Mount Vernon, Kentucky
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 |
| Reïncorporated | 1866 |
| Named after | George Washington's Virginia home |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.83 sq mi (7.32 km2) |
| • Land | 2.81 sq mi (7.29 km2) |
| • Water | 0.012 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,221 ft (372 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,453 |
• Estimate (2022) | 2,472 |
| • Density | 871.6/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 |
| Website | City website |
Mount Vernon is a home rule-class city and the seat of Rockcastle County in southeastern Kentucky. The intersection of U.S. Routes 25 and 150 is located here. As of the 2020 census, Mount Vernon had a population of 2,453. Mount Vernon is part of the Richmond-Berea micropolitan area.