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Population (year 2000): 49,321. Estimated
population in July 2005: 49,792 (+1.0% change)
Males: 24,904 (50.5%), Females: 24,417 (49.5%)
Grand Forks County
Zip codes:
58201,
58202,
58203.
Median resident age: 28.3 years
Median household income: $34,194 (year 2000)
Median house value: $96,300 (year 2000)
Races in Grand Forks:
- White Non-Hispanic (92.3%)
- American Indian (3.5%)
- Hispanic (1.9%)
- Two or more races (1.4%)
- Black (0.9%)
- Other race (0.6%)
Ancestries: Norwegian (36.4%), German (34.7%),
Irish (10.6%), French (6.5%), Polish (6.2%), English (6.1%).
Elevation: 834 feet
Land area: 19.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Grand Forks
- High school or higher: 89.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 10.5%
- Unemployed: 4.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 13.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Grand Forks city
- Never married: 40.4%
- Now married: 45.4%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 5.5%
- Divorced: 7.9%
3.3% Foreign born (1.1% North America, 0.9%
Europe, 0.9% Asia, 0.3% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -132 (-0.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Grand Forks:
- ALTRU HOSPITAL (1200 S COLUMBIA RD)
- RICHARD P STADTER PSYCHIATRIC CENTER (1451
44TH AVENUE SOUTH)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Grand Forks:
- NORTH VALLEY HEALTH CENTER (about 30 miles; WARREN,
MN)
- UNION HOSPITAL-CAH (about 34 miles; MAYVILLE, ND)
- RIVERVIEW HOSPITAL AND NURSING HOME (about 35 miles;
CROOKSTON, MN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Grand Forks:
- GRAND FORKS INTL (about 8 miles; GRAND FORKS, ND;
ID: GFK)
- THIEF RIVER FALLS REGIONAL (about 62 miles; THIEF
RIVER FALLS, MN; ID: TVF)
- HECTOR INTL (about 71 miles; FARGO, ND; ID: FAR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Grand Forks:
- CROOKSTON MUNI KIRKWOOD FLD (about 31 miles;
CROOKSTON, MN; ID: CKN)
- WARREN MUNI (about 31 miles; WARREN, MN; ID: D37)
- MINTO MUNI (about 34 miles; MINTO, ND; ID: D06)
Amtrak station:
GRAND FORKS (5555 DEMERS AVE.). 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 taxi
service.
Colleges/Universities in Grand Forks:
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA-MAIN CAMPUS
(Full-time enrollment: 9,935; Location: UNIVERSITY
STATION; Public; Website: www.und.edu; Offers Doctor's
degree)
- JOSEFS SCHOOL OF HAIR DESIGN INC (FT
enrollment: 44; Location: 2011 S WASHINGTON ST; Private,
for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Grand Forks:
- NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 67
miles; FARGO, ND; Full-time enrollment: 8,836)
- MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MOORHEAD (about 80 miles;
MOORHEAD, MN; FT enrollment: 6,400)
- CONCORDIA COLLEGE AT MOORHEAD (about 80 miles;
MOORHEAD, MN; FT enrollment: 2,771)
- NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (about 117
miles; WAHPETON, ND; FT enrollment: 2,176)
- NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE-BEMIDJI (about 154
miles; BEMIDJI, MN; FT enrollment: 3,761)
- BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 154 miles; BEMIDJI,
MN; FT enrollment: 3,562)
- NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 196 miles;
ABERDEEN, SD; FT enrollment: 2,356)
Public high schools in Grand Forks:
- RED RIVER HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,291;
Location: 2211 17TH AVE S; Grades: 09 - 12)
- CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,148;
Location: 115 N 4TH ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
- COMMUNITY ALT HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 233;
Location: 500 STANFORD RD SUITE B; Grades: 09 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Grand Forks:
- SCHROEDER MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 552;
Location: 800 32ND AVE S; Grades: 06 - 08)
- VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 541;
Location: 2100 5TH AVE N; Grades: 06 - 08)
- SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 526; Location:
1999 47TH AVE S; Grades: 06 - 08)
- CENTURY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 489;
Location: 3351 17TH AVE S; Grades: PK - 05)
- J NELSON KELLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
456; Location: 3000 CHERRY ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- LAKE AGASSIZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
371; Location: 605 STANFORD RD; Grades: KG - 05)
- VIKING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 337;
Location: 809 22ND AVE S; Grades: KG - 05)
- BEN FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
324; Location: 1016 S 20TH ST; Grades: KG - 05)
- WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 301;
Location: 615 N 25TH ST; Grades: KG - 05)
- LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
225; Location: 1100 13TH AVE S; Grades: KG - 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Grand Forks:
- ST MICHAELS ELEM (Students: 138; Location:
504 5TH AVE NO; Grades: KG - 6)
- HOLY FAMILY SCHOOL (Students: 130; Location:
1001 17TH AVE S; Grades: KG - 6)
- GRAND FORKS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 94;
Location: 700-24 AVE S; Grades: KG - 8)
- LITTLE SCHOLARSHIP (Students: 72; Location:
1420 24TH AVE.; Grades: PK - KG)
- ST MARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 61;
Location: 216 BELMONT ROAD; Grades: KG - 6)
Library in Grand Forks:
- GRAND FORKS PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$1,100,897; Location: 2110 LIBRARY CIRCLE; 273,720
books; 19,304 audio materials; 13,722 video materials;
391 serial subscriptions)
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