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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of eastern North Dakota on the Red River north of Fargo. Established as a fur-trading post in the early 1800s, it is the seat of the University of North Dakota (founded 1883). The city suffered a devastating flood in 1997.
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North Dakota residents continued the long-standing trend of leaving rural counties for the bigger towns of Fargo, Grand Forks, Bismarck and Minot.
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Cities that have a greater than 95% chance of major flooding include Fargo and Grand Forks, N.D.
Snow Pack, Rains Heighten Flood Risk for Much of U.S. Joe Barrett 2011
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The corridor between Grand Forks and Fargo along the Red River the border between North Dakota and Minnesota has grown rapidly in the past decade.
Why North Dakota Is Booming Joel Kotkin 2011
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North Dakota residents continued the long-standing trend of leaving rural counties for the bigger towns of Fargo, Grand Forks, Bismarck and Minot.
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Out-of-state students account for about 55% of the 14,500 enrolled at North Dakota State University, as well as at similarly sized University of North Dakota in Grand Forks.
Frigid North Dakota Is a Hot Draw For Out-of-State College Students Kevin Helliker 2011
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John Rolczynski, an 82-year old Grand Forks resident, discovered the error in 1995 and has been been campaigning to fix North Dakota's constitution ever since.
HUFFPOST HILL - Debt Ceiling Transforms Everyone Into 3rd Graders Eliot Nelson 2011
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"New York's very lucky because we have America," he said at one point, which would make us lucky in the same way Grand Forks, Montana, and Plano, Texas, are lucky.
Dan Collins: Bloomberg's Third-Term Funk Dan Collins 2011
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After a 1997 Red River flood that wiped out most of Grand Forks, N.D., the federal government sponsored a $410 million flood protection system of levees and floodwalls.
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Bill Barrett, a weather service hydrometeorologist in Grand Forks, says this winter's snow total is a bad sign.
N.D. river towns brace for 35% chance of record flooding 2011
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The city's population has risen to 105,000, 16% higher than in 2000, and an array of defense, medical, computer science and other firms have sprouted along the Red River corridor stretching north to Grand Forks and UND.
Frigid North Dakota Is a Hot Draw For Out-of-State College Students Kevin Helliker 2011
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