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Welcome to Fountain County ...

Time Zone: Fountain County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Covington is the Seat for Fountain County.

Fountain County was founded December 20, 1825.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Fountain had a population of 16,346 people. This is a decrease of 5.38% since the last Census (which gave a population of 17,276 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Fountain represented 0.27% of the total population of Indiana.

Below are some of the communities located in Fountain County:

  • Attica
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Attica is located in Fountain County (IN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,324 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Attica <2>
  • Covington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Hillsboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Kingman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Kingman is located in Fountain County (IN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingman <2>
  • Mellott
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Mellott is located in Fountain County (IN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
  • Newtown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Newtown is located in Fountain County (IN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
  • Veedersburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Wallace
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Wallace is located in Fountain County (IN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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