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Fountain County
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county in Indiana, United States
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Within Vinony's link graph, Fountain County is referenced by 441 other articles, and connects out to Indiana, Attica and list of municipalities in Indiana.
The entry is geolocated on the map in IN.
It sits within the topics 1826 establishments in Indiana, Fountain County, Indiana and Indiana counties.
Its subject is documented across 43 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Indiana
- Founded
- April 1, 1826
- Named after
- James Fontaine
- Seat
- Covington
- Largest city
- Attica
- Total
- 397.88 sq mi (1,030.5 km )
- Land
- 395.66 sq mi (1,024.8 km )
- Water
- 2.22 sq mi (5.7 km ) 0.56%
- Estimate 2025
- 17,013
- Density
- 41.649/sq mi (16.081/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional districts
- 8th , 4th
- Website
- www .fountaincounty .net
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 16479
- Area
- 1031
- Official website
- www.fountaincounty.net
- Image
- Fountain County Courthouse front, southern angle.jpg
- Households
- 6982
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- Commons category
- Fountain County, Indiana
- water as percent of area
- 0.56
- native label
- Fountain County
- inception
- 1825-12-20
- per capita income
- 26636
Sources (10)
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Encyclopedic overview
Fountain County lies in the western part of the U.S. state of Indiana on the east side of the Wabash River. The county was officially established in 1826 and was the 53rd in Indiana. The county seat is Covington.
According to the 2020 United States census, its population was 16,479. The county has two incorporated cities and six incorporated towns, as well as many small unincorporated communities. It is divided into eleven townships which provide local services. An interstate highway, two U.S. Routes and five Indiana state roads cross the county, as does a major railroad line.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Fountain County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.