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Population (year 2000): 90,599. Estimated
population in July 2005: 90,672 (+0.1% change)
Males: 45,306 (50.0%), Females: 45,293 (50.0%)
Cass County
Zip codes:
58102,
58103,
58104.
Median resident age: 30.1 years
Median household income: $35,510 (year 2000)
Median house value: $98,700 (year 2000)
Races in Fargo:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.4%)
- American Indian (1.7%)
- Two or more races (1.5%)
- Hispanic (1.3%)
- Black (1.0%)
Ancestries: German (40.6%), Norwegian (35.9%),
Irish (8.6%), Swedish (6.5%), English (5.2%), French (4.7%).
Elevation: 900 feet
Land area: 37.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Fargo
- High school or higher: 91.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.5%
- Unemployed: 4.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 14.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Fargo city
- Never married: 37.8%
- Now married: 47.7%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 4.7%
- Divorced: 9.0%
4.0% Foreign born (1.4% Europe, 1.3% Asia, 0.7%
Africa, 0.4% North America).
Population change in the 1990s: +16,162
(+21.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Fargo:
- INNOVIS HEALTH (3000 32ND AVE S)
- MERITCARE HOSPITAL (720 4TH ST N)
- PRAIRIE PSYCHIATRIC CENTER (510 4TH STREET
SOUTH)
- SCCI HOSPITAL - FARGO (1720 UNIVERSITY DRIVE
SOUTH)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Fargo:
- HECTOR INTL (about 4 miles; FARGO, ND; ID: FAR)
- GRAND FORKS INTL (about 78 miles; GRAND FORKS, ND;
ID: GFK)
- THIEF RIVER FALLS REGIONAL (about 92 miles; THIEF
RIVER FALLS, MN; ID: TVF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fargo:
- WEST FARGO UTILITY (about 8 miles; FARGO, ND; ID:
D54)
- MOORHEAD MUNI (about 12 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; ID: JKJ)
- HAMRY FIELD (about 21 miles; KINDRED, ND; ID: K74)
Amtrak station:
FARGO (420 4TH ST. N). Services: ticket office, fully
wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free
short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car
rental service, taxi stand.
Colleges/Universities in Fargo:
- NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS
(Full-time enrollment: 8,836; Location: 1301 12th Avenue
North; Public; Website: www.ndsu.nodak.edu; Offers
Doctor's degree)
- AAKERS BUSINESS COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 111;
Location: 4012 19TH AVE SW; Private, for-profit)
- JOSEFS SCHOOL OF HAIR DESIGN INC (FT
enrollment: 78; Location: 627 NORTH P AVE; Private,
for-profit)
- MOLER BARBER COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 27;
Location: 16 S EIGHTH ST; Private, for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Fargo:
- MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MOORHEAD (about 21 miles;
MOORHEAD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 6,400)
- CONCORDIA COLLEGE AT MOORHEAD (about 21 miles;
MOORHEAD, MN; FT enrollment: 2,771)
- NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (about 44
miles; WAHPETON, ND; FT enrollment: 2,176)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 75
miles; GRAND FORKS, ND; FT enrollment: 9,935)
- NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE-BEMIDJI (about 141
miles; BEMIDJI, MN; FT enrollment: 3,761)
- BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 141 miles; BEMIDJI,
MN; FT enrollment: 3,562)
- NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 152 miles;
ABERDEEN, SD; FT enrollment: 2,356)
Public high schools in Fargo:
- SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,573; Location:
1840 15TH AVE S; Grades: 10 - 12)
- NORTH HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 871; Location:
801 17TH AVE N; Grades: 10 - 12)
- WOODROW WILSON ALT HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
114; Location: 315 N UNIVERSITY DR; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Fargo:
- OAK GROVE LUTHERAN HIGH SCH (Students: 299;
Location: 124 NORTH TERRACE; Grades: 6 - 12)
- SHANLEY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 291; Location:
705 13TH AVENUE NORTH; Grades: 9 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Fargo:
- DISCOVERY JR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,132;
Location: 1717 40TH AVE S; Grades: 08 - 09)
- AGASSIZ MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 993;
Location: 1305 9TH AVE S; Grades: 06 - 07)
- BEN FRANKLIN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
956; Location: 1420 8TH ST N; Grades: 07 - 09)
- CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 564;
Location: 4201 25TH ST S; Grades: 01 - 05)
- LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
544; Location: 1729 16TH ST S; Grades: 01 - 05)
- LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 520;
Location: 20 29TH AVE NE; Grades: KG - 06)
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 519;
Location: 2120 9TH ST S; Grades: 01 - 05)
- BENNETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 505;
Location: 2000 S 58TH AVE; Grades: PK - 05)
- EAGLE KINDERGARTEN CENTER (Students: 433;
Location: 3502 S UNIVERSITY DR; Grades: KG - KG)
- WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 384;
Location: 1725 N BROADWAY; Grades: KG - 06)
Private primary/middle schools in Fargo:
- NATIVITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 325;
Location: 1825 11TH STREET SOUTH; Grades: KG - 5)
- SULLIVAN MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 221;
Location: 2720 32ND AVE S; Grades: 6 - 8)
- GRACE LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 181;
Location: 1025 14TH AVE S; Grades: PK - 8)
- HOLY SPIRIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 175;
Location: 1441 NORTH 8TH STREET; Grades: PK - 5)
- DAKOTA MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Students: 99;
Location: 1620 16 AVE S; Grades: PK - KG)
- ACADEMY FOR CHILDREN (Students: 80; Location:
20 S 8TH ST; Grades: PK - 4)
Library in Fargo:
- FARGO PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$1,489,506; Location: 102 NORTH THIRD STREET; 136,572
books; 5,473 audio materials; 4,131 video materials; 364
serial subscriptions)
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