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, Kentuck...