Place:Wahpeton, Richland, North Dakota, United States

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NameWahpeton
Alt namesChahinkapasource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS38005958
Richvillesource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS38005958
TypeCity
Coordinates46.27°N 96.611°W
Located inRichland, North Dakota, United States
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Wahpeton is a city in Richland County, in southeast North Dakota along the Bois de Sioux River at its confluence with the Otter Tail River, which forms the Red River of the North. Wahpeton is the county seat of Richland County. The population was 8,007 at the 2020 census.

Wahpeton was founded in 1869 and is the principal city of the Wahpeton Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Richland County, North Dakota and Wilkin County, Minnesota. Wahpeton's twin city is Breckenridge, Minnesota, on the other side of the river. The Bois de Sioux River and the Otter Tail River join at Wahpeton and Breckenridge to form the Red River of the North.

The North Dakota State College of Science is in Wahpeton. The local newspaper is the Wahpeton Daily News.

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