West Fargo, North Dakota

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The city of West Fargo is located in Cass County.

Typical abbreviation for West Fargo: W. Fargo

West Fargo is 270 feet [82.3 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: West Fargo lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Minnesota has a community that is also named West Fargo.

At the time of the 2000 Census, West Fargo had a population of 14,940 people^<2> (or 12.1% of the total population of Cass County). The population of West Fargo represented 2.33% of the total of North Dakota, making it the state's 8th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, West Fargo had a population of 23,708 people. This is an increase of 58.69% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for West Fargo.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Dilworth (MN)	E	9 mi [14.48 km]	3,677	22.53% increase
	Glyndon (MN)	E	14 mi [22.53 km]	1,155	10.1% increase
	Moorhead (MN)	E	7 mi [11.27 km]	36,012	11.92% increase
	Sabin (MN)	SE	13 mi [20.92 km]	441	4.75% increase
	Casselton	W	14 mi [22.53 km]	2,004	8.03% increase
	Davenport	SW	13 mi [20.92 km]	251	3.83% decrease

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for West Fargo.

The Commemorative Quarter for North Dakota<4>

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Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) West Fargo. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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