Mount Vernon
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city in Grant County, Oregon, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Oregon
- County
- Grant
- Mayor
- Kenny Delano
- Total
- 0.68 sq mi (1.77 km )
- Land
- 0.68 sq mi (1.77 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
- Elevation
- 2,861 ft (872 m)
- Density
- 802.8/sq mi (309.97/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-8 ( Pacific )
- Summer dst
- UTC-7 (Pacific)
- Fips code
- 41-50250
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Mount Vernon
- Population
- 548
- Area
- 1.767923
- Elevation
- 2865
- Image
- City Hall, Mount Vernon, Oregon.jpg
- Households
- 327
- Dialing code
- 541
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- postal code
- 97865
- Commons category
- Mount Vernon, Oregon
- inception
- 1948-00-00
- water as percent of area
- 0
- per capita income
- 39344
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Article
Mount Vernon Mount Vernon is a city in Grant County, Oregon, United States. Its post office was established in 1877 and named after a black stallion that belonged to settler David W. Jenkins. The stallion's stable, a small stone building, is still standing in a field on the north side of U.S. Highway 26 about 2.2 miles (3.5 km) east of the main intersection in town. In 1915 the ranching community had a population of 60 and a hotel at a hot springs resort approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) north. The population had grown to 451 by the 1950 census. There are a few motels and restaurants in Mount Vernon. As of the 2020 census, Mount Vernon had a population of 548.
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