Mount Vernon

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Mount Vernon

Total population

182

Median home value

$103,600

10.2%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$39,286

Mount Vernon$39k

National$74k

Elevation132 m

Land area2.61 km²

Weather69°F · Mostly Clear

Coordinates35.22°, -92.12°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Mount Vernon is a town in Faulkner County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Mount Vernon had a population of 144. It is part of the Central Arkansas region.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Mount Vernon, AR from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Arkansas

• Rose Bud
  7.3 mi away
• Vilonia
  11.3 mi away
• Quitman
  12.1 mi away
• Greenbrier
  14.7 mi away
• Beebe
  16.4 mi away
• Ward
  17.3 mi away
• Twin Groves
  17.5 mi away
• Wooster
  18.5 mi away
• Damascus
  19 mi away · pop. 348
• Pangburn
  21.3 mi away
• Searcy
  22 mi away · pop. 22,937
• Gibson
  23.2 mi away · pop. 4,167

Browse all places in Arkansas →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Mount Vernon

Sudoku Genius Mind Exercises Volume 1

Mount Vernon State of Mind Collection · 2019

Flood insurance study

United States. Federal Insurance Administration. · 1977

"It's Being Done"

Karin Chenoweth · 2007

Walking into Colorado's past

Ben Fogelberg · 2005

Our country in story

Franciscan Sisters of the Perpetual Adoration (La Crosse, Wis.) · 1917

Presidential retreats

Peter Hannaford · 2012

History of the World's Fair

Benjamin Cummings Truman · 1893

Another sheaf of white spirituals

George Pullen Jackson · 1952

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Bunker Fire, Calhoun, Arkansas
  Wildfires · 2026-09-15 · 117 mi
• Wildfire Bunker Fire, Calhoun, Arkansas
  Wildfires · 2026-09-14 · 117 mi
• Wildfire Pine Tree Rd, Union, Arkansas
  Wildfires · 2026-08-20 · 144 mi
• Wildfire Round Prarie, Morehouse, Louisiana
  Wildfires · 2026-09-20 · 164 mi
• Wildfire Snake Mountain, Pushmataha, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-14 · 181 mi
• Wildfire Alexander Trail Fire, Pushmataha, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-30 · 187 mi
• Wildfire Alexander Trail, Pushmataha, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-30 · 187 mi
• Wildfire Tram Trail, Pushmataha, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-09-14 · 196 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Johnson grass

Sorghum halepense

Seen 2026-09-16

North American Racer

Coluber constrictor

Seen 2026-09-14

Canada Goose

Branta canadensis

Seen 2026-09-13

Barred Owl

Strix varia

Seen 2026-08-30

Bell's Roadside-Skipper

Amblyscirtes belli

Seen 2026-08-22

Eastern Cicada-killer Wasp

Sphecius speciosus

Seen 2026-08-22

Maroon-legged Lion Fly

Promachus hinei

Seen 2026-08-21

Swarthy Skipper

Nastra lherminier

Seen 2026-08-21

Fiery Skipper

Hylephila phyleus

Seen 2026-08-21

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-22 04:00 UTC.