Moorhead, Minnesota

About Moorhead

Moorhead is a thriving city in northwestern Minnesota, home to 45,726 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Officially, Moorhead is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 22.28 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 2,052 residents per square mile.

📰 Moorhead News Today

• Warriors Fall in Three Sets to MSU Moorhead Winona State University Athletics · Oct 10
• Minnesota State Moorhead 42-22 University of Mary (Oct 10, 2026) Game Recap ESPN · Oct 10
• Bulldog Soccer Travels to MSU-Moorhead Before Returning Home to Face Minnesota Crookston UMD Bulldogs · Oct 8
• No. 1 Moorhead beats No. 2 Eden Prairie 55-34 Valley News Live · Oct 9
• Jeannette "Janie" L. Barone Obituary Oct 6, 2026 Korsmo Funeral Service · Oct 6

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Minnesota headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Moorhead Unique

• A top-25 city in Minnesota by population (#23 of 855 incorporated places).
• Positioned in northwestern Minnesota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Minnesota — one of 915 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• The sweet spot: real amenities without big-city congestion.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 45,726.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Moorhead

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Moorhead

• 7 Brew (café)
• Buffalo Wild Wings — wings
• Fryn' Pan — american
• Hen House Bar & Restaurant — pizza
• Lockwood's Tavern and Grill
• Mango's Mexican & American Grill — mexican
• Pancheros Mexican Grill — mexican
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Third Drop Coffee — coffee shop (café)
• Twenty Below Coffee Co Moorhead (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Comstock House · Museum
• Rourke Art Gallery · Museum
• Hjemkomst Center · Museum
• Hopperstad Stave Church · Museum
• Tractor · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Moorhead

• Elephant Park reviews ★
• VA Hospital Park reviews ★
• 5 9 Park reviews ★
• Allyson's Park reviews ★
• Alm Park reviews ★
• Arbor Park reviews ★
• Arrowhead Park reviews ★
• Bennett Park reviews ★
• Daily Park reviews ★
• Dike East Park reviews ★
• Dike West Park reviews ★
• Gooseberry Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Moorhead

• Dorothy Dodds Elementary School
• ELLEN HOPKINS ELEMENTARY
• HORIZON MIDDLE SCHOOL
• LAKES COUNTRY YOUTH EDUC SVCS
• MOORHEAD HIGH SCHOOL
• Moorhead ALC
• Moorhead ALC - Barnesville
• Moorhead ALC: DGF Secondary
• Moorhead Online Elementary Academy
• PROBSTFIELD CENTER FOR EDUCATION
• Robert Asp Elementary
• S.G. Reinertsen Elementary
• West Central Academy-N
• West Central Academy-S

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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🗺️ Map of Moorhead

🏘️ Nearby Communities