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Population in July 2007: 7,740. Population change since 2000: +3.5%
 

Males: 3,831  (49.5%)
Females: 3,909  (50.5%)
Median resident age:  34.1 years
Minnesota median age:  35.4 years

Zip codes: 56721.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $40,900 (it was $35,866 in 2000)
East Grand Forks  $40,900
Minnesota:  $55,802

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $148,800 (it was $96,100 in 2000)
East Grand Forks  $148,800
Minnesota:  $213,600

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Races in East Grand Forks:

  • White Non-Hispanic (88.8%)
  • Hispanic (7.5%)
  • Other race (4.5%)
  • American Indian (2.6%)
  • Two or more races (2.0%)
  • Black (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in East Grand Forks: 79.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Norwegian (36.1%), German (29.1%), Irish (9.1%), French (8.8%), Swedish (7.1%), Polish (6.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 5.00 square miles.

Population density: 1549 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in East Grand Forks

  • High school or higher: 84.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.7%
  • Unemployed: 6.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 14.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in East Grand Forks city

  • Never married: 28.6%
  • Now married: 54.4%
  • Separated: 1.2%
  • Widowed: 7.1%
  • Divorced: 8.7%

159 residents are foreign born (0.8% Latin America, 0.4% Oceania, 0.3% Asia, 0.3% North America, 0.2% Europe).

This city:  2.1%
Minnesota:  5.3%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

East Grand Forks:  1.1% ($1,089)
Minnesota:  1.1% ($1,297)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fargo, ND (74.7 miles , pop. 90,599).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Minneapolis, MN (329.4 miles , pop. 382,618).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (767.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Grand Forks, ND (2.8 miles ), Thompson, ND (12.3 miles ), Manvel, ND (14.6 miles ), Fisher, MN (17.6 miles ), Alvarado, MN (18.2 miles ), Reynolds, ND (19.0 miles ), Oslo, MN (19.8 miles ), Grand Forks AFB, ND (23.4 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 29 buildings, average cost: $113,400
  • 1997: 47 buildings, average cost: $94,700
  • 1998: 90 buildings, average cost: $85,500
  • 1999: 33 buildings, average cost: $132,100
  • 2000: 34 buildings, average cost: $108,300
  • 2001: 34 buildings, average cost: $130,700
  • 2002: 51 buildings, average cost: $115,500
  • 2003: 82 buildings, average cost: $127,900
  • 2004: 48 buildings, average cost: $122,400
  • 2005: 74 buildings, average cost: $145,700
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 51 buildings, average cost: $131,700

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Latitude: 47.93 N, Longitude: 97.02 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -188 (-2.5%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 1,273 (34.6%)


People in group quarters in East Grand Forks
  • 31 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 19 people in nursing homes
  • 18 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 3 people in religious group quarters

Area code: 218

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Population change in the 1990s: -1,313 (-14.9%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (16%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Repair and maintenance (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Food (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (19%)
  • Health care (18%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (4%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Child care workers (4%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)


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Crime in East Grand Forks by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000010
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.012.90.0
Rapes 24445N/A
    per 100,000 26.452.352.652.564.7N/A
Robberies 101001
    per 100,000 13.20.013.20.00.012.8
Assaults 131118201313
    per 100,000 171.5143.7236.9262.3168.3167.0
Burglaries 474438765743
    per 100,000 619.9574.9500.1996.9738.0552.3
Thefts 284294314211244204
    per 100,000 3745.73841.14132.72767.63159.02620.1
Auto thefts 119813514
    per 100,000 145.1117.6105.3170.564.7179.8
Arson 422030
    per 100,000 52.826.126.30.038.80.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 264.2273.8302.2288.6294.5N/A

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 23 (21 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.71
US city average:  3.00

