The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusFairmount 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.
Fairmount was established in 1884. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 367 to 343 (-7%). Half of its homes were built before 1956.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Fairmount yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Fairmount’s history is told.
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Fairmount, decade by decade
2000
Nothing in Fairmount is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Fairmount has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is District No. 44 School in Taylor, 6.5 miles away.
Fairmount and the nearest listed places
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.