Place:Fontana, Miami, Kansas, United States

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NameFontana
Alt namesFontaniasource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS20009944
Osagesource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS20009944
TypeCity
Coordinates38.426°N 94.838°W
Located inMiami, Kansas, United States
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Fontana is a city in south central Miami County, Kansas, United States and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 224. The name Fontana comes from the French word fontaine, meaning fountain or a spring-like water source. It was given to the small city from a spring near the town site. Fontana's history as a community dates back to the early 19th century, however incorporation did not occur until 1889.

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