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{{For|the unincorporated community in Wabash County|Mount Vernon, Wabash County, Indiana}}
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The population was 6,687 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]]. It is located in [[Black Township, Posey County, Indiana|Black Township]] and is part of the [[Evansville, Indiana]], metropolitan area, which had a 2010 population of 358,676.
 
==History==
[[Image:Eagles Home (Mt Vernon, Indiana) 23 09 13 045000.jpeg|left|thumb|Eagles Home]]
 
Mount Vernon is the county seat and largest city in Posey County, named for General [[Thomas Posey]], Governor of the [[Indiana Territory]]. He grew up at a plantation adjacent to George Washington's [[Mount Vernon]]. He was widely rumored to be Washington's illegitimate son, but this was dismissed by Posey's biographer, John Thornton Posey, a descendant.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780871951960/page/33 |title=The Governors of Indiana |publisher=Indiana Historical Society Press |year=2006 |isbn=0-87195-196-7 |editor=Gugin, Linda C. |location=Indianapolis, Indiana |page=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780871951960/page/33 33] |editor2=St. Clair, James E |url-access=registration}}</ref>
 
The first settler in Mount Vernon was Andrew McFaden in 1806, and the settlement was called McFaden's Bluff. It was [[plat]]ted as Mount Vernon in 1816, but continued to be known as McFadden's Bluff for some time.<ref>{{cite book |last=Leffel |first=John C. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WNgqAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA87 |title=History of Posey County, