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About West Fargo

West Fargo was founded in 1926 and named after the West Fork of the Red River, which flows through it. The city's population has grown rapidly since 2000; its 2010 census population was 25,835. In 2015, West Fargo became one of North Dakota's largest cities by increasing its population to 38,626 residents with a growth rate of 8%. According to City-Data.com , as of 2013 there were 19 registered sex offenders living in West Fargo (a ratio of 1:1,566). According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of , all land . It is about south from Devils Lake and north from Valley City . The Sheyenne River runs through part on its west side while much farmland lies on both sides including some very large farms that are among some if not most productive agricultural areas anywhere due largely to rich black soil deposited over thousands years ago during glacial retreats when melting ice sheets carried rich silt deposits into this region creating what is now known as "The Golden Triangle".