Editing Fountain Hill, Arkansas

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|area_total_km2           = 1.47
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|elevation_ft             = 190
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|population_total         = 108
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|postal_code              = 71642
|area_code                = [[Area code 870|870]]
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|blank_info               = 05-24670
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'''Fountain Hill''' is a town in [[Ashley County, Arkansas|Ashley County]], [[Arkansas]], United States. The population was 175 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0524670| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212175244/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0524670| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Fountain Hill town, Arkansas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=May 1, 2013}}</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|1.5|sqkm|order=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1930= 215
|1940= 267
|1950= 320
|1960= 230
|1970= 266
|1980= 352
|1990= 195
|2000= 159
|2010= 175
|2020= 108
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{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><br>2014 Estimate<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2014/SUB-EST2014-3.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150522132816/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2014/SUB-EST2014-3.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 22, 2015|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014|accessdate=June 4, 2015 }}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 159 people, 66 households, and 39 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|104.1|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|people|people|abbr=on}}. There were 77 housing units at an average density of {{convert|50.4|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|units|units|abbr=on}}. The racial makeup of the town was 60.38% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 35.22% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 1.89% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.52% from two or more races. 2.52% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 66 households, out of which 19.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.9% were non-families. 33.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.5% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 22.6% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 80.7 males and for every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 84.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $25,250, and the median income for a family was $37,750. Males had a median income of $22,000 versus $16,875 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $12,568. About 2.7% of families and 10.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.0% of those under the age of eighteen and 17.2% of those 65 or over.

== Education ==
Public education is provide to elementary and secondary school students from the [[Hamburg School District (Arkansas)|Hamburg School District]] leading to graduation from [[Hamburg High School (Arkansas)|Hamburg High School]].

Prior to school district consolidation on July 1, 2004, students attended [[Fountain Hill School District]],<ref name=Consolfrom1983>"[http://www.arkansased.gov/public/userfiles/Legal/ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801145937/http://www.arkansased.gov/public/userfiles/Legal/ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls |date=2017-08-01 }}." [[Arkansas Department of Education]]. Retrieved on October 13, 2017.</ref> and its [[Fountain Hill High School]], which had the Wildcat as its mascot.{{citation needed|date=June 2014}}

==Notable people==
* [[Joe Jackson (manager)|Joseph Jackson]], (1928&ndash;2018) patriarch of the [[Jackson family]].<ref>{{cite book|title=My Family, the Jacksons|last=Jackson|first=Katherine|publisher=[[St. Martin's Paperbacks]]|year=1990|isbn=0-312-92350-3|author2=Rich Wiseman}}</ref>
* [[Jeremy Sparks]], hall of fame cowboy and author, graduate of Fountain Hill<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://roadtripnation.com/leader/jeremy-sparks|title=Jeremy Sparks {{!}} Roadtrip Nation|website=roadtripnation.com|access-date=May 3, 2017}}</ref>
* [[Jenny Wingfield]], screenwriter and author, born in Fountain Hill

==References==
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{{Ashley County, Arkansas}}

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[[Category:Towns in Ashley County, Arkansas]]
[[Category:Towns in Arkansas]]