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Welcome to Grand Forks ...The city of Grand Forks is located in Grand Forks County<1> and is the County Seat for Grand Forks County. Grand Forks was established in 1881. When the people of Grand Forks refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Grand Forker<2> A typical abbreviation for Grand Forks: Grand Frks. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Grand Forks has a population of 56,070 people<3> (see below for details). The community of Grand Forks is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Grand Forks lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time The area code for Grand Forks: (701) The ZIP code for Grand Forks: 58201<5> Websites for Grand Forks ...Official Website: www.grandforksgov.com/ Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Grand Forks had an population of 56,070 people. This is an increase of 6.12% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 13.68% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Grand Forks had a population of 52,838 people (or 79.03% of the total population of Grand Forks County). This makes Grand Forks the county's most populous community. The population of Grand Forks represents 7.86% of the population of North Dakota (which has 672,591 people), making it the state's 3rd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 52,838 people, the population of Grand Forks increased 7.13% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 49,321 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Grand Forks. Communities Also Named Grand Forks ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Grand Forks - they are located in British Columbia and Washington. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Grand Forks. Communities near Grand Forks ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Grand Forks.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Grand Forks. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Grand Forks. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Grand Forks. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grand Forks. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Grand Forks. Our list includes 42 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Grand Forks. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grand Forks ...Looking for more information about Grand Forks? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Grand Forks, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Grand Forks. Adding Grand Forks to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Grand Forks in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Grand Forks was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8> We also found Grand Forks in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Grand Forks. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Grand Forks: www.grandforksgov.com/ The official website for Grand Forks County: www.grandforkscountygov.com/ The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/ Footnotes ...
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