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 Seats for Forklifts Fargo - Fargo, North Dakota has a present population of roughly 105,500 residents and serves as the seat for Cass County. The city of Fargo is considered part of the Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area, that services a population of around 209,000 people. The Statistical Area includes Moorhead, within Minnesota, neighboring West Fargo, North Dakota and Dilworth, within the state of Minnesota.
Fargo is an educational, retail, cultural, manufacturing, and health care hub at the crossroads of northwestern Minnesota and southeastern North Dakota.
The site of present-day Fargo was a popular stopping point for steamboats coming down the Red River. Established during 1871, it was initially referred to as "Centralia." Its later name, "Fargo," honored William Fargo who established the Wells Fargo Express Company and served as director of Northern Pacific Railway. The Railway brought prosperity to the township, which was referred to as the "Gateway to the West".
Agriculture was until more recently, a key economic industry in the City of Fargo. Nowadays, Fargo is more heavily dependent upon manufacturing, food processing, technology, retail, education and healthcare. The most important businesses within the City of Fargo consist of Sanford Health, Innovis Health, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Microsoft, Case New Holland and Swanson Health products. North Dakota State University is situated within Fargo and is the largest provider of jobs within the private sector. Fargo is considered by Forbes Magazine to be the 7th best small city within the nation for starting a career or establishing a business.
With three universities within the region, Fargo boasts plenty of cultural events. The universities host and produce lots of theatrical events, and productions are also staged by Ursa major productions, Theater 'B', Fargo-Moorhead Community Theater, Music Theater Fargo Moorhead, Tin Roof Theater Company and much more. Musical events are never in short supply, due to the Jazz Arts Group, the Fargo-Moorhead Opera and the Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Orchestra. The company Fargo-Moorhead Ballet produces dance events.
The Fargo Theater, is a 1926 Art Deco movie house which hosts first-run movies and film festivals. At the Fargodome, visitors and residents could enjoy Broadway musicals, concerts, sports, dance, and other public spectacles. A main local festival is the Winter Carnival, that has been held within the City of Fargo ever since 1928.
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