Map of Fountain City, Wisconsin

Fountain City is a small city bordering the Mississippi River in Buffalo County, Wisconsin, United States.

The population was 859 at the 2010 census.

Fountain City overview:
Name:	Fountain City
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Wisconsin
County:	Buffalo County
Elevation:	669 ft (204 m)
Total Area:	5.52 sq mi (14.30 km²)
Land Area:	4.38 sq mi (11.33 km²)
Water Area:	1.15 sq mi (2.97 km²)
Total Population:	859
Population Density:	196.80/sq mi (75.98/km²)
Area code:	608
FIPS code:	5526850
GNISfeature ID:	1565171
Website:	www.fountaincitywisconsin.com

Online Interactive Map

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History

Fountain City was originally called Holmes’ Landing, after Thomas Holmes, who settled there in 1839. Boats would stop at the landing to take on firewood, as well as water from springs not far from the river, leading to the name of Fountain City.

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Geography

Fountain City is located at 44°7′28″N 91°42′34″W / 44.12444°N 91.70944°W / 44.12444; -91.70944 (44.124506, -91.709470), at the intersection of highways 35 and 95.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.57 square miles (14.43 km), of which, 4.29 square miles (11.11 km) are land and 1.28 square miles (3.32 km) are covered by water.

The city is located on a bend in the Mississippi River, where the river flows right at the base of the bluffs on the east side of the valley. Because of this, at some points, the city is only two houses wide; one on each side of Wisconsin Highway 35. Eagle Creek and Waumandee Creek flow into Fountain City Bay northwest of the city limits. Eagle Creek flows around the base of Eagle Bluff, one of the tallest bluffs along the Mississippi.

The steep bluffs are characteristic of the Driftless Area of Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa, a region that was not smoothed over by glacier like much of the rest of the Midwest, but rather deeply cut by runoff from the rapidly melting glaciers.