Fountain, North Carolina

Fountain is a town in Pitt County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 427 at the 2010 Census. The town is a part of the Greenville Metropolitan Area located in North Carolina's Inner Banks region.HistoryThe Robert J. Lang Jr. House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.GeographyFountain is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.0sqmi, all of it land.DemographicsAs of the census of 2000, there were 533 people, 227 households, and 155 families residing in the town. The population density was 550.9 people per square mile (212.2/km²). There were 246 housing units at an average density of 254.3 per square mile (97.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 48.97% White, 50.47% African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.19% from other races, and 0.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.56% of the population.