Grand Forks
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Summary
Grand Forks is a city in the United States[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,685 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Grand Forks County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Instance of: county seat[5]
- Postal code: 58201[6], 58202[7], 58203[8], 58206[9], 58207[10], 58208[11]
- Commons category: Grand Forks, North Dakota[12]
- Local dialing code: 701[13]
- Inception: June 15, 1870[14]
- Official website: https://www.grandforksgov.com[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:Grand Forks, North Dakota[16]
- Population: 1705[17], 52,838[18], 59,166[19]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Grand Forks, North Dakota[20]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[21]
- Capital of: Grand Forks County[22]
- Official name: Grand Forks[23]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Grand Forks, North Dakota[24]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Grand Forks, North Dakota[25]
- Number of households: 25,780[26]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Grand Forks, North Dakota[27]
- Elevation above sea level: 257 m[28]
- Area: 70.340872 km²[29], 52.023211 km²[30]
- Water as percent of area: 0.9046 percent[31]
- Territory overlaps: Grand Forks urban area[32]
- Located in the statistical territorial entity: Greater Grand Forks[33]
- Per capita income: 31,741 US dollars[34]
- Date of incorporation: February 22, 1881[35]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Grand Forks include Grand Forks County[36], a county of North Dakota[37], in United States[38], founded in 1873[39] and Grand Forks International Airport[40], an international airport[41], in United States[42].
Why It Matters
Grand Forks has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]
Entities named for it include Grand Forks County[36], a county of North Dakota[37], in United States[38], founded in 1873[39] and Grand Forks International Airport[40], an international airport[41], in United States[42].