Fargo, North Dakota Fargo, North Dakota The horizon of downtown Fargo as seen from Main Avenue, facing north.
The horizon of downtown Fargo as seen from Main Avenue, facing north.
Official seal of Fargo, North Dakota Fargo's locale in North Dakota Fargo's locale in North Dakota Fargo, North Dakota is positioned in the US Fargo, North Dakota - Fargo, North Dakota Website City of Fargo North Dakota State University Fargo is the most crowded city in the state of North Dakota, accounting for over 15% of the state population. Fargo is also the governmental center of county of Cass County.
According to the 2015 United States Enumeration estimates, its populace was 118,523. Fargo, along with its twin town/city of Moorhead, Minnesota, as well as the adjoining metros/cities of West Fargo, North Dakota and Dilworth, Minnesota, form the core of the Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area, which in 2015 contained a populace of 233,836. In 2014, Forbes periodical ranked Fargo as the fourth fastest-growing small town/city in the United States. Founded in 1871 and positioned on the Red River of the North floodplain, Fargo is a cultural, retail, community care, educational, and industrialized center for easterly North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota.
In addition, Fargo is home to North Dakota State University.
See also: Timeline of Fargo, North Dakota Historically part of Sioux (Dakota) territory, the region that is present-day Fargo was an early stopping point for steamboats traversing the Red River amid the 1870s and 1880s.
The town/city was originally titled "Centralia," but was later retitled "Fargo" after Northern Pacific Railway director and Wells Fargo Express Company founder William Fargo (1818 1881).
A primary fire hit the town/city on June 7, 1893, destroying 31 blocks of downtown Fargo.
The North Dakota Agricultural College was established in 1890 as North Dakota's land-grant university, becoming first accredited by the North Central Association in 1915.
In 1960, NDAC became known as North Dakota State University.
These were the first primary scientific descriptive terms associated with tornadoes. The coming of two interstates (I-29 and I-94) revolutionized travel in the region and pushed expansion of Fargo to the south and west of the town/city limits.
Since the mid-1980s, the bulk of new residentiary expansion has occurred in the south and southwest areas of the town/city due to geographic constraints on the north side.
Downtown Fargo has been gentrified due in part to investments by the town/city and private developers in the Renaissance Zone.
This, coupled with Fargo's low crime rate and the decent supply of affordable housing in the community, has prompted Money periodical to project the town/city near the top of its annual list of America's most livable metros/cities throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Spring flooding in Riverview region of Fargo, 2009.
Fargo is a core town/city of the Fargo-Moorhead urbane area, which also includes Moorhead, West Fargo, and Dilworth as well as outlying communities.
Fargo sits on the bank of the Red River of the North in a flat geographic region known as the Red River Valley.
Fargo's biggest challenge are the cyclic floods due to the rising water of the Red River, which flows from the United States into Lake Winnipeg in Manitoba, Canada.
Fargo's encircling Red River Valley terrain is essentially flat, dominant to overland flooding.
Since the potentially devastating flood of 2009, both Fargo and Moorhead have taken great strides in flood protection, only a near record flood would cause concern today.
The Red River's "minor" flood stage in Fargo begins at a level of 18 feet, with "major" flooding categorized at 30 feet and above.
In 2008-2009, momentous fall rain coupled with a rapid snowmelt in March 2009 caused the Red to rise to a new record level of 40.84 feet, but again Fargo remained safe, in large part due to flood mitigation accomplishments instituted after the 1997 event and sandbagging accomplishments by the town/city residents.
Because of its locale in the Great Plains and its distance from both mountain peaks and oceans, Fargo has a humid continental climate (Koppen Dfa/Dfb), and is positioned in USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 4. The town/city features winters among the coldest in the continental United States, with lows falling to or below 0 F ( 17.8 C) 43 evenings per year, and sometimes falling to 20 F ( 28.9 C).
In 2011, Fargo won The Weather Channel's "America's Toughest Weather City" poll.
