Fairmount TownshipND
A town of 93, settled in 1884.
Is Fairmount Township a good place to live?
Fairmount Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
93 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Fairmount Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Fairmount 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 Jul 30, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Fairmount Township.
Snowy winters and pleasant summers: that is Fairmount Township’s year
A winter brings about 49 inches of snow, with January nights at 1° and July afternoons at 82°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults have high blood pressure in Fairmount Township than in most of North Dakota or the rest of the country
Among adults in Fairmount Township, 20% binge drink, below the North Dakota town median (22%) but above the median of U.S. towns (16%). Fairmount Township: just over one in ten adults have diabetes. No town among the 24 in North Dakota we compare has a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Fairmount Township. CDC measures, 32 in all: Fairmount Township beats North Dakota on 6 and trails on 5.
| Fairmount Township | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 33% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 22% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 31% | 35% |
| What stands out | Fairmount Township | ND |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.5% | 5.8% |
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 5.2% | 6.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.3% | 8.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Top of a moderate hazard risk in Fairmount Township: cold waves
Expected losses in Fairmount Township break down as 40% from cold waves and 32% from inland flooding. Compared with 56% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage locally is lower. Flood insurance has paid one claim here since 1997.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0% of Fairmount Township is conserved land
22 miles of trail. Fairmount Township’s trail density is 0.5 miles per square mile, against 0.7 in North Dakota’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Fairmount Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Fairmount Township; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Fairmount Township residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across North Dakota.
About Fairmount Township
City in Richland County, North Dakota, United States
Fairmount is a city in Richland County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 343 at the 2020 census. Fairmount was founded in 1884. It is part of the Wahpeton, ND–MN Micropolitan Statistical Area. In July 1884, a tornado destroyed the schoolhouse in Fairmount. Fifteen students were injured, and the teacher's leg was fractured.
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- Established
- 1884
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 981 ft
- ZIP code
- 58030
- Area code
- 701
Questions about Fairmount Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Fairmount Township, ND a good place to live?
Fairmount Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.