Fountain City, Indiana

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Coordinates: 39°57′16″N, 84°55′12″W
Town of Fountain City, Indiana
Location in the state of Indiana
County	Wayne
Area
- City	0.7 km²
- Land	0.7 km²
- Water	0.0 km²
Population
- City (2000)	735
- Density	1,091.5/km²
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EST (UTC-5)

Fountain City is a town in Wayne County, Indiana, United States. The population was 735 at the 2000 census. It was formerly known as "Newport." Quaker abolitionist and Underground Railroad leader Levi Coffin lived there from 1826 to 1847.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Historic site
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Fountain City is located at 39°57′16″N, 84°55′12″W (39.954525, -84.919890)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.7 km² (0.3 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 735 people, 291 households, and 212 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,091.5/km² (2,795.5/mi²). There were 309 housing units at an average density of 458.9/km² (1,175.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.69% White, 0.68% African American, 0.27% Asian, 0.27% from other races, and 1.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.27% of the population.

There were 291 households out of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.8% were married couples living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.1% were non-families. 24.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the town the population was spread out with 26.0% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 95.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $34,722, and the median income for a family was $40,865. Males had a median income of $32,031 versus $21,000 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,669. About 7.4% of families and 8.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.3% of those under age 18 and 10.9% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Historic site

Levi Coffin Home, Fountain City, Indiana

Levi Coffin House, 113 US 27 North, (765) 847-2432, former home of Quaker abolitionist Levi Coffin and his wife Catherine, was an important stop on the Underground Railroad. Coffin was sometimes known as the "president" of the Underground Railroad. It is now operated as an Indiana State Historic Site and is open June-August, Tuesday-Saturday, 1:00-4:00; and September-October, Saturday only, 1:00-4:00.