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 | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,221 ft (372 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,453 |
• Estimate (2022) | 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 |
| 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. The population was 2,477 at the time of the 2010 U.S. census. Mount Vernon is part of the Richmond-Berea micropolitan area.