Grand Forks is a city in and the county seat of Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 59,166 at the 2020 census, and was estimated to be 59,845 in 2024, making it the third-most populous city in the state, after Fargo and Bismarck. Grand Forks, along with its twin city of East Grand Forks, Minnesota, forms the center of the Grand Forks metropolitan statistical area, which is often called Greater Grand Forks or the Grand Cities. Located on the western banks of the north-flowing Red River of the North, in a flat region known as the Red River Valley, the city is prone to flooding. The Red River Flood of 1997 devastated the city. Originally called Les Grandes Fourches by French fur traders from Canada, who had long worked and lived in the region, steamboat captain Alexander Griggs platted a community after being forced to winter there. The post office was established in 1870, and the town was incorporated on February 22, 1881.

Country: United States
State: North Dakota
Metro: Greater Grand Forks
County: Grand Forks
Founded: June 15, 1870
Incorporated: February 22, 1881
Type: Council–manager
Mayor: Brandon Bochenski
Administrator: Todd Feland
Vice president: Danny Weigel
Councilmembers: Rebecca Osowski, Tricia Berg, Tricia Lunski, Mike Fridolfs, Dana Sande, Ken Vein
Water: 0.68%
Population (2020): 59,166
Estimate (2024): 59,845
Rank: US: 674th, ND: 3rd
Urban: 68,160 (US: 411th)
Metro: 104,184 (US: 356th)
Demonym(s): Grand Forks resident or Grand Forks native
Time zone: Central (CST) (UTC−6)
Summer (DST): CDT (UTC−5)
ZIP Codes: 58201, 58202, 58203, 58204, 58205, 58206, 58207, 58208
Area code(s): 701
FIPS code: 38-32060
GNIS feature ID: 1036064
Highways: I-29, US 2, US 81, ND 297
Sales tax: 7.25%
Website: grandforksgov.com
Official Website: https://www.grandforksgov.com
Wikidata description: city in North Dakota, United States
Wikidata id: Q34144
Wikidata label: Grand Forks
Wikidata aliases: Array
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