Profile for Grand Forks, North Dakota, ND

Alexander Griggs settled here in 1871, establishing a prosperous flatboat business.

Public transportation: Cities Area Transit (See the transit and travel sections below.)

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 68. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 1.4 per 1,000 people.

Grand Forks received national attention for 1997 floods and fires, which destroyed much of the community.

Filming location for:
· 1996 movie, "Fargo"

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Caribou Coffee, Starbucks

Local festivals include:

• Grand Cities Art Fest - June 9-10, 2007
• Rhubarb Festival - June 9, 2007
• Greater Grand Forks Fair & Exhibition - July 11-15, 2007

Performing arts: Greater Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra

Nearby parks & recreation: Turtle River State Park

Historic sites and museums: Myra Museum, Heritage Village, North Dakota Museum of Art

Colleges and universities: University of North Dakota, Aakers Business College

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

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Airports (1)

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Cemeteries (8)

Colleges (1)

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Hotels (15)

Libraries (2)

Museums (2)

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Sections below provide additional information and links about Grand Forks demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Grand Forks County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Grand Forks area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 58202 ZIP code.

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26% of Grand Forks residents report German ancestry, and 8% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Grand Forks ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Grand Forks
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• Libraries in or near Grand Forks

Post a query on a message board:

• Grand Forks County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - ND data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
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• Greater Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra

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• Grand Forks area parks

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• Cemetery record compendium
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• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

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• Grand Forks business guide
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• Crime in Grand Forks County
• Arrests in Grand Forks County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in North Dakota
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Grand Forks was $18,395, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Grand Forks County economic census
• Grand Forks County economic summary
• Grand Forks County employment growth
• Grand Forks County unemployment rate
• North Dakota economic data

30% of Grand Forks residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Grand Forks
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• Air pollution in Grand Forks County
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• Land contamination in Grand Forks County
• Nature Conservancy projects in North Dakota
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Grand Forks County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in North Dakota

Grand Forks festival dates:

• Grand Cities Art Fest - June 9-10, 2007
• Rhubarb Festival - June 9, 2007
• Greater Grand Forks Fair & Exhibition - July 11-15, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Grand Forks festival web sites:

• Grand Cities Art Fest

• ePodunk festival listings
• North Dakota county fairs
• North Dakota festivals (North Dakota tourism department)
• Send us festival info for Grand Forks

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• North Dakota state archives
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• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Grand Forks County genealogy forum

Median rent in Grand Forks, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $427.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $995.

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Libraries in Grand Forks include Grand Forks Public Library ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Grand Forks include Grand Forks Herald

TV stations in Grand Forks include KGFE.

National Public Radio programming is carried locally by KUND-FM., KUND-AM.

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Grand Forks County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Grand Forks political report.

• North Dakota Democratic party
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The average commute time for Grand Forks workers is 13 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 4 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Grand Forks between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of .8 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

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