West Fargo, North Dakota
West Fargo, North Dakota | |
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| Motto: "A City on the Grow" | |
Location of West Fargo, North Dakota | |
| Coordinates: 46°51′25.88″N 96°54′20.57″W / 46.8571889°N 96.9057139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Dakota |
| County | Cass |
| Founded | 1871 |
| Incorporated | 1930 |
| Government | |
| • Type | City Commission |
| • President | Bernie Dardis |
| • Commission | Members list |
| Area | |
• City | 16.417 sq mi (42.520 km2) |
| • Land | 16.175 sq mi (41.893 km2) |
| • Water | 0.242 sq mi (0.627 km2) |
| Elevation | 899 ft (274 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• City | 38,626 |
• Estimate (2024) | 41,027 |
| • Rank | US: 994th ND: 5th |
| • Density | 2,498/sq mi (964.4/km2) |
| • Urban | 216,214 (US: 178th) |
| • Urban density | 2,780/sq mi (1,074/km2) |
| • Metro | 262,620 (US: 189th) |
| • Metro density | 93.4/sq mi (36.08/km2) |
| Demonym | West Fargoan |
| Time zone | UTC–6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC–5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code | 58078 |
| Area code | 701 |
| FIPS code | 38-84780 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1036321 |
| Highways | I-94, US 10, US 52 |
| Sales tax | 8.0% |
| Website | westfargond.gov |
West Fargo is a city in Cass County, North Dakota, United States. It is, as of the 2020 census, the fifth-most populous city in the state of North Dakota with a population of 38,626, and was estimated to be 41,027 in 2024 and it is one of the state's fastest growing cities. The city is part of the Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area.