The top ten things you didn't know about Fargo, North Dakota:
10) Fargo is the largest city in the U.S state of North Dakota (in 2008 the population was estimated to be 99,200)
9) The city motto is "Gateway to the West".
8) The city of Fargo was originally named "Centralia," but was later renamed to "Fargo" in honor of Northern Pacific Railway director and Wells Fargo Express Company founder William Fargo.
7) Yankee great Roger Maris, one-half of the immortal M & M Boys, hailed from Fargo.
6) Since the late 1990s, the Fargo-Moorhead Area has consistently had one of the lowest unemployment rates among MSAs in the United States.
5) The average high temperature in January is 19 (F), with an average low of -2 (F).
4) CariDee English - winner of America's Next Top Model, Cycle 7 is from Fargo.
3) None of [the movie] Fargo was shot on location in or near Fargo. The majority of the movie was filmed in Minneapolis, Minnesota and the local areas around Grand Forks, North Dakota.
2) Fargo was ranked as the #1 urban environment by The Earth Day Network in its evaluation of 72 cities across the nation.
1) The newest residents of Fargo, ND as of December 28th will be Geoff and Amanda!
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Wow! That is exciting. You guys will do great there. I am happy for blogs so that we can keep in touch!
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