Mount Vernon

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Mount Vernon

Total population

364

Median home value

$143,000

5.8%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$63,281

Mount Vernon$63k

National$74k

Coordinates44.42°, -119.11°

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

Overview

Mount Vernon is a city in Grant County, Oregon, United States. Its post office was established in 1877 and named after a black stallion that belonged to settler David W. Jenkins. The stallion's stable, a small stone building, is still standing in a field on the north side of U.S. Highway 26 about 2.2 miles (3.5 km) east of the main intersection in town. In 1915 the ranching community had a population of 60 and a hotel at a hot springs resort approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) north. The population had grown to 451 by the 1950 census. There are a few motels and restaurants in Mount Vernon. As of the 2020 census, Mount Vernon had a population of 548.

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.

Health (adults)

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

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

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

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Nearby places in Oregon

• John Day
  7.7 mi away
• Canyon City
  8.2 mi away
• Prairie City
  20.2 mi away
• Long Creek
  20.5 mi away
• Seneca
  20.6 mi away
• Dayville
  21 mi away
• Monument
  31.7 mi away
• Greenhorn
  36.4 mi away
• Granite
  43.6 mi away
• Spray
  44.1 mi away
• Unity
  45.8 mi away
• Sumpter
  50.4 mi away

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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

Beech Creek, Mt. Vernon, Oregon flood control channel

1972

Historic homes of Oregon

Phyllis Smith · 2006

Flood insurance study

United States. Federal Insurance Administration. · 1977

Illinois

Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection · 1913

History of the World's Fair

Benjamin Cummings Truman · 1893

Sixty years in California

William Heath Davis · 1889

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire COTTONWOOD, Grant, Oregon
  Wildfires · 2026-08-06 · 20 mi
• Wildfire McCulley, Baker, Oregon
  Wildfires · 2026-08-22 · 50 mi
• Wildfire Second Flat, Harney, Oregon
  Wildfires · 2026-07-24 · 58 mi
• Wildfire Ruggs, Morrow, Oregon
  Wildfires · 2026-08-31 · 64 mi
• Wildfire Coleman Creek, Harney, Oregon
  Wildfires · 2026-07-25 · 70 mi
• Wildfire 0611 GREEN MOUNTAIN, Crook, Oregon
  Wildfires · 2026-07-24 · 78 mi
• Wildfire Stubble, Harney, Oregon
  Wildfires · 2026-07-23 · 86 mi
• Wildfire 0567 LITTLE BUCK, Wasco, Oregon
  Wildfires · 2026-07-23 · 87 mi

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