Mount Vernon, Kentucky

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Mount Vernon is a city in Rockcastle County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2,592 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Mount Vernon is located at 37°22′1″N, 84°20′15″W (37.367018, -84.337409)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.6 km² (3.7 mi²). 8.2 km² (3.2 mi²) of it is land and 1.4 km² (0.5 mi²) of it (14.56%) is water.

An interesting bit of trivia is that Mount Vernon is most commonly referred to as "Mt. Vernon", as the town's welcome sign, as well as newspaper, and local businesses often showcase.

Home of the Rockcastle County High School Rocket Football team.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 2,592 people, 1,126 households, and 681 families residing in the city. The population density was 314.7/km² (816.2/mi²). There were 1,241 housing units at an average density of 150.7/km² (390.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.46% White, 0.66% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.04% from other races, and 0.54% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.39% of the population.

There were 1,126 households out of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.2% were married couples living together, 17.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.5% were non-families. 37.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.82.

In the city the population was spread out with 21.9% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 18.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 86.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $16,747, and the median income for a family was $23,105. Males had a median income of $24,286 versus $17,571 for females. The per capita income for the city was $11,849. About 26.5% of families and 33.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 41.4% of those under age 18 and 26.8% of those age 65 or over.