Mt. Vernon, Kentucky
| Mount Vernon, Kentucky | |
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Downtown Mount Vernon
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 Location of Mount Vernon, Kentucky |
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| Coordinates: 37°22′1″N 84°20′15″W / 37.36694°N 84.33750°WCoordinates: 37°22′1″N 84°20′15″W / 37.36694°N 84.33750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Rockcastle |
| Incorporated | 1818 |
| Reïncorporated | 1866 |
| Named for | Pres. George Washington's Virginia home |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.7 sq mi (9.6 km2) |
| • Land | 3.2 sq mi (8.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.5 sq mi (1.4 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,181 ft (360 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,477 |
| • Density | 816.2774.1/sq mi (302.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 40456 |
| Area code(s) | 606 |
| FIPS code | 21-54174 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0514113 |
Mount Vernon is a home rule-class city at the intersection of U.S. Routes 25 and 150 in Rockcastle County, Kentucky, in the United States. It is the seat of its county. The population was 2,477 at the time of the 2010 U.S. census. Mount Vernon is part of the Richmond-Berea micropolitan area.
The area was first settled in 1790 around a feature called Spout Springs. Much of the area was originally swampland. The settlement was named for George Washington's home, Mount Vernon. The Wilderness Road arrived in 1792, and the town was the principal settlement when Rockcastle Co. was created in 1810.
In 1883, an L&N spur was built through the town, connecting it by rail to Louisville and Knoxville. The county's first newspaper, the Mount Vernon Signal, began publication in 1887. Although still a largely rural town and county, the construction of I-75 in the 1970s has drawn some industry to the area, and the population has increased about 50% from 1,639 in 1970.
Mount Vernon is located at 37°22′1″N 84°20′15″W / 37.36694°N 84.33750°W (37.367018, -84.337409). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.7 square miles (9.6 km2), of which 3.2 square miles (8.3 km2) is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km2) (14.56%) is water.
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