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The city of Mount Vernon is located in Grant County.
Typical abbreviation for Mount Vernon: Mt. Vernon (or less commonly used: Mnt. Vernon)
Mount Vernon is 2,850 feet [868.68 m] above sea level.<1>
Time Zone: Mount Vernon lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time.
Communities that are also named Mount Vernon can be found in:
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At the time of the 2000 Census, Mount Vernon had a population of 595 people<3> (or 7.53% of the total population of Grant County).
From the Census Estimates for 2008, Mount Vernon had a population of 493 people. This is a decrease of 17.14% since the 2000 Census.
The following table shows the recent changes in population. Other than 2000, the population counts have been estimated by the Census Bureau. More information can be found on the Census Page for Mount Vernon.
| Year | Population | Change
Since 2000 | Year-to-Year Change |
| 2008 | 493 | -17.14% | -0.2% since 2007 |
| 2007 | 494 | -16.97% | -2.95% since 2006 |
| 2006 | 509 | -14.45% | -1.74% since 2005 |
| 2005 | 518 | -12.94% | |
| --- | | | | 2000 | 595 | The Last Census |
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The following is a sample of nearby communities:
| | Community | Direction | Distance<4> | 2008
Population | Change
Since 2000 |
| | Canyon City | | E | 8 mi [12.87 km] | 556 | 16.89% decrease |
| | Dayville | | W | 20 mi [32.19 km] | 113 | 18.12% decrease |
| | Granite | | NE | 43 mi [69.2 km] | 20 | 16.67% decrease |
| | Greenhorn | | NE | 36 mi [57.9 km] | --- | |
| | John Day | | E | 7 mi [11.27 km] | 1,512 | 16.97% decrease |
| | Long Creek | | N | 20 mi [32.19 km] | 187 | 17.98% decrease |
To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Mount Vernon.
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Footnotes
| <1> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mount Vernon - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation |
| <2> | We use the term 'historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable and we would like to be accurate. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mount Vernon, please let us know so that we can make corrections. - Return to Citation |
| <3> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Mount Vernon. - Return to Citation |
| <4> | 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 |
| <5> | All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation |
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| Last Modified: 19 May 2010 |
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