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Moorhead
Also known as Moorhead, Minnesota, Moorhead, MN
city in Clay County, Minnesota, USA
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Minnesota
- County
- Clay
- Incorporated village
- February 25, 1875
- Incorporated city
- February 24, 1881
- Mayor
- Shelly Carlson
- Council members
- Ryan Nelson, Matthew Gilbertson, Laura Caroon, Heather Nesemeier, Deb White, Larry Seljevold, Chuck Hendrickson, Sebastian McDougall
- City
- 22.290 sq mi (57.731 km )
- Land
- 22.283 sq mi (57.712 km )
- Water
- 0.0073 sq mi (0.019 km )
- Elevation
- 909 ft (277 m)
- Estimate 2023
- 45,202
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Moorhead (/ˈmɔːrhɛd/ MOR-hed) is a city in and the county seat of Clay County, Minnesota, United States, on the banks of the Red River of the North. Located in the Red River Valley, an extremely fertile and active agricultural region, Moorhead is home to several corporations and manufacturing industries. Across the river from Fargo, North Dakota and next to Dilworth, Minnesota, Moorhead forms part of the core of the Fargo–Moorhead ND-MN Metropolitan Area. The population was 44,505 at the 2020 census. Moorhead is a hub of higher education in Minnesota, home to Minnesota State University Moorhead, Concordia College, and a campus of Minnesota State Community and Technical College.
Platted in 1871, the city was named for William Galloway Moorhead, an official of the Northern Pacific Railway.
