Assisted Living in Fargo, ND

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Facts about Fargo

Fargo is also known as: Cass County / Fargo city.

And some of the notable people born here have been: Andy Heck (american football player), Dave Logan (american football player and coach), Charlie Korsmo (lawyer and actor), Paul Gaustad (ice hockey player), and Jan Maxwell (actor).

Fargo is home to the following sports teams: North Dakota State Bison men's basketball and North Dakota State Bison volleyball.

And featured attractions of Fargo: Newman Outdoor Field, Fargodome, Red River Zoo, Lewis House, and Jail Cass County Court House and Sheriff's House.

Fargo is represented by Mayor Tim Mahoney.

Fargo is the largest city in the State of North Dakota, accounting for nearly 16% of the state population. Fargo is also the county seat of Cass County. According to the 2014 United States Census estimates, its population was 115,863. Fargo, along with its twin city of Moorhead, Minnesota, as well as adjacent West Fargo, North Dakota and Dilworth, Minnesota, form the core of the Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area, which in 2014 contained a population of 228,291. In 2014, Forbes magazine ranked Fargo as the fourth fastest-growing small city in the United States.Founded in 1871 and located on the Red River of the North floodplain, Fargo is a cultural, retail, health care, educational, and industrial center for Eastern North Dakota and Northwestern Minnesota. In addition, Fargo is home to North Dakota State University.

Population shifts in Fargo