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Welcome to East Grand Forks ...The city of East Grand Forks is located in Polk County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of East Grand Forks, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. A typical abbreviation for East Grand Forks: E. Grand Frks. From the Census Estimates for 2019, East Grand Forks has a population of 8,527 people<2> (see below for details). East Grand Forks is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: East Grand Forks lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time The telephone area code for East Grand Forks: (218) The ZIP code for East Grand Forks: 56721<4> Websites for East Grand Forks ...Official Website: www.ci.east-grand-forks.mn.us/ Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, East Grand Forks had an population of 8,527 people. This is a decrease of 0.86% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 13.68% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, East Grand Forks had a population of 8,601 people (or 27.22% of the total population of Polk County). This makes East Grand Forks the county's most populous community. The population of East Grand Forks represents 0.16% of the population of Minnesota (which has 5,303,925 people), making it the state's 102nd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 8,601 people, the population of East Grand Forks increased 14.66% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 7,501 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for East Grand Forks. Communities near East Grand Forks ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Grand Forks.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around East Grand Forks. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Grand Forks. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East Grand Forks. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Grand Forks. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around East Grand Forks. Our list includes 12 papers. See our Newspapers Page for East Grand Forks. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Grand Forks ...Looking for more information about East Grand Forks? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for East Grand Forks, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for East Grand Forks. Adding East Grand Forks to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of East Grand Forks in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for East Grand Forks was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). We also found East Grand Forks on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Minnesota (1932). For more details, see References and Mentions for East Grand Forks. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for East Grand Forks: www.ci.east-grand-forks.mn.us/ The official website for Polk County: www.co.polk.mn.us/ The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/ Footnotes ...
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