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East Grand Forks-area historical tornado activity is below Minnesota state average. It is 35% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/11/1958, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 12.6 miles away from the East Grand Forks city center injured 2 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 6/30/1955, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 2.6 miles away from the city center injured 7 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near East Grand Forks:
  • NORTH VALLEY HEALTH CENTER (about 27 miles; WARREN, MN)
  • ALTRU HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; GRAND FORKS, ND)
  • RICHARD P STADTER PSYCHIATRIC CENTER (about 29 miles; GRAND FORKS, ND)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to East Grand Forks:
  • GRAND FORKS INTL (about 11 miles; GRAND FORKS, ND; ID: GFK)
  • THIEF RIVER FALLS REGIONAL (about 59 miles; THIEF RIVER FALLS, MN; ID: TVF)
  • HECTOR INTL (about 72 miles; FARGO, ND; ID: FAR)
Other public-use airports nearest to East Grand Forks:
  • WARREN MUNI (about 29 miles; WARREN, MN; ID: D37)
  • CROOKSTON MUNI KIRKWOOD FLD (about 29 miles; CROOKSTON, MN; ID: CKN)
  • MINTO MUNI (about 35 miles; MINTO, ND; ID: D06)

Amtrak station near East Grand Forks:
  • 7 miles: GRAND FORKS (5555 DEMERS AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Local government website: www.ci.east-grand-forks.mn.us

College/University in East Grand Forks:
  • NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE-EAST GRAND FORKS (Location: 2022 CENTRAL AVE NE; Public; Website: www.ntc-online.com)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to East Grand Forks:
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 4 miles; GRAND FORKS, ND; Full-time enrollment: 9,935)
  • NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 69 miles; FARGO, ND; FT enrollment: 8,836)
  • MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MOORHEAD (about 80 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; FT enrollment: 6,400)
  • CONCORDIA COLLEGE AT MOORHEAD (about 80 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; FT enrollment: 2,771)
  • NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (about 118 miles; WAHPETON, ND; FT enrollment: 2,176)
  • NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE-BEMIDJI (about 152 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; FT enrollment: 3,761)
  • BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 152 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; FT enrollment: 3,562)
Public high school in East Grand Forks:
Public elementary/middle schools in East Grand Forks:
Library in East Grand Forks:
  • EAST GRAND FORKS-CAMPBELL LIBRARY (Operating income: $206,280; Location: 915 22ND STREET NORTHWEST; 27,903 books; 711 audio materials; 1,023 video materials; 99 serial subscriptions)

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Reservoir: Red Lake River (A). Display/hide its location on the map

River: Red Lake River (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Parks in East Grand Forks include: Folsom Park (1), Sherlock Park (2), River Heights Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attraction: Heritage Village Foundation (Tours & Charters; 219 20th Street Northeast).

Hotels: Plaza Motel (309 Demers Avenue), East Grand Inn (606 Gateway Dr Ne).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in East Grand Forks and their reported violations in the past:

EAST GRAND FORKS (Address: c/o Mr. Dan Boyce, General Manager, Population served: 7616, Surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One minor monitoring violation

Average household size:
This city:  2.5 people
Minnesota:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  66.0%
Whole state:  66.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.1%
Whole state:  5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  12.4%
Whole state:  7.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  5.5%
Whole state:  3.2%

East Grand Forks compared to Minnesota state average:

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  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in East Grand Forks (2007 data):
  • Community Bank of the Red River Valley: South Point Branch at 428 Bygland Road Southeast, branch established on 2001-04-10; Community Bank Of The Red River Vall at 1413 Central Avenue, N.W., branch established on 1964-07-20. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $278.2 mil, Deposits: $239.7 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 10 total offices, Holding Company: Frandsen Financial Corporation
  • U.S. Bank National Association: East Grand Forks Branch at 314 14th Street, N.E., branch established on 1997-04-22. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $217,802.3 mil, Deposits: $135,903.1 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2565 total offices, Holding Company: U.S. Bancorp
  • American Federal Bank: Gateway Drive Branch at 140 Gatewau Drive Ne, branch established on 1997-08-25. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $270.7 mil, Deposits: $236.5 mil, headquarters in Fargo, ND, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 14 total offices



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Housing and Community Development(Local) 5$15,000$36,0002$2,083



