Mount Vernon, South Dakota | |
|---|---|
| Motto: "Small Town But Big Opportunities" | |
 Location in Davison County and the state of South Dakota | |
| Coordinates: 43°42′46″N 98°15′40″W / 43.71278°N 98.26111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Dakota |
| County | Davison |
| Incorporated | 1903[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Weston Frank[2] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.34 sq mi (0.88 km2) |
| • Land | 0.34 sq mi (0.88 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,408 ft (429 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 461 |
| • Density | 1,355.88/sq mi (524.11/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 57363 |
| Area code | 605 |
| FIPS code | 46-44100[6] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1267487[4] |
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Mount Vernon is a city in Davison County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 461 at the 2020 census.[7] It is part of the Mitchell, South Dakota Micropolitan Statistical Area.
The town takes its name from Mount Vernon, the estate of George Washington; an early variant name was Arlandtown.[8]
- ^ "SD Towns" (PDF). South Dakota State Historical Society. Retrieved February 14, 2010.
- ^ "Mount Vernon's new mayor shares plans for term". Mitchell Republic. March 19, 2019. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Vernon, South Dakota
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnlywas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "U.S. Census Bureau: Mount Vernon city, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 52.