Official Name: | Fountain Green, Utah |
Settlement Type: | City |
Mapsize: | 260px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Utah |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Sanpete |
Established Title: | Settled |
Established Date: | March 1859 |
Named For: | Springs and meadows |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 3.24 |
Area Land Km2: | 3.24 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.25 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.25 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Total: | 1071 |
Population Density Km2: | 359.87 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 932.05 |
Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
Utc Offset: | -7 |
Timezone Dst: | MDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
Elevation Ft: | 5899 |
Coordinates: | 39.6278°N -111.6394°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 84632 |
Area Code: | 435 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 49-26720[2] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 1441187 |
Pop Est As Of: | 2019 |
Population Est: | 1166 |
Fountain Green is a city in Sanpete County, Utah, United States. The population was 1,071 at the 2010 census.
Fountain Green was originally called "Uintah Springs", and under the latter name settlement was made in 1859.[3] A post office called Fountain Green has been in operation since 1860.[4] The present name is for springs and green pastures near the original town site.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.4sqmi, all land.
As of the census of 2010, there were 1071 people and 370 households, 88.4% of which were occupied housing units. The population density was 705 people per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 89.07% White, 0.10% African American, 0.60% Native American, and 1.73% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.50% of the population.
Fountain Green is located in the North Sanpete School District and contains an elementary school. Students attend North Sanpete Middle School in Moroni and North Sanpete High School in Mount Pleasant.
The annual city celebration is Lamb Day each July, in recognition of the local sheep ranching industry. The event includes a play, mutton busting, carnival, softball games, a fun run, large number of lambs cooked in an open pit, and a parade down State Street.