West Fargo, North Dakota

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West Fargo is a city in Cass County, North Dakota in the United States. As of 2006, the city population was 20,300. West Fargo is the state of North Dakota's fastest growing major city and is located directly adjacent to the city of Fargo. West Fargo was founded in 1926.

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[edit] Geography

Location of West Fargo, North Dakota

West Fargo is located at 46°52′18″N, 96°53′42″W (46.871749, -96.894966)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 18.9 km² (7.3 mi²). 18.9 km² (7.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.14% is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 14,940 people, 5,771 households, and 4,091 families residing in the city. The population density was 791.3/km² (2,049.2/mi²). There were 5,968 housing units at an average density of 316.1/km² (818.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.40% White, 0.42% African American, 1.04% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.67% from other races, and 1.16% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.41% of the population.

The top 6 ancestry groups in the city are German (47.9%), Norwegian (39.7%), Irish (8.3%), Swedish (7.2%), French (5.2%), English (4.8%).

There were 5,771 households out of which 40.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.3% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.1% were non-families. 23.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the city the population was spread out with 29.2% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 34.0% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 6.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $44,542, and the median income for a family was $51,765. Males had a median income of $32,105 versus $22,148 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,368. About 4.7% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.8% of those under age 18 and 14.8% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Education

The city of West Fargo is served by West Fargo Public Schools. The system operates Eastwood Elementary School, L. E. Berger Elementary School, South Elementary School, Westside Elementary School, Cheney Middle School, and West Fargo High School.

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