Almost 850,000 votes, blizzards, cold, and floods were used to determine Fargo as the "Toughest Weather City" in 2011. Climate data for Fargo, North Dakota (Hector Int'l), 1981 2010 normals, extremes 1881 present See also: List of mayors of Fargo, North Dakota Fargo uses the town/city commission style of small-town government.
Tim Mahoney is Fargo's current mayor. The Fargo City Commission meets every two weeks in its chambers above the Fargo Civic Center.
Although politically diverse , Fargo has a history as a Republican-leaning area.
Democrats tend to do well in state elections in the older and established areas of Fargo (Districts 11 and 21), but Republicans dominate throughout much of the newer areas of the city.
Bush carried Fargo as well as the rest of Cass County in the 2004 presidential election, with nearly 60 percent of the vote in both areas.
The economy of the Fargo region has historically been dependent on agriculture.
Now, the town/city of Fargo has a burgeoning economy based on food processing, manufacturing, technology, retail trade, higher education, and healthcare.
In a study presented by Forbes, Fargo was ranked the best small town/city in the country to start a company or a career. 2 North Dakota State University 4,464 4 Fargo Public Schools 1,816 7 West Fargo Public Schools 1,248 Fargo North High School The Fargo Public Schools fitness serves most of the city, operating fifteen elementary schools, three middle schools, and four high schools: Fargo North High School, Fargo South High School, Judge Ronald N.
The West Fargo Public Schools fitness serves the southwestern part of the city, in addition to West Fargo itself and the encircling communities of Horace and Harwood.
Old Main on the Campus of North Dakota State University Fargo is home to North Dakota State University (NDSU), which has over 14,000 students.
Located in the Skills and Technology Training Center on 19th Avenue North in Fargo, NDSCS-Fargo serves as the home to academic programming and non-credit training.
Fargo is also home to a several private collegiate establishments, including Rasmussen College, a branch locale of the University of Mary, and Masters Baptist College directed by Fargo Baptist Church.
The University of Jamestown's Doctor of Physical Therapy program is based in Fargo.
Until recently, Globe University/Minnesota School of Business maintained a Fargo Student Resource Center, now replaced by the college's Moorhead campus.
The Fargo Public Library was established in 1900 and for many years was homed in a Carnegie-funded building.
In addition, Fargo Public Library operates the Dr.
James Carlson Library in southern Fargo, and the Northport branch in North Fargo.
The Fargo Public Library is headquartered in downtown Fargo.
Fargo offers a wide range of cultural opportunities for a town/city of its size.
Most theatre and affairs are either promoted or produced by the universities, although there are a several private theatre companies in the town/city including Fargo-Moorhead Community Theatre (FMCT), Theatre 'B' in downtown Fargo, Ursa Major Productions, Music Theatre Fargo Moorhead, Tin Roof Theatre Company, The Entertainment Company and others.
The Fargo Theatre is a restored 1926 Art Deco movie home that features first-run movies, film festivals, and other improve affairs.
It is positioned in downtown Fargo and features county-wide and nationwide exhibits.
There are a several other exhibitions in Fargo including The Children's Museum at Yunker Farm, The Fargo Air Museum, The Courthouse Museum, The Roger Maris Museum in West Acres Shopping Center, the North Dakota State University Wall of Fame in the Scheels All Sports store and the historic Bonanzaville village (West Fargo).
The Fargo Park District operates many neighborhood parks throughout the city.
The Fargo region contains the following golf courses: Edgewood Golf Course (18-hole), Fargo Country Club (18-hole) Rose Creek Golf Course (18-hole), El Zagal (9-hole), Prairiewood Golf Course (9-hole), and the new Osgood Golf Course (9-hole).
Fargo also has a skate park positioned near dike west and Island park.
Fargo and sister town/city Moorhead also hold ferry rides amid the summer, on the historic Red River, to promote education of the fertile soil of the Red River Valley.
North Dakota State University, an NCAA Division I college with 14 varsity sports and club sports.
North Dakota State 's football team has won the past 5 FCS National Championships, and hosted ESPN's College Game - Day in 2013 and 2014.
