Mount Vernon, Arkansas | |
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City | |
Location in Faulkner County and the state of Arkansas |
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Coordinates: 35°13′30″N 92°7′29″W / 35.22500°N 92.12472°WCoordinates: 35°13′30″N 92°7′29″W / 35.22500°N 92.12472°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Arkansas |
County | Faulkner |
Area | |
• Total | 1.0 sq mi (2.6 km2) |
• Land | 1.0 sq mi (2.6 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Elevation | 433 ft (132 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 145 |
• Density | 144/sq mi (55.6/km2) |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
ZIP code | 72111 |
Area code(s) | 501 |
FIPS code | 05-48020 |
GNIS feature ID | 0077748 |
Mount Vernon is a town in Faulkner County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 145 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Mount Vernon is located along the eastern edge of Faulkner County at 35°13′30″N 92°7′29″W / 35.22500°N 92.12472°W (35.224891, -92.124808). The eastern border of the town follows the White County line.
Arkansas Highway 36 passes through Mount Vernon, leading north 9 miles (14 km) to Rose Bud, and southwest 17 miles (27 km) to U.S. Route 64 at Hamlet. Conway, the Faulkner County seat, is 25 miles (40 km) southwest of Mount Vernon via AR-36 and US-64.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Mount Vernon has a total area of 0.39 square miles (1.0 km2), all land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 144 people, 57 households, and 44 families residing in the city. The population density was 55.6/km² (143.9/mi²). There were 68 housing units at an average density of 26.3/km² (68.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.61% White, 0.69% from other races, and 0.69% from two or more races. 1.39% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.