Fargo, city (2020 pop. 125,990), seat
of Cass co., E N.Dak., at the head of navigation on the Red River, opposite
Moorhead, Minn.; inc. 1875. A railroad hub and regional financial and
medical center, Fargo is also the trade and distribution center of a
spring-wheat and livestock region. Manufactures include computer software,
farm tools, agricultural products, and transportation equipment. The city
was founded (1871) with the coming of the Northern Pacific RR and named for
William G. Fargo of Wells,
Fargo & Company. In the city are North Dakota State Univ. and
historical museums. The nearby suburb of West Fargo has stockyards and
meatpacking plants.
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