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Moorhead, Minnesota

Moorhead, Minnesota
City
Downtown Moorhead
Hjemkomst Center
St. John the Divine Episcopal Church
Rourke Art Museum
Fairmont Creamery
Comstock House
Randolph M. Probstfield House
Official logo of Moorhead, Minnesota
Motto: 
"Your Hometown"
Location within Clay County
Location within Clay County
Coordinates: 46°52′26″N 96°46′02″W / 46.87389°N 96.76722°W / 46.87389; -96.76722
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyClay
Settled1871
Incorporated (village)February 25, 1875
Incorporated (city)February 24, 1881
Government
 • MayorShelly Carlson
 • Council MembersRyan Nelson
Matthew Gilbertson
Laura Caroon
Heather Nesemeier
Deb White
Larry Seljevold
Chuck Hendrickson
Sebastian McDougall
Area
[1]
 • City
22.290 sq mi (57.731 km2)
 • Land22.283 sq mi (57.712 km2)
 • Water0.007 sq mi (0.019 km2)
Elevation
[3]
909 ft (277 m)
Population
 (2020)[4]
 • City
44,505
 • Estimate 
(2023)[5]
45,202
 • Density2,028.48/sq mi (783.20/km2)
 • Urban
216,214 (US: 177th)[2]
 • Metro
262,620 (US: 189th)
Time zoneUTC–6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC–5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes
56560, 56561, 56562, 56563
Area code218
FIPS code27-43864
GNIS feature ID2395392[3]
Sales tax7.875%[6]
Websiteci.moorhead.mn.us

Moorhead (/ˈmɔːrhɛd/ MOR-hed)[7] is a city in and the county seat of Clay County, Minnesota, United States,[8] on the banks of the Red River of the North. Located in the Red River Valley, an extremely fertile and active agricultural region, Moorhead is also home to several corporations and manufacturing industries.[9] Across the river from Fargo, North Dakota, Moorhead forms part of the core of the Fargo–Moorhead ND-MN Metropolitan Area. The population was 44,505 at the 2020 census.[4] Moorhead is notably a hub of higher education in Minnesota, home to Minnesota State University Moorhead, Concordia College, and a campus of Minnesota State Community and Technical College.

Platted in 1871, the city was named for William Galloway Moorhead, an official of the Northern Pacific Railway.[10]

  1. ^ "2024 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
  2. ^ United States Census Bureau (April 23, 2024). "2020 Census Qualifying Urban Areas and Final Criteria Clarifications". Federal Register.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Moorhead, Minnesota
  4. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2023 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Moorhead (MN) sales tax rate". Retrieved April 23, 2024.
  7. ^ "Minnesota Pronunciation Guide". Associated Press. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  8. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  9. ^ "City of Moorhead : About the City". www.cityofmoorhead.com. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  10. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 117.

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