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Population (year 2000): 343. Estimated
population in July 2005: 341 (-0.6% change)
Males: 172 (50.1%), Females: 171 (49.9%)
Fillmore County
Zip code:
55935
Median resident age: 35.1 years
Median household income: $40,250 (year 2000)
Median house value: $86,300 (year 2000)
Races in Fountain:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
- American Indian (1.5%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
Ancestries: German (40.8%), Norwegian (36.2%),
Irish (8.7%), Dutch (7.9%), English (3.5%), Scotch-Irish (2.0%).
Elevation: 1305 feet
Land area: 0.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Fountain
- High school or higher: 92.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
- Unemployed: 4.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 15.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Fountain city
- Never married: 33.3%
- Now married: 59.6%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 6.0%
- Divorced: 1.1%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -24 (-6.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Fountain:
- REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICES OF IOWA (about 25 miles;
CRESCO, IA)
- OLMSTED MEDICAL CENTER (about 27 miles; ROCHESTER,
MN)
- MAYO PSYCHIATRY & PSYCHOLOGY TRTMT CTR (about 30
miles; ROCHESTER, MN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Fountain:
- ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 27 miles; ROCHESTER,
MN; ID: RST)
- LA CROSSE MUNI (about 62 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; ID:
LSE)
- WATERLOO MUNI (about 84 miles; WATERLOO, IA; ID: ALO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fountain:
- FILLMORE COUNTY (about 6 miles; PRESTON, MN; ID: FKA)
- FLYING A (about 15 miles; CHATFIELD, MN; ID: 2C4)
- RUSHFORD MUNI (about 23 miles; RUSHFORD, MN; ID:
55Y)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Fountain:
- ROCHESTER COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 27
miles; ROCHESTER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,368)
- LUTHER COLLEGE (about 38 miles; DECORAH, IA; FT
enrollment: 2,566)
- WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; WINONA, MN;
FT enrollment: 6,568)
- SAINT MARY'S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (about 40
miles; WINONA, MN; FT enrollment: 2,969)
- NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 42
miles; CALMAR, IA; FT enrollment: 2,393)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 65 miles;
LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 8,669)
- UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; FAYETTE, IA;
FT enrollment: 3,173)
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