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A town of 58, settled in 1908.
Fargo Training School Historic District is on the National Register of Historic Places. Fargo has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 140 in 1990, 57 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2005 and 3 maps from 1940 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Fargo, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Fargo.
The FEMA hazard score for Fargo comes to 77 of 100, above both the Arkansas town median (66 of 100) and the median of U.S. towns (44 of 100). One declared disaster, in 2000, has brought federal aid to Fargo households. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 50% come from earthquakes and 19% from tornadoes.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The typical July afternoon high for Fargo comes to 91°F, where Arkansas’ towns sit at 92°F and U.S. towns at 85°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
20% of adults in Fargo have diabetes; 42% get no exercise outside work. Of 32 CDC measures, Fargo beats the Arkansas average on 2 and trails it on 18. Fargo: just over one in ten adults binge drink. Also worth knowing: only 8 of the 124 Arkansas towns we compare have a higher share of adults who report frequent physical distress than Fargo.
| Fargo | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 25% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 13% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 34% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 54% | 41% | 35% |
| What stands out | Fargo | AR |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 10.8% | 14.6% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.1% | 76.9% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 6.4% | 4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Fargo City Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Fargo; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Fargo residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Arkansas.
Town in Arkansas, United States
Fargo is a town in Monroe County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 United States census it had a population of 57, down from 98 in 2010.
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Fargo has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.