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Also known as Wahpeton, North Dakota, Wahpeton, ND

seat of Richland County, North Dakota, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
North Dakota
County
Richland
Mayor
Brett Lambrecht
City
5.355 sq mi (13.869 km )
Land
5.355 sq mi (13.869 km )
Water
0 sq mi (0.000 km )
Elevation
965 ft (294 m)
Estimate 2024
8,115
Density
1,493.9/sq mi (576.81/km )
Urban
11,290
Metro
22,864 (US: 490th )
Time zone
UTC–6 ( Central (CST) )
Summer dst
UTC–5 (CDT)
Zip codes
58074, 58075, 58076
Fips code
38-82660
Highways
ND 13 , ND 210 , ND 127
Sales tax
7.0%

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
county seat
Official name
Wahpeton
Located in
Richland County
Population
8007
Area
13.506668
Elevation
294
Capital of
Richland County
Official website
www.wahpeton.com
Image
Wahpeton North Dakota.jpg
Households
3368
Dialing code
701
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postal code
58075
category of associated people
Category:People from Wahpeton, North Dakota
Commons category
Wahpeton, North Dakota
inception
1869-00-00
water as percent of area
0
per capita income
26450
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Encyclopedic overview

Wahpeton (/ˈwɑːpɪtən/ WAH-pit-ən) is a city in Richland County, in southeast North Dakota along the Bois de Sioux River at its confluence with the Otter Tail River, which forms the Red River of the North. Wahpeton is the county seat of Richland County. The population was 8,007 at the 2020 census.

Wahpeton was founded in 1869 and is the principal city of the Wahpeton Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Richland County, North Dakota and Wilkin County, Minnesota. Wahpeton's twin city is Breckenridge, Minnesota, on the other side of the river. The Bois de Sioux River and the Otter Tail River join at Wahpeton and Breckenridge to form the Red River of the North.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Wahpeton” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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