About Moorhead, Minnesota
Moorhead, Minnesota sits in the fertile Red River Valley, which lies on the ancient lakebed of glacial Lake Agassiz and offers some of the flattest and richest agricultural land in the world. Moorhead is located only 3.5 miles from Fargo, ND and together, these cities make up a large metropolitan area that supports over 140,000 residents.
Moorhead, Minnesota , has a host of places to see and things to do. The city boasts a revitalized downtown district, riverside parks, and other unique features including an exact replica of a Norwegian stave church, a mural celebrating Hispanic culture, and a Viking ship that actually crossed the Atlantic-back to Norway!
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Employment opportunities in the Moorhead area continue to increase, and at Rasmussen College, our Career Services staff is dedicated to placing our graduates in respected positions throughout the city and surrounding areas. Major employers in Moorhead, MN include Ind. School District #152 with over 815 employees, Eventide, which employs more than 450 people, and American Crystal Sugar with approximately 412 employees.
Other interesting facts:- The City of Moorhead was founded September 22, 1871 and named for William G. Moorhead, a director of the Northern Pacific Railway
- The median age of Moorhead residents is 29 years
- Moorhead is mentioned in the film The Big Lebowski as the hometown of one of the main characters, Bunny Lebowski
- Moorhead 's pioneer Prairie Home Cemetery on 8th Street is may be the inspiration for the name of Garrison Keillor's national radio program, A Prairie Home Companion
- Rasmussen College opens Moorhead campus in 2008
If you have questions about our Moorhead, MN campus, call (218) 304-6200. Get the answers from the people who live and work in Moorhead.
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