Geography:
Region: Upstate, Piedmont
Counties: Greenville, Laurens
Time zone: Eastern Standard Time

Climate:
Annual average temperature:
60 degrees Fahrenheit
Summer average temperature:
77.4 degrees Fahrenheit
Winter average temperature:
42 degrees Fahrenheit
Annual precipitation: 51.27 inches

Population (2008 estimate):
City of Fountain Inn: 7,760
Greenville County: 438,119
Laurens County: 69,681

Median Household income (2005 estimate):
Fountain Inn: $39,545
Greenville County: $41,984
Laurens County: $32,479

Organizations:
Fountain Inn Chamber, Fountain Inn Rotary Club, Fountain Inn Garden Club, Fountain Inn Music Club, American Legion Auxiliary, Fountain Inn Kiwanis Club

Government:
Type of city government: Mayor – Council
Number of city council members: Six
Length of terms: Four years; terms are staggered every two years

Type of county government:
Council/administrator
Number of county council members: 12
Length of terms: Four years

Fire department: 17 full-time personnel, 10 volunteers; fire insurance rating of 5 in town, 7-9 in rural areas; four engines, 100-foot ladder truck, one rescue truck, two service vehicles, one tanker truck, one brush truck, two automatic defibrillators

Police department: 22 police officers, 31 total employees; 15 equipped cars

Major employers:
Faurecia
Dispoz-o
Bosch Rexroth
Caterpillar
Grainger
KS Gleitlager USA, Inc.
Goglanian Bakeries Inc.                                                                                                                                                                ZF Manufacturing