Fargo TownshipKS
A town of 1,236, settled in 1906.
Is Fargo Township a good place to live?
Fargo Township’s best subject grade is an A− for cost of living; its weakest is a D− for schools. No town among the 152 in Kansas we compare has a higher July high than Fargo Township. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 76% of U.S. towns. No town in Kansas scores lower than Fargo Township on civic life. Arkalon Park, at 2,643 acres with 7.2 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Fargo Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Fargo Township has shrunk 25% since 2010
1,563 counted in 2010 and 1,205 in 2020; an estimated 1,236 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Fargo Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kansas), ordered by how far Fargo Township is from typical.
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Moving to Fargo Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Fargo Township, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Fargo Township.
Fargo Township’s public schools rank near the bottom of Kansas
Its public schools are run by the Kismet-Plains school district. Its two schools are below. The largest public high school is Southwestern Heights Jr/Sr High, with 310 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kismet ElemLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 152 | – |
| Southwestern Heights Jr/Sr HighLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 310 | D− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KS on state tests and graduation
About half of Fargo Township’s working residents commute to Liberal
Most working residents leave Fargo Township for work: only 6% work in town. Fargo Township’s average trip to work is 16 minutes, below both the Kansas town median (20 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Jobs based in Fargo Township fell to 200 in 2023, 258 fewer than in 2013.
| Fargo Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 16 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.5% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $61,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.5% | 15% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
On CDC estimates, Fargo Township is less healthy than 67% of U.S. towns
Fargo Township beats the Kansas average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12. 20% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Fargo Township, against 8.9% in Kansas’ towns and 8.1% across U.S. towns. 34% of adults get no exercise outside work in Fargo Township.
| Fargo Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 8.9% | 8.1% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 26% | 25% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 77% | 79% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 22% | 23% |
| What stands out | Fargo Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.4% | 8.1% |
| More uninsured adults | 20.3% | 9.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Fargo Township has four seasons and hot summers
Fargo Township has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 94°, January nights drop to 20° and about 14 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Drought leads a high hazard risk in Fargo Township
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 63% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Fargo Township since 1985.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Fargo Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.9% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Arkalon Park | 7.2 mi | 2,643 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Fargo Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Fargo Township
About 3 of every 100 Fargo Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
1,236 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Questions about Fargo Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Fargo Township, KS expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.