Fargo, North Dakota
Fargo is a city in and the county seat of Cass County, North Dakota, United States. According to the 2020 census, its population was 125,990,[4] making it the most populous city in the state and the 216th most populous city in the United States. Fargo, along with its twin city of Moorhead, Minnesota, and the adjacent cities of West Fargo, North Dakota and Dilworth, Minnesota, form the core of the Fargo–Moorhead, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). The MSA had a population of 248,591 in 2020.
Fargo, North Dakota
United States
1871
Tim Mahoney (D)
50.77 sq mi (131.49 km2)
906 ft (276 m)
125,990
131,444
2,481.68/sq mi (958.19/km2)
2,781.6/sq mi (1,074.0/km2)
258,663 (US: 190th)
Fargoan
UTC-5 (CDT)
1036030[3]
Fargo was founded in 1871 on the Red River of the North floodplain.[6] It is a cultural, retail, health care, educational, and industrial center for southeastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota. North Dakota State University is located in the city.
In popular culture[edit]
Fargo is an Academy Award–winning 1996 black comedy film directed by the Coen brothers, which takes place primarily throughout Minnesota.[67] Fargo is only seen briefly at the film's opening scene set in a bar and mentioned only twice in the film. None of Fargo was shot on location in or near Fargo.[68] A television series based on the film debuted in 2014, and occasionally featured the city in episodes.[69][70]
Fargo was the setting of Season 1 Episode 1 of Project Blue Book. The episode was based loosely on a UFO encounter called the Gorman dogfight taking place over the area.[71]
Fargo has three sister cities: