Grand Forks, North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota
City
Aerial view of downtown Grand Forks in 2006
Nickname(s):  "The Grand Cities", "The Forks", "The Sunflake City"
Motto(s):  "A Place of Excellence"
Location in the U.S. state of North Dakota
Coordinates: 47°55′31″N 97°1′57″W
Country	United States
State	North Dakota
Metro	Greater Grand Forks
County	Grand Forks
Founded	June 15, 1870
Incorporated	February 22, 1881
Government
• Mayor	Michael Brown
Area
• City	20.09 sq mi (52.03 km2)
• Land	19.91 sq mi (51.57 km2)
• Water	0.18 sq mi (0.47 km2)
Elevation	843 ft (257 m)
Population  (2010)
• City	52,838
• Estimate  (2016)	57,339
• Rank	US: 651st
• Density	2,600/sq mi (1,000/km2)
• Urban	61,270 (U.S. 440th)
• Metro	102,449 (U.S. 348th)
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	58201-58203
Area code(s)	701
FIPS code	38-32060
GNIS feature ID	1029197
Highways	I-29, US 2, US 2 Bus., US 81, US 81 Bus., ND 297
Website	grandforksgov.com

Grand Forks is a city in the U.S. state of North Dakota along the Red River of the North. It was founded by Alexander Griggs on June 15 1870. It has a population of slightly over 50,000 and is now the county seat of Grand Forks County. It is the third-largest city in the state after Fargo and Bismarck.

Across the river is East Grand Forks, Minnesota.