Mount Vernon, Kentucky
Mount Vernon, Kentucky Downtown Mount Vernon Downtown Mount Vernon Location of Mount Vernon, Kentucky Location of Mount Vernon, Kentucky Mount Vernon is a home rule-class town/city at the intersection of U.S.
Routes 25 and 150 in Rockcastle County, Kentucky, in the United States.
Mount Vernon is part of the Richmond-Berea micropolitan area.
The settlement was titled for George Washington's home, Mount Vernon.
The county's first newspaper, the Mount Vernon Signal, began printed announcement in 1887.
Although still a largely non-urban town and county, the assembly of I-75 in the 1970s has drawn some trade to the area, and the populace has increased about 50% from 1,639 in 1970.
Mount Vernon is positioned at 37 22 1 N 84 20 15 W (37.367018, -84.337409). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 3.7 square miles (9.6 km2), of which 3.2 square miles (8.3 km2) is territory and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km2) (14.56%) is water.
Mount Vernon City Hall In the city, the populace was spread out with 21.9% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 18.2% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $16,747, and the median income for a family was $23,105.
About 26.5% of families and 33.8% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 41.4% of those under age 18 and 26.8% of those age 65 or over.
Other places titled Mount Vernon "Mount Vernon, Kentucky".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
Municipalities and communities of Rockcastle County, Kentucky, United States
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Cities in Kentucky - Cities in Rockcastle County, Kentucky - County seats in Kentucky - Richmond Berea micropolitan area
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