Mount Vernon, Kentucky | |
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 Downtown Mount Vernon (2011) | |
 Location within Rockcastle County & Kentucky | |
| Coordinates: 37°22′08″N 84°20′05″W / 37.36889°N 84.33472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Rockcastle |
| Incorporated | 1818[1] |
| Reïncorporated | 1866[1] |
| Named for | George Washington's Virginia home |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.83 sq mi (7.32 km2) |
| • Land | 2.81 sq mi (7.29 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,221 ft (372 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 2,453 |
| • Estimate (2022)[4] | 2,472 |
| • Density | 871.71/sq mi (336.52/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 40456 |
| Area code | 606 |
| FIPS code | 21-54174 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2404325[3] |
| Website | City website |
Mount Vernon is a home rule-class city[5] and the seat of Rockcastle County in southeastern Kentucky. The intersection of U.S. Routes 25 and 150 is located here. The population was 2,477 at the time of the 2010 U.S. census. Mount Vernon is part of the Richmond-Berea micropolitan area.
- ^ a b Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "Mount Vernon, Kentucky". Accessed 26 August 2013.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Vernon, Kentucky
- ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Kentucky: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
- ^ "Summary and Reference Guide to House Bill 331 City Classification Reform" (PDF). Kentucky League of Cities. Retrieved December 30, 2014.