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| Full name | City of Fargo | | Official name | City of Fargo | | Country | United States | | State | North Dakota | | County | Cass | | Founded | 1871 | | Mayor | Dennis Walaker | | Total Area | 37.9 sq mi (98.2 km2) | | Land Area | 37.9 sq mi (98.2 km2) | | Water Area | 0 sq mi (0.0 km2) | | Elevation | 904 ft (275.5 m) | | Total Population | 105,549 (US: 254th) (2010) | | Density (pop.) | 921.8/km2 (2388.2/sq mi) | | Metro (pop.) | 208777 | | Time zone | CST (UTC-6) | | - Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) | | ZIP Codes | 58102-58109, 58121-58122, 58124-58126 | | Area code | 701 | | FIPS code | 38-25700 | | GNIS feature ID | 1028945 | | Highways | I-29, I-94, I-94 Bus., US 10, US 52, US 81, US 81 Bus., ND 294 |
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Fargo is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Cass County. In 2010, its population was 105,549, and it had an estimated metropolitan population of 208,777. Fargo, along with its twin city of Moorhead, Minnesota, as well as adjacent West Fargo, North Dakota and Dilworth, Minnesota, form the center of the Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Founded in 1871, Fargo is the crossroads and economic center of southeastern North Dakota and a portion of northwestern Minnesota. Fargo is a cultural, retail, manufacturing, health care, and educational hub for the region. Fargo is home to North Dakota State University.
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