Mount Vernon, Indiana

Mount Vernon, Indiana
City of Mount Vernon
Posey County Courthouse
Location of Mount Vernon in Posey County, Indiana.
Location of Mount Vernon in Posey County, Indiana.
Coordinates: 37°56′11″N 87°53′45″W / 37.93639°N 87.89583°W / 37.93639; -87.89583[1]
Country United States
State Indiana
CountyPosey
TownshipBlack
Founded1816
Incorporated1832
Government
 • MayorSteve Loehr (R)
Area
 • Total
2.92 sq mi (7.56 km2)
 • Land2.88 sq mi (7.45 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.11 km2)  1.75%
Elevation413 ft (126 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
6,493
 • Density2,256.08/sq mi (871.13/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
47620
Area code(s)812, 930
FIPS code18-51732[3]
GNIS feature ID2395128[1]
Websitehttp://www.mountvernon.in.gov/

Mount Vernon is a city in and the county seat of Posey County, Indiana, United States.[4] Located in the state's far southwestern corner, within 15 miles (24 km) of both the southernmost or westernmost points, it is the westernmost city in the state. The southernmost is Rockport, located along the Ohio River about 40 miles (64 km) to the southeast.

The population was 6,687 at the 2010 census. It is located in Black Township and is part of the Evansville, Indiana, metropolitan area, which had a 2010 population of 358,676.

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Vernon, Indiana
  2. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.