Fountain, Colorado | |
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 Fountain, Colorado circa 1942 | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Motto: "Pure Colorado" | |
 Location of the City of Fountain in El Paso County, Colorado. | |
| Coordinates: 38°41′20″N 104°40′58″W / 38.68889°N 104.68278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | El Paso |
| Founded | 1859 |
| Incorporated | April 23, 1903[2] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sharon Thompson |
| Area | |
| • City | 22.367 sq mi (57.930 km2) |
| • Land | 22.342 sq mi (57.865 km2) |
| • Water | 0.025 sq mi (0.635 km2) |
| Elevation | 5,558 ft (1,694 m) |
| Population | |
| • City | 29,802 |
| • Estimate (2022)[6] | 28,907 |
| • Density | 1,296/sq mi (500.5/km2) |
| • Urban | 632,494 (US: 66th) |
| • Metro | 768,832 (US: 79th) |
| • Front Range | 5,055,344 |
| Time zone | UTC–7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC–6 (MDT) |
| ZIP Code | 80817 |
| Area code | 719 |
| FIPS code | 08-27865 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2410535[4] |
| Sales tax | 7.53%[7] |
| Major Routes |      |
| Website | fountaincolorado.org |
The City of Fountain is a home rule municipality located in El Paso County, Colorado, United States. The population was 29,802 at the 2020 census.[5] Fountain is a part of the Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor.
Fountain is located 10 miles (16 km) south of downtown Colorado Springs and just east of Fort Carson. Fountain and the Colorado Springs suburbs Security and Widefield make up the "Fountain Valley" community.[8]
- ^ "Active Colorado Municipalities". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ^ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
- ^ "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fountain, Colorado
- ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
USCensusEst2022was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Fountain (CO) sales tax rate". Retrieved March 20, 2024.
- ^ "Fountain Valley Chamber of Commerce". chamber.fountaincolorado.org. Archived from the original on December 23, 2004. Retrieved January 13, 2022.