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ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY

 

Serving a diverse population

 

  • According to national information, Fargo-Moorhead is one of the largest refugee resettlement communities per capita in the country.

  • Resettlement has occurred among many different cultural groups. Local refugees and immigrants speak more than forty different dialects and belong to a similar number of cultural groups.

  • The most frequent languages spoken are Bosnian, Kurdish, Arabic, Farsi, Spanish, French, Somali, Vietnamese, Dinka and Russian.

  • The gender breakout is 52% male 48% female. This larger male demographic in our community is likely due to the high number of children as well as a larger number of the Lost Boys of Sudan that have resettled here.

  • As the population in the area continues to become increasingly  diverse, the need for linguistically and culturally appropriate   services has risen dramatically.

 


Enhancing the quality and

availability of English language

interpreting in the

Fargo-Moorhead-West Fargo

metropolitan area

 

 

 

Ethnic Community (2002 estimate)

Hispanic

3,400-4,000

Native American

2,500-3,000

Bosnian *

2,000

Southeast Asian *

2,000

Somali *

800

Sudanese *

700

Kurdish *

500

Liberian *

120

Total Refugee population

6,100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* Population re-settled as international refugees

Source: Family Healthcare Center

 
 

MIRC, 3350 35th Ave SW, Fargo, ND 58104, Ph: 701-241-8594, Fax: 701-364-2349, E-mail: hasovic@cityoffargo.com

Page last updated on 11/30/2005