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City profile · United States · North America

Fargo

City population
118,523
#251
in United States
#1
in North Dakota
#4,831
worldwide
WashingtonFargo
46.877, -96.790 · 1,831 km from Washington
City population
118,523
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in United States
#251
of 3,112 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#4,831
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of United States
0.0%
of the national population

About Fargo

Fargo is a city in North Dakota, United States with a population of 118,523. It is the 251st largest of the 3,112 cities of 15,000 or more listed in United States, and the 4,831st largest worldwide. It lies 1,831 km from Washington.

Position in United States
#251of 3,112
LargestSmallest
Position in North Dakota
#1of 9
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Rank in region
#1of 9
Distance to capital
to Washington
Elevation
276 m
Time zone
America/Chicago
Coordinates
46.877, -96.790
Record updated
2019-09-05
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured.

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