[4] Fargo, like many towns in the region, has never fully recovered from the Dust Bowl years.

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

[5] Fargo is northeast of Gage and southwest of Woodward off Oklahoma State Highway 15.

[7] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2), all land.

[9] Fargo City Park features include a working windmill and tank, a children's playground, and a covered walking bridge.

[6] The Stock Exchange Bank on Main Street is on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Ellis County, Oklahoma.

[5] The OU Spirit windfarm (a/k/a Keenan I) is east-southeast of Fargo;[11] and has 101 MW capacity.