East Grand Forks government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $7,824,000
  • Charges - Housing & Community Development: $1,366,000
    All Other: $1,261,000
    Solid Waste Management: $588,000
    Sewerage: $480,000
    Parks & Recreation: $244,000
    Regular Highways: $121,000
  • Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $6,800,000
    Police Protection: $1,600,000
    Water Utilities: $1,600,000
    Housing & Community Development: $1,493,000
    General - Other: $1,491,000
    Regular Highways: $1,200,000
    Sewerage: $1,156,000
    Parks & Recreation: $1,000,000
    Fire Protection: $800,000
    Solid Waste Management: $531,000
    Financial Administration: $309,000
    Libraries: $232,000
    Transit Utilities: $174,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $170,000
    General Public Buildings: $90,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $90,000
    Central Staff Services: $50,000
    Parking Facilities: $12,000
  • Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $5,580,000
    All Other: $2,589,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $457,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $74,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $2,025,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Electric Utilities: $2,650,000
    Water Utilities: $1,665,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Electric Utilities: $2,650,000
    Industrial Revenue: $1,800,000
    Water Utilities: $1,665,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $225,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,843,000
    Special Assessments: $1,000,000
    Interest Earnings: $680,000
    Rents: $60,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Libraries: $97,000
    Parks & Recreation: $35,000
    Police Protection: $25,000
    General Public Building: $8,000
    Financial Administration: $4,000
    Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $2,000
    Fire Protection: $2,000
    Parking Facilities: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $20,671,000
  • Revenue - Electric Utilities: $8,000,000
    Water Utilities: $1,600,000
    Transit Utilities: $13,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $3,024,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $5,606,000
    Water Utilities: $2,943,000
    General Support: $2,208,000
    Highways: $151,000
  • Tax - Property: $1,476,000
    Public Utilities: $150,000
    NEC: $85,000
    Other Selective Sales: $8,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $3,988,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0

6.19% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,008 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.19%
Minnesota average:  7.79%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Grand Forks County, ND  1.79% ($32,507 average AGI)
from Marshall County, MN  0.26% ($30,933)
from Red Lake County, MN  0.24% ($17,571)


7.26% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,344 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.26%
Minnesota average:  7.84%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Grand Forks County, ND  1.73% ($24,358 average AGI)
to Cass County, ND  0.43% ($26,440)
to Hennepin County, MN  0.32% ($30,973)


Strongest AM radio stations in East Grand Forks:
  • WWNL (1080 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: STEEL CITY RADIO, INC.)
  • KCNN (1590 AM; 5 kW; EAST GRAND FORKS, MN; Owner: KRAD, INC.)
  • KNOX (1310 AM; 5 kW; GRAND FORKS, ND; Owner: LEIGHTON ENTERPRISES, INC.)
  • KKXL (1440 AM; 1 kW; GRAND FORKS, ND; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KUND (1370 AM; 1 kW; GRAND FORKS, ND; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA)
  • KFNW (1200 AM; 10 kW; WEST FARGO, ND; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • KQWB (1660 AM; 10 kW; WEST FARGO, ND; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • KMAV (1520 AM; daytime; 3 kW; MAYVILLE, ND; Owner: R & J BROADCASTING)
  • KPRM (870 AM; 25 kW; PARK RAPIDS, MN; Owner: DE LA HUNT BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • KXMR (710 AM; 50 kW; BISMARCK, ND; Owner: RADIO BISMARCK MANDAN, LLC)
  • WDAY (970 AM; 5 kW; FARGO, ND; Owner: FORUM COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY)
  • KFGO (790 AM; 5 kW; FARGO, ND; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KROX (1260 AM; 1 kW; CROOKSTON, MN)

Strongest FM radio stations in East Grand Forks:
  • KJKJ (107.5 FM; GRAND FORKS, ND; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KKXL-FM (92.9 FM; GRAND FORKS, ND; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KUND-FM (89.3 FM; GRAND FORKS, ND; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA)
  • KFJM (90.7 FM; GRAND FORKS, ND; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA)
  • KNOX-FM (94.7 FM; GRAND FORKS, ND; Owner: LEIGHTON ENTERPRISES, INC.)
  • KZLT-FM (104.3 FM; EAST GRAND FORKS, MN; Owner: KRAD, INC.)
  • KQHT (96.1 FM; CROOKSTON, MN; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KYCK (97.1 FM; CROOKSTON, MN; Owner: SS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KQMN (91.5 FM; THIEF RIVER FALLS, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • K285BG (104.9 FM; GRAND FORKS, ND; Owner: SHINE THE LIGHT, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around East Grand Forks:
  • K49FF (Channel 49; GRAND FORKS, ND; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • KXJB-TV (Channel 4; VALLEY CITY, ND; Owner: CATAMOUNT BROADCASTING OF FARGO LLC)
  • KVLY-TV (Channel 11; FARGO, ND; Owner: NORTH DAKOTA TELEVISION LICENSE SUB, L.L.C.)


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