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East Grand Forks

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About East Grand Forks

City in Minnesota, United States
1887Established
9,176Population
5.9 sq miArea
833 ftElevation

East Grand Forks (also known as EGF) is a city in Polk County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 9,176 at the 2020 census, making it Polk County's largest community. It is in the Red River Valley region along the eastern bank of the Red River of the North, directly across from Grand Forks, North Dakota. The cities of Grand Forks and East Grand Forks form the center of the Grand Forks, ND–MN Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is often called Greater Grand Forks. The statistical area's population was 104,362 at the 2020 census.

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The forecast calls for Showers And Thunderstorms, highs near 63°. In the local news, Thief River Falls Girls Varsity Basketball @ East Grand Forks (MaxPreps), WHAHS Boys Varsity Soccer @ East Grand Forks (MaxPreps), and Menahga Girls Varsity Basketball @ East Grand Forks (MaxPreps).

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