Moorhead, Minnesota
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Moorhead (/ˈmɔːrhɛd/ MOR-hed)[7] is a city in and 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 helps form the core of the Fargo–Moorhead ND-MN Metropolitan Area. The population was 44,505 at the 2020 census.[3]
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Moorhead, Minnesota | |
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Motto: "Your Hometown" | |
Coordinates: 46°52′26″N 96°46′02″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Minnesota |
County | Clay |
Settled | 1871 |
Incorporated (village) | February 25, 1875 |
Incorporated (city) | February 24, 1881 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Shelly Carlson |
• Council Members | Ryan Nelson Matthew Gilbertson Laura Caroon Heather Nesemeier Deb White Larry Seljevold Chuck Hendrickson Sebastian McDougall |
Area | |
• City | 22.290 sq mi (57.731 km2) |
• Land | 22.283 sq mi (57.712 km2) |
• Water | 0.007 sq mi (0.019 km2) |
Elevation | 909 ft (277 m) |
Population | |
• City | 44,505 |
• Estimate (2022)[4] | 44,861 |
• Density | 2,013/sq mi (777.3/km2) |
• Urban | 216,214 (US: 177th)[5] |
• Metro | 262,620 (US: 189th) |
Time zone | UTC–6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC–5 (CDT) |
ZIP Code | 56560, 56561, 56562, 56563 |
Area code | 218 |
FIPS code | 27-43864 |
GNIS feature ID | 2395392[2] |
Sales tax | 7.875%[6] |
Website | ci.moorhead.mn.us |
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Platted in 1871, the city was named for William Galloway Moorhead, an official of the Northern Pacific Railway.[10]