Fargo, Georgia
| Fargo, Georgia | |
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| City | |
Fargo City Hall
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 Location in Clinch County and the state of Georgia |
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| Coordinates: 30°41′12″N 82°34′1″W / 30.68667°N 82.56694°WCoordinates: 30°41′12″N 82°34′1″W / 30.68667°N 82.56694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Clinch |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.76 sq mi (7.14 km2) |
| • Land | 2.75 sq mi (7.11 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 112 ft (34 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 321 |
| • Density | 117/sq mi (45.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 31631 |
| Area code(s) | 912 |
| FIPS code | 13-28744 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0314079 |
Fargo is a city in Clinch County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 321. Formerly a town, it was incorporated by the Georgia state legislature in 1992, effective on April 1 of that year.
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 city was threatened in April and May 2007 by the Bugaboo Scrub Fire, the largest wildfire in Georgia's history.
Fargo is located in southern Clinch County at 30°41′12″N 82°34′1″W / 30.68667°N 82.56694°W (30.686698, −82.567076). Its western border is formed by Suwannoochee Creek, which is also the Echols County line. The Suwannee River forms the eastern border of the city.
U.S. Route 441 passes through the eastern side of the city, leading north 28 miles (45 km) to Homerville, Georgia, and south 39 miles (63 km) to Lake City, Florida. Georgia State Route 177 leads northeast 17 miles (27 km) to its end in the Okefenokee Swamp at Stephen C. Foster State Park.
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