Editing Fountain, North Carolina

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|population_total         = 385
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'''Fountain''' is a [[town]] in [[Pitt County, North Carolina]], United States. The population was 385 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. The town is a part of the [[Greenville, North Carolina|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.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|1.0|sqmi|km2}}, all  land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left|1910= 189
|1920= 243
|1930= 360
|1940= 483
|1950= 451
|1960= 496
|1970= 434
|1980= 424
|1990= 445
|2000= 533
|2010= 427
|2020= 385
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Fountain town, North Carolina – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Fountain town, North Carolina |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US3724440&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Fountain town, North Carolina |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US3724440&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Fountain town, North Carolina |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US3724440&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|259
|199
|style='background: #ffffe6; |183
|48.59%
|46.60%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |47.53%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|269
|212
|style='background: #ffffe6; |164
|50.47%
|49.65%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |42.60%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|1
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3
|0.19%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.78%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.26%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.26%
|-
|Some Other Race alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.52%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|1
|10
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9
|0.19%
|2.34%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.34%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|3
|6
|style='background: #ffffe6; |22
|0.56%
|1.41%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.71%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''533'''
|'''427'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''385'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 533 people, 227 households, and 155 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|550.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 246 housing units at an average density of {{convert|254.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 48.97% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 50.47% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.19% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.19% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.19% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|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 [[Marriage|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.{{clear left}}

==References==
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{{Pitt County, North Carolina}}

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[[Category:Towns in Pitt County, North Carolina]]
[[Category:Towns in North Carolina]]
[[Category:Greenville, North Carolina metropolitan area]]