Fargo, Georgia | |
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City | |
 Fargo City Hall | |
 Location inClinch County and the state ofGeorgia | |
| Coordinates:30°41′12″N82°34′1″W / 30.68667°N 82.56694°W /30.68667; -82.56694 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Clinch |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.76 sq mi (7.14 km2) |
| • Land | 2.74 sq mi (7.11 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 112 ft (34 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 250 |
| • Density | 91.11/sq mi (35.18/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 31631 |
| Area code | 912 |
| FIPS code | 13-28744[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0314079[3] |
Fargo is a city inClinch County,Georgia, United States. As of the2020 census, the city had a population of 250. Formerly a town, it wasincorporated by theGeorgia state legislature in 1992, effective from April 1.
Fargo is one of the most remote cities in Georgia, with the only settlement in almost 20 miles isWilliamsburg.
Fargo is located near theOkefenokee Swamp and is the western gateway to theOkefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. Also nearby isStephen C. Foster State Park.
TheBugaboo Scrub Fire threatened the city in April and May 2007, the largestwildfire in Georgia's history.
Fargo is located in southern Clinch County at30°41′12″N82°34′1″W / 30.68667°N 82.56694°W /30.68667; -82.56694 (30.686698, −82.567076).[4] Its western border is formed bySuwannoochee Creek, also theEchols County line. TheSuwannee River forms the eastern border of the city.
U.S. Route 441 passes through the city's eastern side, leading north 28 miles (45 km) toHomerville, Georgia, and south 39 miles (63 km) toLake City, Florida.Georgia State Route 177 leads northeast 17 miles (27 km) to its end in theOkefenokee Swamp atStephen C. Foster State Park.
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, Fargo has a total area of 2.7 square miles (7.1 km2), of which 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2), or 0.46%, is water.[5]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2000 | 380 | — | |
| 2010 | 321 | −15.5% | |
| 2020 | 250 | −22.1% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[6] 1850-1870[7] 1870-1880[8] 1890-1910[9] 1920-1930[10] 1940[11] 1950[12] 1960[13] 1970[14] 1980[15] 1990[16] 2000[17] 2010[18] | |||
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
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| White (non-Hispanic) | 208 | 83.2% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 31 | 12.4% |
| Native American | 4 | 1.6% |
| Other/Mixed | 4 | 1.6% |
| Hispanic orLatino | 3 | 1.2% |
As of the2020 United States census, there were 250 people, 89 households, and 59 families residing in the city.
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