Moorhead

Moorhead

Moorhead is a city in Clay County, Minnesota, United States, and the largest city in northwest Minnesota. The population was 38,065 at the 2010 Census. It is the county seat of Clay County. Moorhead was platted in 1871 and a permanent name was assigned to the town on October 6, 1871. Moorhead is bordered on the west by the Red River of the North and city of Fargo, North Dakota. On the east, Moorhead is bordered by Dilworth, Minnesota. Together along with West Fargo, North Dakota, the communities comprise the core of the Fargo-Moorhead metropolitan area, which has an 2010 population of around...
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County:Clay County
State:Minnesota
Country:United States of America
Population:36,012
Area:13.4 sq. mi.
Time zone:Central Time zone
Also known as:Moorhead, Minnesota, Clay County / Moorhead city

Famous landmarks in Moorhead

St. John the Divine Episcopal Church
St. John the Divine Episcopal Church

St. John the Divine Episcopal Church, also known as St. John's Episcopal Church, is a church in Moorhead, Minnesota. It was listed on the National...
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Population history for Moorhead

YearEstimated Population
2008 36,012
2007 35,130
2006 34,615
2005 33,965
2004 33,473
2003 32,814
2002 32,551
2001 32,523
2000 32,476
1999 33,395
1998 33,313
1997 33,417
1996 33,495
1995 33,584
1994 33,519
1993 33,259
1992 33,116
1991 32,747
1990 32,573
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Colleges and universities in Moorhead

Ingenue Beauty School
Ingenue Beauty School

Airports in or near Moorhead

Hector International Airport
Hector International Airport
Airport code:FAR
Fergus Falls Municipal Airport
Fergus Falls Municipal Airport
Airport code:FFM
Gwinner Airport
Gwinner Airport
Airport code:GWR
Crookston Municipal Airport
Crookston Municipal Airport
Airport code:CKN

U.S. state

Minnesota
Minnesota
Population:4,075,970 (1980)

Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state on May 11, 1858. Known as the "Land of 10,000 Lakes", the state's name comes from a Dakota word for "sky-tinted water". Those waters, together with forests, parks, and wilderness areas, offer residents and tourists a variety of outdoor recreational...
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