Mount Vernon

Mount Vernon, Missouri
—  City  —
Location of Mount Vernon, Missouri
Coordinates: 37°6′0″N 93°49′5″W / 37.1°N 93.81806°W / 37.1; -93.81806Coordinates: 37°6′0″N 93°49′5″W / 37.1°N 93.81806°W / 37.1; -93.81806
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Lawrence
Area
• Total	3.4 sq mi (8.9 km2)
• Land	3.4 sq mi (8.9 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	1,211 ft (369 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	4,017
• Density	1,173.4/sq mi (453.0/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	65712
Area code(s)	417
FIPS code	29-50672[1]
GNIS feature ID	0722909[2]

Mount Vernon is a city in Lawrence County, Missouri, United States. The population was 4,017 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Lawrence County^[3].

Geography

Mount Vernon is located at 37°06′00″N 93°49′05″W / 37.100017°N 93.818150°W / 37.100017; -93.818150.^[4] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.4 square miles (8.8 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 4,017 people, 1,606 households, and 1,005 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,173.4 people per square mile (453.5/km²). There were 1,730 housing units at an average density of 505.3 per square mile (195.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.61% White, 0.67% African American, 0.92% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.55% from other races, and 0.97% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.22% of the population.

There were 1,606 households out of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.9% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.4% were non-families. 33.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.3% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 23.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 92.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $28,628, and the median income for a family was $34,848. Males had a median income of $27,665 versus $20,234 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,210. About 10.5% of families and 13.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.0% of those under age 18 and 11.2% of those age 65 or over.

Notable events

• Each October the annual Apple butter Makin' Days festival is held.

• The Mount Vernon High School "Lady Mountaineers" won the Missouri Class 3A girls basketball state championship in 2012.^[5]

National Register of Historic Places

The following sites in Mount Vernon are listed on the National Register of Historic Places:

• Lawrence County Courthouse
• Old Spanish Fort Archeological Site

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-07. 
4. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 
5. ^ "Show Me Showdown results". Missouri State High School Activities Association website. 2012-03-17. http://www.mshsaa.org/ShowMeShowdownInfoCentral.aspx. Retrieved 2012-03-18. 

External links

• Historic maps of Mount Vernon in the Sanborn Maps of Missouri Collection at the University of Missouri

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