Grand Forks is a city in and the county seat of Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 59,166 at the 2020 census, and was estimated to be 59,845 in 2024, making it the state's third-most populous city, after Fargo and Bismarck. Grand Forks, along with its twin city of East Grand Forks, Minnesota, forms the center of the Grand Forks metropolitan statistical area, which is often called Greater Grand Forks or the Grand Cities.
Midwest
Grand Forks
Grand Forks County, ND
Population
58,935
Walk Score
82 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$927
Median home value
$237,000
Founded
1870
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Baukol Historic District · listed 2023
- Downtown Grand Forks Historic District · listed 2005
- Grand Forks Near Southside Historic District · listed 2004
- Grand Forks Riverside Neighborhood Historic District · listed 2007
- University of North Dakota Historic District · listed 2010
Notable landmarks
- Administration Building for the City of Grand Forks at the Grand Forks Airport · listed 2020
- Beare, Harriet and Thomas, House · listed 1995
- Ben Franklin Elementary School
- Ben Franklin Elementary School · listed 2020
- Blome, R. S., Granitoid Pavement in Grand Forks · listed 1991
- Blome, R. S., Granitoid Pavement in Grand Forks (Boundary Decrease) · listed 2010
- B'nai Israel Synagogue and Montefiore Cemetery · listed 2011
- Building at 201 S. 3rd St. · listed 1982
- Building at 312 Kittson Ave. · listed 1982
- Campbell, Thomas D., House · listed 1987
- Chester Fritz Auditorium · listed 2023
- Clifford, George B., House · listed 1986
- Dakota Block · listed 1982
- DeRemer, Joseph Bell, House · listed 1983
- DeRoche Block · listed 2023
- Dinnie Apartments · listed 1994
- Edgar Building · listed 1983
- Finks and Gokey Block · listed 1983
- First National Bank · listed 1982
- Grand Forks City Hall · listed 1982
- Grand Forks County Courthouse · listed 1980
- Grand Forks County Fairgrounds WPA Structures · listed 2009
- Grand Forks Herald · listed 1982
- Grand Forks Mercantile Building 1898 · listed 2004
- Grand Forks Mercantile Co. · listed 1982
- …and 44 more
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