Fountain County, Indiana

Fountain County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 17,954. The is.

History
Fountain County was formed in 1826. It was named for Major of  who was killed at  (near modern ) on   during the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,031 (398 ). 1,025 km² (396 sq mi) of it is land and 6 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.56%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 17,954 people, 7,041 households, and 5,041 families residing in the county. The was 18/km² (45/sq mi). There were 7,692 housing units at an average density of 8/km² (19/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.71%, 0.11% or , 0.20% , 0.18% , 0.01% , 0.28% from , and 0.52% from two or more races. 1.06% of the population were or  of any race. 33.4% were of, 23.7% , 10.9% and 7.6%  ancestry according to.

There were 7,041 households out of which 32.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.10% were living together, 8.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.40% were non-families. 24.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.20% under the age of 18, 7.20% from 18 to 24, 27.90% from 25 to 44, 23.10% from 45 to 64, and 15.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 98.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $38,119, and the median income for a family was $43,330. Males had a median income of $33,957 versus $21,631 for females. The for the county was $17,779. About 6.20% of families and 8.50% of the population were below the, including 10.40% of those under age 18 and 6.90% of those age 65 or over.

Education
Public schools in Fountain County are administered by three bodies: the in the northern part of the county, the  in the west, and the.

High Schools and Middle Schools

Elementary Schools