Fairmount, North Dakota

Fairmount, North Dakota
Motto: 
Where the Sun Shines First in North Dakota
Location of Fairmount, North Dakota
Location of Fairmount, North Dakota
Coordinates: 46°03′17″N 96°36′10″W / 46.05472°N 96.60278°W / 46.05472; -96.60278
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Dakota
CountyRichland
Founded1884
Area
 • Total0.33 sq mi (0.86 km2)
 • Land0.33 sq mi (0.86 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation984 ft (300 m)
Population
 • Total343
 • Estimate 
(2022)[4]
337
 • Density1,036.25/sq mi (399.74/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
58030
Area code701
FIPS code38-25300
GNIS feature ID1036029[2]

Fairmount is a city in Richland County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 343 at the 2020 census.[3] 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.[5] Fifteen students were injured, and the teacher's leg was fractured.[5]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fairmount, North Dakota
  3. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2022 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ a b Jackson, William (2024). North Dakota Tornadoes Twisters & Cyclones. Dickinson, ND: Valley Star Publications. p. 108. ISBN 979-8-89480-378-4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

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