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EXHIBIT 21.1

COMMUNITY FIRST BANKSHARES, INC.   SUBSIDIARIES

|Subsidiary Bank:                           |  | Location                           |  | Ownership
Percentage                                            
|------------------------------------------ |  | ---------------------------------- |  | ----------------------------------------------------------------
|Community First National Bank              |  | Fergus Falls, MN                   |  | 100.000%                                                        
|Community First National Bank              |  | Fargo, ND                          |  | 100.000%                                                        
|Community First State Bank                 |  | Vermillion, SD                     |  | 100.000%                                                        
|Community First National Bank              |  | Decorah, IA                        |  | 100.000%                                                        
|Community First National Bank              |  | Alliance, NE                       |  | 100.000%                                                        
|Community First National Bank              |  | Spooner, WI                        |  | 100.000%                                                        
|Community First National Bank              |  | Ft. Morgan, CO                     |  | 100.000%                                                        
|Community First National Bank              |  | Cheyenne, WY                       |  | 100.000%                                                        
|Community First National Bank              |  | Phoenix, AZ                        |  | 100.000%                                                        
|Community First National Bank              |  | Salt Lake City, UT                 |  | 100.000%                                                        
|Community First National Bank              |  | Las Cruces, NM                     |  | 100.000%                                                        
|Valle de Oro Bank, National Association    |  | Spring Valley, CA                  |  | 100.000%                                                        
|Northland Security Bank                    |  | Ramsey, MN                         |  | 100.000%                                                        
|Nonbank Subsidiaries:                      |  |                                    |  |                                                                 
|Community First Financial, Inc.            |  | Fargo, ND                          |  | 100.000%                                                        
|Community First Service Corporation        |  | Fargo, ND                          |  | 100.000%                                                        
|Community Insurance, Inc.                  |  | Fargo, ND                          |  | 100.000%                                                        
|Community First Properties, Inc.           |  | Fargo, ND                          |  | 100.000%                                                        
|CFB Capital I                              |  | Fargo, ND                          |  | 100.000%                                                        
|CFB Capital II                             |  | Fargo, ND                          |  | 100.000%                                                        
|Subsidiaries of Subsidiaries (100% Owned): |  |                                   
|Community First Insurance
Agencies, Inc.   |  | Fargo, ND                          |  | (Subsidiary of Community First
State Bank [Vermillion, SD])     
|CFIN, Inc.                                 |  | Las Vegas, NV                      |  | (Subsidiary of Community First
National Bank [Spooner])         
|Equity Lending, Inc.                       |  | Fargo, ND                          |  | (Subsidiary of Community First
National Bank [Fort Morgan, CO]) 
|Mountain Parks Financial Services, Inc.    |  | Denver, CO                         |  | (Subsidiary of Community First
National Bank [Fort Morgan, CO]) 
|Community First Minnesota
Holdings, Inc.   |  | Georgetown, British
Cayman Islands |  | (Subsidiary of Community First
National Bank [Fergus Falls, MN])
|CFIRE, Inc.                                |  | Fargo, ND                          |  | (Subsidiary of Community First
Minnesota Holdings, Inc.)        
|Community First Holdings, Inc.             |  | Georgetown, British
Cayman Islands |  | (Subsidiary of Community First
National Bank [Ft. Morgan, CO])  
|Colorado CFIRE, Inc.                       |  | Fargo, ND                          |  | (Subsidiary of Community First
Holdings, Inc.)                  



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