Editing Fargo, Georgia

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'''Fargo''' is a city in [[Clinch County, Georgia|Clinch County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States.  As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the city had a population of 250. Formerly a town, it was [[municipal corporation|incorporated]] by the [[Georgia 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 is [[Williamsburg, Clinch County, Georgia|Williamsburg]].

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 {{coord|30|41|12|N|82|34|1|W|type:city}} (30.686698, −82.567076).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> Its western border is formed by [[Suwannoochee Creek]], also the [[Echols County, Georgia|Echols County]] line. The [[Suwannee River]] forms the eastern border of the city.

[[U.S. Route 441 in Georgia|U.S. Route 441]] passes through the city's eastern side, leading north {{convert|28|mi}} to [[Homerville, Georgia]], and south {{convert|39|mi}} to [[Lake City, Florida]]. [[Georgia State Route 177]] leads northeast {{convert|17|mi}} 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 {{convert|7.1|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.03|sqkm|disp=flip|2}}, or 0.46%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1328744| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212174521/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1328744| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Fargo city, Georgia| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=July 28, 2014}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2000= 380
|2010= 321
|2020= 250
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br> 1850-1870<ref name=1870CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1870 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1870|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1870-1880<ref name=1880CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1880 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1880|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1880/vol-01-population/1880_v1-09.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref><br> 1890-1910<ref name=1910CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1910 Census of Population - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1910|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ga.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1920-1930<ref name=1930CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1930 Census of Population - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1930|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|pages=251–256}}</ref><br> 1940<ref name=1940CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1940 Census of Population - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1940|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1950<ref name=1950CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1950 Census of Population - Georgia |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1950|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-2/37779083v2p11ch2.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1960<ref name=1960CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1960 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1960|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-12-c.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref><br> 1970<ref name=1970CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1970 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1970|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ga-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1980<ref name=1980CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1980|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_gaABC-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1990<ref name=1990CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1990 Census of Population - Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics - Georgia |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1990|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cph-5/cph-5-12.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref><br> 2000<ref name=2000CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 2000|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-12.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 2010 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 2010|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-12.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref>
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{| class="wikitable"
|+Fargo racial composition as of 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US1328744&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-17|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|208
|83.2%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|31
|12.4%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|4
|1.6%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|4
|1.6%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|3
|1.2%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 250 people, 89 households, and 59 families residing in the city.

==References==
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{{Clinch County, Georgia}}

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[[Category:Cities in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Cities in Clinch County, Georgia]]