Fountain, North Carolina

Fountain, North Carolina
Town
Location of Fountain, North Carolina Location of Fountain, North Carolina
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Pitt
Area
• Total	1.0 sq mi (2.5 km2)
• Land	1.0 sq mi (2.5 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	112 ft (34 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	427
• Density	430/sq mi (170/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	27829
Area code(s)	252
FIPS code	37-24440
GNIS feature ID	1023415

Fountain is a town in Pitt County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 427 at the 2010 Census. The town is a part of the Greenville Metropolitan Area located in North Carolina's Inner Banks region.

History

The Robert J. Lang Jr. House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

Geography

Fountain is located at (35.673637, -77.638959).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1910	189		—
1920	243		28.6%
1930	360		48.1%
1940	483		34.2%
1950	451		−6.6%
1960	496		10.0%
1970	434		−12.5%
1980	424		−2.3%
1990	445		5.0%
2000	533		19.8%
2010	427		−19.9%
Est. 2014	437		2.3%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2000, there were 533 people, 227 households, and 155 families residing in the town. The population density was 550.9 people per square mile (212.2/km²). There were 246 housing units at an average density of 254.3 per square mile (97.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 48.97% White, 50.47% African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.19% from other races, and 0.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.56% of the population.

There were 227 households out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.0% were married couples living together, 25.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.3% were non-families. 29.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the town the population was spread out with 26.1% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 70.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 65.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $17,656, and the median income for a family was $26,042. Males had a median income of $27,292 versus $19,643 for females. The per capita income for the town was $10,944. About 35.6% of families and 36.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 51.9% of those under age 18 and 30.2% of those age 65 or over.