Map of Fargo town, Oklahoma

Fargo is a town in Ellis County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 364 at the 2010 census. Fargo, like many towns in the region, has never fully recovered from the Dust Bowl years.

Fargo town overview:
Name:	Fargo town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	Oklahoma
County:	Ellis County
Elevation:	2,110 ft (643 m)
Total Area:	0.58 sq mi (1.51 km²)
Land Area:	0.58 sq mi (1.51 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	312
Population Density:	535.16/sq mi (206.74/km²)
ZIP code:	73840
Area code:	580
FIPS code:	4025450
GNISfeature ID:	1092762

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History

In 1887, the Southern Kansas Railway (a subsidiary of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway) built tracks through the area. The area was opened to European-American settlement by the Cherokee Outlet Opening land run in 1893.

During the land run, David C. Ooley filed a claim on land near Boggy Creek and opened a general store there. He later acquired 80 additional acres along the railroad and built a second store, and acquired postal designation as Whitehead in October 1893. The town’s postal designation was changed to Oleta in August 1901, and changed again to Fargo in February 1905.

When Oklahoma’s statehood was established in 1907, Fargo was incorporated from Oleta Township, with a population of 436.

In 1909, a fire destroyed all of the east side buildings on Main Street.