% | |
| 1990 | 74.111 | 20.7% | |
| 2000 | 90,599 | 22.2% | |
| 2010 | 105,549 | 16.5% | |
| 2016 estimate | 120,762 | 14.4% | |
| 1880–2000 2010 2016 | |||
According to the 2010 census , Fargo had 105,549 people in 46,791 households. The population density was 1073.7 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.15 people lived in each of the 46,791 households.
The racial the population was composed of 90.2 percent white, 2.7 percent African American, 1.4 percent Native American, 3 percent Asian and 0.6 percent from other ethnic groups; 2.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 2.2 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
19.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 70.5 percent were between 18 and 64 and 10.1 percent were 65 years or older. 49.6 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 42,710 USD . The per capita income was $ 28,191. 16.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
climate
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Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Fargo, North Dakota
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education
North Dakota State University is based in Fargo .
Culture
The Plains Art Museum is located in Fargo, with a collection of 3,000 works that focuses on modern , contemporary and Native American art. The museum is one of around 750 museums accredited by the American Association of Museums.
sons and daughters of the town
- David A. Aaker (* 1938), economist
- Clark Blaise (born 1940), Canadian writer
- Paul Brandvik (* 1937), composer, choir conductor and music teacher
- Jocelyn Burdick (1922-2019), US Senator
- Harvey Carignan (born 1927), serial killer
- Shannon Curfman (* 1985), musician
- Ann Sullivan (1929-2020), animator
- Richard Edlund (* 1940), specialist in visual effects in film
- William Gass (1924–2017), writer and philosophy professor
- Paul Gaustad (* 1982), ice hockey player
- Danny Irmen (* 1984), ice hockey player
- Charlie Korsmo (born 1978), actor
- Jonny Lang (* 1981), musician from the field of blues and blues rock
- Carey McWilliams (born 1973), author, sniper and parachutist
- Collin Peterson (born 1944), Congressman
- George Sinner (1928–2018), 29th Governor of North Dakota
- Leslie Stefanson (born 1971), actress
- David Lee Thompson (* 1951), sculptor, assemblage artist and poet
- Bobby Vee (1943–2016), rock 'n' roll and pop singer
Others
The Duke Ellington Orchestra made a guest appearance on November 7, 1940 at the Crystal Ballroom in Fargo. The recordings of the concert first appeared in 1978 as Duke Ellington at Fargo, and in 1940 live in a club edition.
The city was Buddy Holly's last destination , which he never reached due to a plane crash on February 3, 1959 ( The Day the Music Died ).
Known to a wider international audience is Fargo from the eponymous film Fargo from Ethan and Joel Coen and based on that film television series Fargo .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved July 20, 2013
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on July 16, 2013
- ↑ AirNav.com - Hector International Airport Retrieved on July 20, 2013
- ^ US Decennial Census. Retrieved July 20, 2013
- ↑ US Census Bureau - Estimate for 2016 ( Memento of the original from October 7, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 20, 2013
