Mt. Vernon, Oregon | |
|---|---|
City | |
 Mount Vernon City Hall | |
 Location in Oregon | |
| Coordinates: 44°25′01″N 119°06′47″W / 44.41694°N 119.11306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Grant |
| Incorporated | 1948[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kenny Delano[2] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.68 sq mi (1.77 km2) |
| • Land | 0.68 sq mi (1.77 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,861 ft (872 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 548 |
| • Density | 802.34/sq mi (309.97/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (Pacific) |
| ZIP code | 97865 |
| Area code | 541 |
| FIPS code | 41-50250[6] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2411182[4] |
Mount Vernon is a city in Grant County, Oregon, United States. Its post office was established in 1877 and named after a black stallion that belonged to settler David W. Jenkins. The stallion's stable, a small stone building, is still standing in a field on the north side of U.S. Highway 26 about 2.2 miles (3.5 km) east of the main intersection in town.[7] In 1915 the ranching community had a population of 60 and a hotel at a hot springs resort approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) north. The population had grown to 451 by the 1950 census.[1] There are a few motels and restaurants in Mount Vernon.[8] The population was 527 at the 2010 census.[6]
- ^ a b Engeman, Richard H. (2009). The Oregon Companion: An Historical Gazetteer of the Useful, the Curious, and the Arcane. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. pp. 259–260. ISBN 978-0-88192-899-0. OCLC 236142647.
- ^ "Oregon 2016 Election Results". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
Mayor — Mt Vernon: Kenny Delano (non-partisan): 95%, write-in: 4%
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Vernon, Oregon
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wwwcensusgovwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 678. ISBN 978-0875952772.
- ^ Oakley, Myrna (2009). Oregon: A Guide to Unique Places (Ninth ed.). Guilford, Connecticut: Globe Pequot Press. p. 122. ISBN 978-0-7627-4877-8. OCLC 316427341.