Grand Forks, North Dakota

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city

Grand Forks, North Dakota is a city in the northeastern part of the state known for its Air Force base, regional university, and role as a strategic military and economic center in the Upper Midwest.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Grand Forks 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city ⓘ
areaCode 701 ⓘ
bordersState Minnesota ⓘ
climate humid continental climate ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
county Grand Forks County ⓘ
economySector agriculture ⓘ
education ⓘ
health care ⓘ
military ⓘ
retail ⓘ
experiencedEvent 1997 Red River flood ⓘ
founded 1870 ⓘ
governingBody Grand Forks City Council ⓘ
governmentType mayor–council government ⓘ
hasAirport Grand Forks International Airport ⓘ
hasApproximatePopulation 60000 ⓘ
hasFloodProtection Greenway along Red River ⓘ
hasHistoricDistrict Downtown Grand Forks Historic District ⓘ
hasMajorInstitution Altru Health System ⓘ
hasRiverConfluenceWith Red Lake River ⓘ
hasSportsFacility Alerus Center ⓘ
Ralph Engelstad Arena ⓘ
incorporatedAsCity 1881 ⓘ
isCountySeatOf Grand Forks County ⓘ
isHomeTo UND Fighting Hawks ⓘ
University of North Dakota ⓘ
isRegionalCenterFor northeastern North Dakota ⓘ
Northern Minnesota ⓘ
surface form: northwestern Minnesota
knownFor Grand Forks Air Force Base ⓘ
University of North Dakota ⓘ
locatedInRegion Midwestern United States ⓘ
surface form: Upper Midwest

northeastern North Dakota ⓘ
locatedInWatershed Red River Basin ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Red River of the North ⓘ
namedFor forks of the Red River and Red Lake River ⓘ
near Grand Forks Air Force Base ⓘ
partOfMetropolitanArea Grand Forks metropolitan area ⓘ
postalCodePrefix 582 ⓘ
role regional economic center in the Upper Midwest ⓘ
strategic military center in the Upper Midwest ⓘ
servedByHighway Interstate 29 NERFINISHED ⓘ
U.S. Route 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ
state North Dakota ⓘ
subjectTo flooding from Red River of the North ⓘ
timeZone Central Time Zone ⓘ
twinCityWith East Grand Forks, Minnesota ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

SALT I → USABMSiteLocation → Grand Forks, North Dakota ⓘ
North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey → city → Grand Forks, North Dakota ⓘ
University of North Dakota → city → Grand Forks, North Dakota ⓘ
this entity surface form: Grand Forks
North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey → homeCity → Grand Forks, North Dakota ⓘ
University of North Dakota → locatedIn → Grand Forks, North Dakota ⓘ
U.S. Route 2 → servesCity → Grand Forks, North Dakota ⓘ