GRAND FORKS, ND
Alerus Center (21,000)
Location: Grand Forks is located in east central North Dakota, along the Minnesota border.
Grand Forks is 70 miles north of Fargo, N.D., 145 miles south of Winnipeg, and 300 miles west of Minneapolis.
Demographics (2003 census bureau estimates):
Grand Forks city - 48,618
Male - 50.5 %
Female - 49.5
15 to 19 - 10.2
20 to 24 - 16.6
25 to 34 - 14.2
35 to 44 - 13.5
45 to 54 - 11.9
Grand Forks County - 65,940
Male - 50.9
Female - 49.1
15 to 19 - 9.6
20 to 24 - 14.2
25 to 34 - 14.2
35 to 44 - 14.5
45 to 54 - 11.7
Grand Forks MSA (Grand Forks, N.D. and Polk, Minn. counties) – 97,073
Male - 50.5
Female - 49.5
15 to 19 - 9.4
20 to 24 - 11.6
25 to 34 - 12.9
35 to 44 - 14.6
45 to 54 - 12.2
Local colleges:
University of North Dakota - 11,031 students
Northwest Technical College - NA
Media:
TV: ABC (WDAZ-8, Devils Lake) no other local national affiliates
Cable provider: Midcontinent Communications
Radio: 18 stations within 25 miles
Public radio - 3
Religious - 2
Classic Hits - 1
College - 0
Rock - 1
Adult contemporary - 1
Christian Contemporary - 1
Classical - 1
Country - 3
News/Talk - 3
Top-40 - 1
Variety - 0
Spanish - 0
Sports - 1
Newspapers:
Grand Forks Herald (M-F 29,839; Sunday 32,073)
E-mail database: 25,000
Corporate Partners: Alerus Financial, (naming sponsor), Lithia Motors, Altru Health Systems,
Hugo's Grocery Stores, Coca-Cola.
