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Population (year 2000): 15,197. Estimated
population in July 2005: 19,081 (+25.6% change)
Males: 7,532 (49.6%), Females: 7,665 (50.4%)
El Paso County
Zip code:
80817
Median resident age: 29.3 years
Median household income: $42,121 (year 2000)
Median house value: $117,200 (year 2000)
Races in Fountain:
- White Non-Hispanic (69.3%)
- Hispanic (15.1%)
- Black (8.7%)
- Other race (6.7%)
- Two or more races (5.5%)
- American Indian (3.0%)
- Korean (0.8%)
- Filipino (0.6%)
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (21.7%), Irish (11.5%),
English (6.5%), United States (6.3%), French (4.0%), Norwegian
(2.8%).
Elevation: 5546 feet
Land area: 14.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Fountain
- High school or higher: 88.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
- Unemployed: 6.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Fountain city
- Never married: 21.9%
- Now married: 61.7%
- Separated: 2.5%
- Widowed: 4.0%
- Divorced: 10.0%
5.5% Foreign born (2.9% Europe, 1.5% Asia, 1.0%
Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +4,138 (+37.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Fountain:
- HEALTHSOUTH REHAB HOSP OF COLO SPGS (about 10 miles;
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO)
- CEDAR SPRINGS BEH HLTH SYSTEM INC (about 12 miles;
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO)
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS,
CO)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Fountain:
- CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS MUNI (about 8 miles;
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; ID: COS)
- PUEBLO MEMORIAL (about 32 miles; PUEBLO, CO; ID:
PUB)
- BUCKLEY AFB (about 70 miles; AURORA, CO; ID: BKF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fountain:
- MEADOW LAKE (about 19 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO;
ID: 00V)
- COLORADO SPRINGS EAST (about 24 miles; ELLICOTT, CO;
ID: A50)
- FREMONT COUNTY (about 34 miles; CANON CITY, CO; ID:
1V6)
Amtrak station near Fountain:
- 13 miles: COLORADO SPRINGS (120 S. WEBER) - Bus
Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, call for taxi
service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Fountain:
- PIKES PEAK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 12 miles;
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Full-time enrollment: 5,307)
- UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY (about 24 miles;
USAFA, CO; FT enrollment: 4,330)
- UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT COLORADO SPRINGS (about 28
miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; FT enrollment: 4,953)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN COLORADO (about 30 miles;
PUEBLO, CO; FT enrollment: 4,275)
- PUEBLO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles; PUEBLO,
CO; FT enrollment: 2,587)
- UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-COLORADO CAMPUS (about 60
miles; LONE TREE, CO; FT enrollment: 3,098)
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF AURORA (about 73 miles; AURORA,
CO; FT enrollment: 2,219)
Public high schools in Fountain:
- FOUNTAIN-FORT CARSON HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
1,218; Location: 900 JIMMY CAMP ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- LORRAINE ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
44; Location: 301 EAST IOWA; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Fountain:
- FOUNTAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 759;
Location: 515 NORTH SANTE FE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- JORDAHL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 637;
Location: 800 PROGRESS DRIVE; Grades: PK - 05)
- JANITELL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 513;
Location: 7635 FOUNTAIN MESA ROAD; Grades: 07 - 08)
- MESA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 483;
Location: 400 CAMINO DEL REY; Grades: KG - 05)
- ARAGON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 437;
Location: 211 SOUTH MAIN STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
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