词条 | Fountain Inn, South Carolina |
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|official_name = Fountain Inn, South Carolina |settlement_type = City |nickname = |motto = |image_skyline = FountainInnSCMon.png |imagesize = 290px |image_caption = Top, left to right: Downtown Fountain Inn, Fountain Inn City Hall, Cannon Building, Fairview Presbyterian Church, Robert Quillen Office and Library |image_flag = |image_seal = |image_map = SCMap-doton-FountainInn.PNG |mapsize = 250px |map_caption = Location of Fountain Inn, South Carolina |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = | subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = United States |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = South Carolina |subdivision_type2 = Counties |subdivision_name2 = Greenville, Laurens |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |established_title = |established_date = |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = |area_magnitude = |area_total_km2 = 20.5 |area_land_km2 = 20.4 |area_water_km2 = 0.1 |area_total_sq_mi = |area_land_sq_mi = |area_water_sq_mi = |population_as_of = 2010 |population_footnotes = |population_total = 7799 |population_density_km2 = 381.8 |population_density_sq_mi = |timezone = Eastern (EST) |utc_offset = −5 |timezone_DST = EDT |utc_offset_DST = −4 |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = 264 |elevation_ft = 866 |coordinates = {{coord|34|41|36|N|82|11|55|W|region:US-SC_type:city|display=inline,title}} |postal_code_type = ZIP code |postal_code = 29644 |area_code = 864 |blank_name = FIPS code |blank_info = 45-27070[1] |blank1_name = GNIS feature ID |blank1_info = 1222514[2] |website = {{URL|www.fountaininn.org}} |footnotes = }} Fountain Inn is a city in Greenville and Laurens counties in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The population was 7,799 at the 2010 census,[3] up from 6,017 in 2000. It is part of the Greenville–Mauldin–Easley Metropolitan Statistical Area. HistoryThe Cannon Building, Fairview Presbyterian Church, Fountain Inn High School, Fountain Inn Principal's House and Teacherage, McDowell House, Robert Quillen Office and Library, Tullyton, and F. W. Welborn House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[4][5][6] GeographyThe southern part of the city is in Laurens County, while the bulk of the city is in Greenville County. The city's nickname is "The Diamond Tip of the Golden Strip".[7] The city took its name from an inn and fountain that were along the old stagecoach route.[8] The stagecoach drivers called the stop "Fountain Inn", and it stuck. A small garden fountain is installed at City Hall, and there is a marker on the north side of town showing the former location of the old inn. South Carolina Highway 14 runs through the center of town as Main Street, and Interstate 385 runs along the southern edge of the city, with access from Exits 22, 23, and 26. Greenville is {{convert|17|mi}} to the northwest, and Columbia is {{convert|84|mi}} to the southeast. Via Highway 14, Laurens is {{convert|16|mi}} to the southeast. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city of Fountain Inn has a total area of {{Convert|20.5|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{Convert|0.1|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 0.43%, are water.[3] There are several festivals in Fountain Inn, including Aunt Het Day, based on syndicated cartoon columnist Robert Quillen, that brings in several hundred visitors as Main Street is closed and filled with many unique vendors. Demographics{{US Census population|1890= 212 |1900= 497 |1910= 979 |1920= 1100 |1930= 1264 |1940= 1346 |1950= 1325 |1960= 2385 |1970= 3391 |1980= 4226 |1990= 4388 |2000= 6017 |2010= 7799 |estyear=2017 |estimate=8688 |estref=[9] |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census[10] }} As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 6,017 people. The population density was 1,091.6 people per square mile (421.6/km²). There were 2,465 housing units at an average density of 447.2 per square mile (172.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 67.49% White, 29.31% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.78% from other races, and 0.98% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.41% of the population. There were 3,005 households out of which 38.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.8% were married couples living together, 19.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.8% were non-families. 23.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.06. In the town the population was spread out with 28.3% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 33.2% from 25 to 44, 19.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.7 males. The median income for a family was $51,705. The per capita income for the city was $26,164. About 11% of the population were below the poverty line. GovernmentFountain Inn is governed by a mayor, a city council, a city administrator, and several boards and commissions. The current officeholders are: City council
CrimeThe city of Fountain Inn has one of the lowest crime rates in Greenville County and has the best record in closing case files of towns of similar sizes and geographic area.{{citation needed|date=March 2015}} The Fountain Inn Police Department has annual reports and information regarding current records and statistical surveys of the area. Education92.6% of the residents have a high school diploma or equivalent, 21.7% with bachelor's degree and 4.1% holding a master's, professional or doctorate.{{Citation needed|date=September 2011}} Notable peopleFountain Inn was the adopted home of journalist and humorist Robert Quillen, one of the "leading purveyors of village nostalgia" during the early decades of the twentieth century.[11] Fountain Inn was the home town of late one-legged tap dancer Clayton "Peg Leg" Bates. Fountain Inn is the home town of Travelle Wharton, a retired NFL offensive lineman. He played for the Carolina Panthers of the NFL from 2004 through 2011. He joined the Cincinnati Bengals for the 2012 season. He played college football at the University of South Carolina. See alsofountain inn high school{{Empty section|date=January 2018}}References1. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://factfinder2.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=American FactFinder |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911234518/http://factfinder2.census.gov/ |archivedate=2013-09-11 |df= }} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=United States Geological Survey|date=2007-10-25}} 3. ^1 {{Cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4527070| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Fountain Inn city, South Carolina| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| accessdate=February 8, 2017}} 4. ^{{NRISref|version=2010a}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/listings/20120210.htm|title=National Register of Historic Places Listings|date=2012-02-10|work=Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 1/30/12 through 2/03/12|publisher=National Park Service}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/listings/20110708.htm|title=National Register of Historic Places Listings|date=2011-07-08|work=Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 6/27/11 through 7/01/11|publisher=National Park Service}} 7. ^{{Cite web| url=http://www.fountaininnchamber.org/web/| title=Welcome to Fountain Inn| publisher=Fountain Inn Chamber of Commerce| access-date=February 8, 2017}} 8. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.laurenscounty.org/cc/communities.html | title=Communities | publisher=Laurens County Chamber of Commerce | accessdate=14 June 2014 | deadurl=yes | archiveurl=https://archive.is/20130113000546/http://www.laurenscounty.org/cc/communities.html | archivedate=13 January 2013 | df= }} 9. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2016.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=June 9, 2017}} 10. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6YSasqtfX?url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|archivedate=May 12, 2015|df=}} 11. ^John Hammond Moore, ed., The Voice of Small-Town America: The Selected Writings of Robert Quillen, 1920-1948 (Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 2008), xi. External links{{wiktionary|Fountain Inn}}
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