Fargo
city in and the county seat of Cass County, North Dakota, United States of America
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Fargo is a city in the United States[1]. Fargo ranks in the top 0.81% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,126 views/month, #76 of 9,394).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: GovAI Coalition[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Cass County[4]
- Country: United States[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Red River of the North[6]
- Head of government: Tim Mahoney[7]
- Instance of: big city[8]
- Shares border with: Moorhead[9]
- Named after: William Fargo[10]
- Twinned administrative body: Vimmerby Municipality[11]
- Postal code: 58102[12], 58103[13], 58104[14], 58105[15], 58106[16], 58107[17], 58108[18], 58109[19], 58121[20], 58122[21], 58124[22], 58125[23], 58126[24]
- Part of: Red River Valley[25]
- Commons category: Fargo, North Dakota[26]
- Local dialing code: 701[27]
- Inception: 1871[28]
- Official website: http://ci.fargo.nd.us[29]
- Topic's main category: Category:Fargo, North Dakota[30]
- Population: 105,548[31], 125,990[32]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Fargo, North Dakota[33]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[34], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[35], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[36], New International Encyclopedia[37], The New Student's Reference Work[38], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[39]
- Capital of: Cass County[40]
- Official name: Fargo[41]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Fargo, North Dakota[42]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Fargo[43]
- Number of households: 55,478[44]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Fargo, North Dakota[45]
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Physical Characteristics
Areas include 127.714801 km²[46] and 126.446132 km²[47]. Fargo sits at an elevation of 274 m[48].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Fargo include Hector International Airport[49], an international airport[50], in United States[51].
Why It Matters
Fargo has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] Fargo is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]
Entities named for Fargo include Hector International Airport[49], an international airport[50], in United States[51].