Fargo Post#2 of the North Dakota American Legion baseball league Fargo Moorhead Derby Girls (FMDG) women's roller derby league was established in May 2009 and plays at the Skateland Roller Center in Fargo.
Fargo has three sister cities: North Dakota State University's student paper, The Spectrum, is printed twice weekly amid the academic year.
The town/city is also served by other publications such as Area Woman, From House To Home, Bison Illustrated, OPEN Magazine, Fargo Monthly, Design & Living, and Valley Faith.
Prairie Public Broadcasting operates KFME-TV, a PBS station, and also operates NPR partner KDSU-FM (however, KDSU is owned by North Dakota State University).
KNDS 96.3 FM - KNDS 96.3 FM is an FCC allowed airways broadcast, owned with a license held by the autonomous Alliance for the Arts, operating on the 96.3 recurrence in Fargo, North Dakota and the encircling area.
North Dakota State University's Thunder - Radio club operates the station Radio Free Fargo 95.9 FM - KRFF-LP is a local, non-profit, listener-supported autonomous airways broadcast serving the Fargo-Moorhead metro area.
See also: Major roads in Fargo, North Dakota An Air National Guard unit and the Fixed-Base Operation Fargo Jet Center are also positioned at Hector.
The F-M metro region is served by a bus service known as Fargo Moorhead Metro Area Transit (MAT).
Fargo's college Drive 12th Avenue North (Also known as North Dakota Highway 294; ND 294 is unsigned) Main article: List of citizens from Fargo, North Dakota Located at 1515 15th Ave N, Fargo on NDSU campus.
Fargo Civic Center - indoor arena used to host trade shows, sporting affairs, meetings, improve affairs, concerts, and disaster relief.
Carlson Coliseum - This arena is host to the Fargo North High School and Fargo South High School hockey squads as well as the FM Jets hockey team, before the team left Fargo.
The $44 million arena is positioned in south Fargo, its first event was the Fargo Force Hockey home game on Thursday, October 30, 2008.
The arena will be used for a USHL team, Fargo Force, Fargo high school hockey, and many other special affairs.
Bonanzaville, USA - positioned in West Fargo, North Dakota, it is a village made up of many historic buildings from the region.
Features memorabilia and a video presentation about the New York Yankees player who lived in Fargo for a portion of his life.
Fargo Theatre - A 1926 Art Deco movie theater.
Black Building (Height: 108 ft 0 in; Built 1931) Tallest building in North Dakota from 1931 to 1934 when the new ND Capitol building was instead of at 241 feet high, which as of April 2016, presently remains the tallest building in the state today Fargo Outdoor Skate Park - outside skate park positioned at the Dike West.
Fargo is an Academy Award winning 1996 film titled after the city.
None of Fargo was shot on locale in or near Fargo. Fargo North, Decoder was a trench coat wearing character on The Electric Company, who tried to make sense of messages with scrambled words or missing letters. National Register of Historic Places listings in Cass County, North Dakota with more than 20 Fargo properties USS Fargo was a United States Navy vessel titled after the city.
Official records for Fargo were kept at the Weather Bureau Office in Moorhead, Minnesota from January 1881 to January 1942, and at Hector Int'l since February 1942.
Fargo lifts the ban on building permits in flood apt areas | WDAY | Fargo, ND.
"Station Name: ND FARGO HECTOR INTL AP".
"Best Small Places For Business And Careers: #1 Fargo ND - Forbes.com".
"City of Fargo 2014 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report" (PDF).
"Fargo: Buildings of the City".
"Fargo North, Decoder (Character)".
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Fargo Visitors Bureau - exists to promote Fargo, North Dakota as a destination for visitors James Lileks' Fargo - website with many pictures of historic Fargo Fargo, North Dakota Geology - website about the geology of the Fargo region Fargo, North Dakota at DMOZ A century together : a history of Fargo, North Dakota, and Moorhead, Minnesota (1975) from the Digital Horizons website Fargo : the natural locale for agricultural trade (1946) from the Digital Horizons website Articles relating to Fargo, North Dakota
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