Mount Vernon, Georgia | |
|---|---|
 City Hall in Mount Vernon | |
 Location inMontgomery County and the state ofGeorgia | |
| Coordinates:32°10′53″N82°35′38″W / 32.18139°N 82.59389°W /32.18139; -82.59389 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Montgomery |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.23 sq mi (10.95 km2) |
| • Land | 4.20 sq mi (10.87 km2) |
| • Water | 0.031 sq mi (0.08 km2) |
| Elevation | 226 ft (69 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,900 |
| • Density | 474.0/sq mi (183.03/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 30445 |
| Area code | 912 |
| FIPS code | 13-53508[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0318897[4] |
| Website | mtvernonga |
Mount Vernon is a city in and thecounty seat ofMontgomery County,Georgia, United States. The population was 1,900 at the2020 census,[2] down from 2,451 in2010. It is home toBrewton–Parker College.
Mount Vernon was founded in 1797. It became the county seat in 1813, replacing the plantation of Arthur Lott. It was incorporated as a town in 1872 and as a city in 1960.[5] The city is named afterMount Vernon, the estate of George Washington.[6]
Mount Vernon is located on the west side of Montgomery County at32°10′53″N82°35′38″W / 32.18139°N 82.59389°W /32.18139; -82.59389 (32.181403, -82.593759).[7] It sits on high ground 1 mile (1.6 km) east of theOconee River, which forms theWheeler County line. It is bordered to the east byAiley.
U.S. Routes221 and280 intersect just north of the center of town. US 221 leads north 14 miles (23 km) toSoperton and south 25 miles (40 km) toHazlehurst, while US 280 leads east 11 miles (18 km) toVidalia and west 21 miles (34 km) toMcRae–Helena.
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, Mount Vernon has a total area of 4.2 square miles (11 km2), of which 0.03 square miles (0.08 km2), or 0.76%, are water.[1]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 69 | — | |
| 1890 | 707 | 924.6% | |
| 1900 | 573 | −19.0% | |
| 1910 | 605 | 5.6% | |
| 1920 | 722 | 19.3% | |
| 1930 | 779 | 7.9% | |
| 1940 | 900 | 15.5% | |
| 1950 | 990 | 10.0% | |
| 1960 | 1,166 | 17.8% | |
| 1970 | 1,579 | 35.4% | |
| 1980 | 1,737 | 10.0% | |
| 1990 | 1,914 | 10.2% | |
| 2000 | 2,082 | 8.8% | |
| 2010 | 2,451 | 17.7% | |
| 2020 | 1,990 | −18.8% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[8] | |||
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 790 | 39.7% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 977 | 49.1% |
| Native American | 4 | 0.2% |
| Asian | 15 | 0.75% |
| Other/Mixed | 48 | 2.41% |
| Hispanic orLatino | 156 | 7.84% |
As of the2020 United States census, there were 1,990 people, 841 households, and 554 families residing in the city.
Brewton–Parker College is a private, Christian, coeducational college whose main campus is located in Mount Vernon.
The Montgomery County School District holds grades pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of one elementary school, a middle school, and a high school.[10] The district has 83 full-time teachers and over 1,294 students.[11]
Montgomery County High School didn't have an integrated prom until 2010. The school received national attention in theNew York Times for unofficially sponsoring separate,segregated proms for white and black students. It is one of 178 school districts in the United States with an open, active desegregation order.[12][13][14]
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