Fargo, Georgia Explained

Official Name:Fargo, Georgia
Settlement Type:City
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Georgia
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Clinch
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:7.14
Area Land Km2:7.11
Area Water Km2:0.03
Area Total Sq Mi:2.76
Area Land Sq Mi:2.74
Area Water Sq Mi:0.01
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:250
Population Density Km2:35.18
Population Density Sq Mi:91.11
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:30.6867°N -82.5669°W
Elevation M:34
Elevation Ft:112
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:31631
Area Code:912
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:13-28744[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0314079[3]

Fargo is a city in Clinch County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 250. Formerly a town, it was incorporated by the Georgia state legislature in 1992, effective from April 1.

Fargo is located near the Okefenokee Swamp and is the western gateway to the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. Also nearby is Stephen C. Foster State Park.

The Bugaboo Scrub Fire threatened the city in April and May 2007, the largest wildfire in Georgia's history.

Geography

Fargo is located in southern Clinch County at 30.6867°N -82.5669°W (30.686698, −82.567076).[4] Its western border is formed by Suwannoochee Creek, also the Echols County line. The Suwannee River forms the eastern border of the city.

U.S. Route 441 passes through the city's eastern side, leading north to Homerville, Georgia, and south to Lake City, Florida. Georgia State Route 177 leads northeast to its end in the Okefenokee Swamp at Stephen C. Foster State Park.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Fargo has a total area of 7.1km2, of which 0.03sqkm, or 0.46%, is water.[5]

Demographics

Fargo racial composition as of 2020[6] !Race!Num.!Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)20883.2%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)3112.4%
Native American41.6%
Other/Mixed41.6%
Hispanic or Latino31.2%
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 250 people, 89 households, and 59 families residing in the city.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. December 18, 2021.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  3. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  4. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. 2011-04-23. 2011-02-12.
  5. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Fargo city, Georgia. https://archive.today/20200212174521/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1328744. dead. February 12, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. July 28, 2014.
  6. Web site: Explore Census Data. 2021-12-17. data.census.gov.