Mount Vernon, Oregon

Mt. Vernon, Oregon
City
Mount Vernon City Hall
Mount Vernon City Hall
Location in Oregon
Location in Oregon
Coordinates: 44°25′01″N 119°06′47″W / 44.41694°N 119.11306°W / 44.41694; -119.11306
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyGrant
Incorporated1948[1]
Government
 • MayorKenny Delano[2]
Area
[3]
 • Total
0.68 sq mi (1.77 km2)
 • Land0.68 sq mi (1.77 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[4]
2,861 ft (872 m)
Population
 (2020)[5]
 • Total
548
 • Density802.34/sq mi (309.97/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (Pacific)
ZIP code
97865
Area code541
FIPS code41-50250[6]
GNIS feature ID2411182[4]
Mount Vernon

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]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Oregon 2016 Election Results". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved March 13, 2017. Mayor — Mt Vernon: Kenny Delano (non-partisan): 95%, write-in: 4%
  3. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  4. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Vernon, Oregon
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  6. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference wwwcensusgov was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 678. ISBN 978-0875952772.
  8. ^ 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.