What is "thief river falls"

Population (2000): 8410
Housing Units (2000): 3931
Land area (2000): 4.778421 sq. miles (12.376052 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.212841 sq. miles (0.551256 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 4.991262 sq. miles (12.927308 sq. km)
FIPS code: 64570
Located within: Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27
Location: 48.117690 N, 96.176691 W
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