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History · Fountain N' Lakes

Half of Fountain N' Lakes’ homes were built after 1997

Most of Fountain N' Lakes was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1997. Below: maps from 1941 on and the census since 2000.

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What stands out about Fountain N' Lakes’ past

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The story so far

Fountain N' Lakes, in brief

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Fountain N' Lakes is a village in Lincoln County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2020 census, Fountain N' Lakes had a population of 169.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 165 to 169 (+2%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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On the map

Fountain N' Lakes on the map, 1941 to 1972

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Fountain N' Lakes. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Fountain N' Lakes on the 1941 USGS mapFountain N' Lakes on the 1972 USGS map1941Troy sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Fountain N' Lakes.

People over time

Fountain N' Lakes, census by census

010020002020Peak: 169

Between 129 and 169 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Fountain N' Lakes’ Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Fountain N' Lakes

Nobody well known was born in Fountain N' Lakes itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Reinhold NiebuhrAmerican Protestant theologian · b. 1892
Josh SargentAmerican soccer player · b. 2000
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Carl O. SauerAmerican geographer · b. 1889
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H. Richard NiebuhrAmerican theologian · b. 1894
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Megan MeierSuicide on October 17, 2006 · b. 1992
Arthur W. HummelAmerican sinologist and missionary · b. 1884

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.