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1036064 [4] Highways. I-29, US 2, US 81, ND 297. Website. grandforksgov.com. Grand Forks is a city in and the county seat of Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States. The city's population was 59,166 as of the 2020 census, making it the third-most populous city in the state, after Fargo and Bismarck. [5]
Website. www.gfcounty.nd.gov. Grand Forks County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, its population was 73,170, [ 1 ] making it the third most populous county in North Dakota. Its county seat and largest community is Grand Forks. [ 2 ]
Coordinates: 47.4501°N 100.4659°W. The U.S. State of North Dakota currently has nine statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated one combined statistical area, four metropolitan statistical areas, and four micropolitan statistical areas in North Dakota. [1]
218 and 701. Website. visitgrandforks.com. The Sorlie bridge carries DeMers Avenue between Grand Forks and East Grand Forks. " Greater Grand Forks " (officially the Grand Forks, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area) is the name used by some people to designate the twin cities of Grand Forks, North Dakota and East Grand Forks, Minnesota, together ...
Map of the United States with North Dakota highlighted. North Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern United States. All incorporated communities in North Dakota are considered cities, regardless of population; there are no towns, villages, or hamlets in the state. There are 355 municipalities.
Due to the continuance of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union, GFAFB was originally an Air Defense Command (ADC) fighter-interceptor air base. The site was chosen in 1954 and the land was paid for by the citizens of Grand Forks, the site was located 15 miles (24 km) west of the city. The beginning of the 5,400-acre (22 ...
Grand Forks County: 035: Grand Forks: 1873: Named for Grand Forks, North Dakota, which in turn was named for its location at the intersection of the Red Lake River and the Red River of the North: 72,708: 1,438 sq mi (3,724 km 2) Grant County: 037: Carson: 1916: Ulysses S. Grant (1822–1885), eighteenth U.S. President 2,215: 1,660 sq mi (4,299 ...
In 1879, George Winship started The Herald. The twin cities of Grand Forks and East Grand Forks were first physically connected when, in 1879, Alexander Griggs built a pontoon toll bridge at the present day site of the Sorlie Bridge at DeMers Avenue. The city of Grand Forks was officially incorporated on February 22, 1881.