A city of 131,627, settled in 1871. Home to 30 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
The 3 things Fargo does most differently from other towns.
c. 1876 · Bird's eye view of Fargo, Dakota
Jake Hager18 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 30 places on the National Register.
1900
Colored Man's Plea
Photo · Wikimedia Commons. A different picture from Fargo’s archive appears here every day.
See all 18 archive items →What neighbors are saying. Town Square →
It's a beautiful Monday in Fargo with the sun shining and a high of 73 degrees. With a commute time 41% below the U.S. average, I'm guessing many…
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Ordered by what stands out in Fargo. Another town gets a different order.
The typical Fargo home is worth about $324,000, up 4.2% in a year, 11% above the North Dakota typical home.
Fargo beats the North Dakota average on 10 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3.
| What stands out | Fargo | ND |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.5% | 8.2% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 4.9% | 6.1% |
| More adults with depression | 24.1% | 21.3% |
45 miles of trails across 68 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Iwen Park | 3.8 mi | 51 |
| 2. Ponte's Park | 1.8 mi | 39 |
| 3. Island Park | 1.4 mi | 37 |
70% of Fargo’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are West Fargo (10%), Moorhead (5%) and Bismarck (2%). Half commute less than 4 miles.
Fargo reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 92% report less.
The public schools Fargo’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 66% of North Dakota’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centennial Elementary School | K–5 | 639 | B− |
| Bennett Elementary School | K–5 | 622 | A |
| Osgood Elem School | K–5 | 554 | B− |
| Independence Elementary School | K–5 | 553 | B+ |
| Kennedy Elementary School | K–5 | 469 | B− |
| Willow Park Elementary School | K–5 | 461 | D |
Fargo has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 0°, and about 51 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 59% of U.S. communities.
105,549 people in 2010; 131,627 today.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 · ACS
30 places in Fargo on the National Register of Historic Places.
71 notable people were born in Fargo.
Most populous city of North Dakota, U.S.
Fargo is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Dakota. The population was 125,990 at the 2020 census and estimated at 136,285 in 2024. Fargo and its twin city of Moorhead, Minnesota, form the core of the Fargo–Moorhead metropolitan area, which had a population of 248,591 in 2020. It is the county seat of Cass County. Fargo was founded in 1871 on the Red River of the North floodplain. It is a cultural, retail, health care, educational, and industrial center for southeastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota. North Dakota State University is in the city.
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10 towns share a border with Fargo.
