Mount Vernon, Ohio This article is about the town/city in Knox County.
Mount Vernon, Ohio East High Street Historic District, Mount Vernon East High Street Historic District, Mount Vernon Location of Mount Vernon, Ohio Location of Mount Vernon, Ohio Location of Mount Vernon in Knox County Location of Mount Vernon in Knox County Mount Vernon is a town/city in Knox County, Ohio, United States.
The improve was platted in 1805, and titled after Mount Vernon, the plantation owned by George Washington. The Knox County Historical Society, with a building and extensive exhibits, makes its command posts on Harcourt Road in Mount Vernon.
The Kokosing River in Mount Vernon in 2006.
Mount Vernon is positioned at 40 23 34 N 82 28 52 W (40.392738, 82.481151). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 9.60 square miles (24.86 km2), of which 9.41 square miles (24.37 km2) is territory and 0.19 square miles (0.49 km2) is water. The town/city lies in the Glaciated Allegheny Plateau and is surrounded by rolling hills and valleys.
There were 7,110 homeholds of which 28.3% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 38.4% were married couples living together, 13.6% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 4.4% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 43.5% were non-families.
The median age in the town/city was 37.2 years.
21.8% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 13.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.2% were from 25 to 44; 24% were from 45 to 64; and 17.3% were 65 years of age or older.
There were 6,187 homeholds out of which 28.0% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 43.8% were married couples living together, 12.7% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 39.7% were non-families.
In the town/city the populace was spread out with 23.7% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $29,801, and the median income for a family was $38,217.
About 12.7% of families and 15.6% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 20.7% of those under age 18 and 9.2% of those age 65 or over.
Mount Vernon was the place of birth of Cooper Industries.
It was acquired by Rolls-Royce North America, and in 2014 Siemens bought the Mount Vernon plant.
Ariel Corporation, a primary manufacturer of reciprocating natural gas (and other gasses) compressors, is also positioned in Mount Vernon.
Its history is tied to that of Cooper Industries in that Jim Buchwald, one of the framers of Ariel, was a former engineer for Cooper Industries Mount Vernon.
Two universities in Mount Vernon and close-by Gambier furnish thousands of jobs to the small-town residents.
Mount Vernon is home to Mount Vernon Nazarene University and Gambier is home to Kenyon College.
Mount Vernon Nazarene University Mount Vernon High School (Ohio) Mount Vernon Academy Buildings along East High Street in downtown Mount Vernon.
"Flood strikes county 50 years ago" Mount Vernon News, 21 January 2009.
"Quick-strike tornado hits MV" Mount Vernon News, 04 August 2006.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Ohio: Population and Housing Unit Counts" (PDF).
"Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012".
Media related to Mount Vernon, Ohio at Wikimedia Commons Mount Vernon News, a journal based in Mt.
Municipalities and communities of Knox County, Ohio, United States County seat: Mount Vernon Mount Vernon This populated place also has portions in an adjoining county or counties
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