Pike Fountain, El Paso

Pike Fountain is an incorporated village El Paso County, in the state of El Paso. According to the 2010 Census, 58,728 people were counted as permanent residents of the city, while the 2013 estimate was 60,147. It is bordered by Springs to the north, Fort Carson to the west and Stratmoor to the north. It is also near the Springs Airport and the Peterson Air Force Base.

History
The town was founded in 1859 as Fountain, named after a river in Arkansas.

In 1981, following a referendum held in both Fountain and the unincorporated community Security-Widefield, the two communities merged and adopted the name of Pike Fountain.