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Mount Vernon, New York

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The 2000 Census showed that Mount Vernon had a population of 68,381 people ^<1>. This represents 0.36% of the total population of New York, making it the state's 24th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	68,653	+0.4%	+0.13% since 2007
2007	68,564	+0.27%	+0.2% since 2006
2006	68,430
2005	68,579	+0.29%	-0.3% since 2004
2004	68,786	+0.59%	-0.12% since 2003
2003	68,869	+0.71%	-0.18% since 2002
2002	68,994	+0.9%	+0.24% since 2001
2001	68,829	+0.66%	+0.66% since 2000
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2000	68,381	The Last Census

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance ^<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
21	Colonie	N	126 mi [202.8 km]	81,540	2.88% increase
22	Tonawanda	NW	295 mi [474.8 km]	71,720	8.23% decrease
23	New Rochelle	E	2 mi [3.22 km]	74,115	2.68% increase
-24-	Mount Vernon			68,653	0.4% increase
25	Schenectady	N	130 mi [209.2 km]	61,152	1.08% decrease
26	Utica	NW	166 mi [267.2 km]	58,082	4.24% decrease
27	Clay	NW	197 mi [317 km]	58,558	0.42% decrease

Mount Vernon had 27,048 Housing Units ^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Mount Vernon has an area ^<4> of 4.36 square miles [11.29 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Mount Vernon had a 2000 population density of 15,689 people per square mile [6,057 people/km²], making it the state's 6th most densely populated area.

Westchester County

The coastal city of Mount Vernon is located in Westchester County.

The county had a population of 925,671 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 68,381 people, Mount Vernon contained 7.39% of the Westchester County total.

In addition, where the community of Mount Vernon has a population density of 15,689 people per square mile [6,057 people/km²], Westchester County averages 2,138 people per square mile [825 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Westchester County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Mount Vernon and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Mount Vernon. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

Radius	No of Communities	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
5 mi [8 km]	15	509,740	1.55% increase
10 mi [16 km]	50	1,201,265	2.81% increase
15 mi [24 km]	91	1,770,309	2.1% increase
20 mi [32 km]	135	12,521,612	3.38% increase
25 mi [40 km]	171	13,877,210	3.23% increase
30 mi [48 km]	185	14,302,918	3.24% increase

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they don't create QuickFacts for all communities, they do have one for Mount Vernon. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Mount Vernon, it also contains a comparison between Mount Vernon and the state of New York.

Click here for the Mount Vernon QuickFact (QF-3649121).

The following communities are nearby Mount Vernon and also have Census QuickFacts:

Community	Census QuickFact	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Eastchester	QF-3621787	S	Less than 2 mi
Eastchester	QF-3621820	N	2 mi [3.22 km]	31,450	0.42% increase
New Rochelle	QF-3650617	E	2 mi [3.22 km]	74,115	2.68% increase
Yonkers	QF-3684000	NW	3 mi [4.83 km]	201,588	2.81% increase
Mamaroneck	QF-3644842	E	4 mi [6.44 km]	29,113	0.5% increase
Greenburgh	QF-3630367	N	8 mi [12.87 km]	89,840	3.55% increase
White Plains	QF-3681677	NE	8 mi [12.87 km]	57,342	8.04% increase
Rye	QF-3664320	NE	9 mi [14.48 km]	45,135	2.86% increase

For more about neighboring communities, please visit our Neighborhood Page for Mount Vernon.

A Census Quickfact is available for Westchester County (QF-36119).

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Mount Vernon:

	State Code:	36 (New York)
	County Code:	119 (Westchester County)
	Place Code:	49121 (Mount Vernon)

	State & County Code:	36119 (New York/Westchester County)

	State & Place Code:	3649121 (New York/Mount Vernon)

Mount Vernon is located in Census Region #1 (the Northeast Region) and in Division #2 (the Middle Atlantic Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Mount Vernon.

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Footnotes

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. - Return to Citation
<2>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Mount Vernon and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<3>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live, whether occupied or temporarily vacant, such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway). - Return to Citation
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Mount Vernon. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group of people. - Return to Citation
<5>	The communities in our count are those provided by the 2000 Census, so keep in mind that our population rings will only include the people living in those communities. Smaller communities usually don't participate directly in the Census and therefore they won't be included. While our count is a close approximation, it shouldn't be considered as a complete or accurate count. - Return to Citation
<6>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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