Fountain Lake, Arkansas

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Fountain Lake is a town in Garland County, Arkansas, United States. It is part of the 'Hot Springs Metropolitan Statistical Area'. The population was 409 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Fountain Lake is located at 34°37′3″N, 92°55′8″W (34.617439, -92.918914)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 9.2 km² (3.5 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 409 people, 161 households, and 126 families residing in the town. The population density was 44.6/km² (115.4/mi²). There were 174 housing units at an average density of 19.0/km² (49.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.56% White, 0.24% Black or African American, 0.98% Native American, 0.73% from other races, and 0.49% from two or more races. 0.73% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 161 households out of which 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.0% were married couples living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.7% were non-families. 16.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.85.

In the town the population was spread out with 23.2% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 101.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $30,469, and the median income for a family was $31,188. Males had a median income of $25,547 versus $11,731 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,943. About 8.1% of families and 16.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.5% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.