Fairmount, North Dakota
Fairmount, North Dakota | |
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| Motto: Where the Sun Shines First in North Dakota | |
Location of Fairmount, North Dakota | |
| Coordinates: 46°03′17″N 96°36′10″W / 46.05472°N 96.60278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Dakota |
| County | Richland |
| Founded | 1884 |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.33 sq mi (0.86 km2) |
| • Land | 0.33 sq mi (0.86 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 984 ft (300 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 343 |
• Estimate (2022) | 337 |
| • Density | 1,036.25/sq mi (399.74/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 58030 |
| Area code | 701 |
| FIPS code | 38-25300 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1036029 |
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.