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Welcome to Mount Vernon ...

The city of Mount Vernon is located in Knox County<1> and is the County Seat for Knox County.



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The pronunciation of Mount Vernon: VUR-nuhn<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mount Vernon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1809.

When the people of Mount Vernon refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Mount Vernonite<3>

A typical abbreviation for Mount Vernon: Mt. Vernon

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Mount Vernon has a population of 16,757 people<4> (see below for details).

Mount Vernon is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<5>.

Time Zone: Mount Vernon lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Mount Vernon: 740 & 220<6>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Mount Vernon had an population of 16,757 people. This is a decrease of 1.37% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 16.57% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Mount Vernon had a population of 16,990 people (or 27.81% of the total population of Knox County). This makes Mount Vernon the county's most populous community.

The population of Mount Vernon represents 0.15% of the total population of Ohio (which has 11,536,504 people), making it the state's 109th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 16,990 people, the population of Mount Vernon increased 18.19% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 14,375 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Mount Vernon.

Communities Also Named Mount Vernon ...

While we believe that this Mount Vernon is located in Knox County, we know of another 3 Ohio communities named Mount Vernon. Those communities are located in the following counties: Lawrence, Lucas and Stark County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 85 communities that are also named Mount Vernon - they are located in Alabama (5), Arkansas (4), California (2), Colorado, Georgia (6), Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (7), Kentucky (3), Maine, Maryland (3), Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri (4), Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York (3), North Carolina (3), Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (4), Prince Edward Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee (8), Texas (4), Virginia, Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Vernon.

Websites for Mount Vernon ...

Official Website: www.mountvernonohio.org/

Communities near Mount Vernon ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mount Vernon.

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Mount Vernon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mount Vernon.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mount Vernon. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Vernon.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Vernon. Our list includes 39 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Mount Vernon.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Vernon ...

Looking for more information about Mount Vernon? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Mount Vernon, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Mount Vernon.

Adding Mount Vernon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mount Vernon in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Mount Vernon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<9>

X2X - From that list, the Mount Vernon post office opened in 1809.

We also found Mount Vernon in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mount Vernon.

The official website for Mount Vernon: www.mountvernonohio.org/

The official website for Knox County: www.knoxcountyohio.org/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Knox, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Mount Vernon. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Mount Vernon refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a city's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Mount Vernon may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<4>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Mount Vernon.
<5>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mount Vernon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<6>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 740 code has been Overlayed with the 220 area code. New phone numbers in the Mount Vernon area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Mount Vernon area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<8>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<9>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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