Fountain County, Indiana

Founding: 1826
Parent counties: Montgomery and unorganized territory

Namesake: James Fontaine, Continental Army soldier
Seat: Covington (1826–)

Land area: 396 square miles

Population (2020): 16,479

Population (historic): 7,619 (1830); 15,566 (1860); 20,228 (1880); 21,446 (1900); 17,971 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1830–1880; 1890s; 1930s; 1950s; 1970s; 1990s

Subdivisions: Two cities; six towns; 11 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,433 (31%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 50.9%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 9.6%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 12.4%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 8.2%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,513
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,241

Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.3 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,915
Average farm size (1920): 101.3 acres
Sources of settlement: Ohio, Illinois, Kentucky, and Pennsylvania

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Covington

Namesake: Unclear—perhaps Covington, Kentucky

Founding: 1826 (platting); 1827 (post office); 1851 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 2,668

Population (historic): 1,176 (1850); 1,888 (1870); 2,213 (1900); 2,008 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1880; 1890s; 1920–1960; 1970s; 2000–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 329 (29%)

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