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375:." This name has not found widespread use in the area, although several buildings and organizations now bear the "Grand Cities" title. Occasionally, the city of Grand Forks uses the nickname "The Sunflake City."
352:, but Grand Forks, with a population of 59,166, is more than five times larger than East Grand Forks, with a population of 9,176. The metropolitan area includes all of the related two counties in the two states:
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18:Metropolitan statistical area in the United States
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367:The metropolitan area is also sometimes called "
44:Grand Forks, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area
194:840 feet at Airport ft (256 meters m)
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977:Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
55:Aerial View of Downtown Grand Forks (2006)
1455:. The area is also served by stations of
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1475:). Several religious organizations have
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62:Interactive Map of Grand Forks, ND–MN
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186:3,408 sq mi (8,830 km)
1093:and Pacific Islander languages: 0.4%
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1071:Population 5 years and over: 91,118
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1865:Metropolitan areas of North Dakota
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1440:Media in Grand Forks, North Dakota
1209:Media in Grand Forks, North Dakota
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1123:, an adult learning center, and a
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1220:The major daily newspaper is the
1183:University of Minnesota Crookston
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1077:Language other than English: 4.9%
1442:for a list of all radio stations
1132:East Grand Forks School District
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1870:Metropolitan areas of Minnesota
961:Black or African American: 1.3%
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1139:Crookston School District 593
333:Metropolitan Statistical Area
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1151:Catholic elementary schools
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346:East Grand Forks, Minnesota
220: • Estimate
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1163:University of North Dakota
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425:Grand Forks Air Force Base
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1465:Minnesota Public Radio
1194:*also has a campus in
938:Median age: 31.8 years
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350:Red River of the North
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191:Highest elevation
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1453:Leighton Broadcasting
1229:Crookston Daily Times
1096:Other languages: 0.1%
982:Some other race: 1.7%
878:U.S. Decennial Census
615:Historical population
589:North Grand Forks, ND
548:Unincorporated places
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264: • Summer (
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199:Lowest elevation
408:East Grand Forks, MN
356:in North Dakota and
238: • Density
168:East Grand Forks, MN
1860:Greater Grand Forks
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1596:Greater Grand Forks
1416:) – cable channel 9
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1074:English only: 95.1%
994:(of any race): 3.6%
956:Non-Hispanic Whites
899:Under 5 years: 6.3%
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331:Grand Forks, ND-MN
327:Greater Grand Forks
305:visitgrandforks.com
77:City of Grand Forks
25:Greater Grand Forks
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1471:and KNTN 102.7 FM
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1419:K49FF Channel 49 (
1398:K17HG Channel 17 (
1395:, cable channel 13
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1241:The Dakota Student
1223:Grand Forks Herald
1125:Head Start program
992:Hispanic or Latino
920:45–54 years: 13.6%
917:35–44 years: 11.3%
914:25–34 years: 12.7%
911:20–24 years: 13.3%
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354:Grand Forks County
329:" (officially the
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1674:Surrounding areas
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986:Two or more races
932:75–84 years: 4.5%
929:65–74 years: 5.6%
926:60–64 years: 4.2%
923:55–59 years: 5.4%
908:15–19 years: 9.6%
905:10–14 years: 6.1%
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232:351th in the U.S.
228: • Rank
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1652:Main cities
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1406:channel 192
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1167:Grand Forks
880:2020 Census
865:2021 (est.)
574:Mallory, MN
564:Calspur, ND
559:Bygland, MN
554:Arvilla, ND
517:Niagara, ND
502:McCanna, ND
487:Inkster, ND
467:Fertile, MN
462:Erskine, MN
457:Emerado, ND
420:Fosston, MN
379:Communities
362:2020 census
358:Polk County
338:twin cities
1854:Categories
1827:97°01′42″W
1824:47°55′37″N
1772:Nielsville
1258:Television
604:Powell, ND
542:Winger, MN
512:Mentor, MN
497:Manvel, ND
492:Lengby, MN
472:Fisher, MN
452:Climax, MN
285:Area codes
207:Population
1777:Northwood
1691:Crookston
1527:April 18,
1473:news/talk
1393:Fargo, ND
1367:Fargo, ND
1321:Fargo, ND
1272:satellite
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1101:Education
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569:Kelly, ND
537:Trail, MN
482:Gully, MN
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369:The Forks
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1787:Thompson
1782:Reynolds
1757:McIntosh
1742:Larimore
1681:Beltrami
1612:Counties
1483:See also
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1697:Emerado
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1044:English
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112:Country
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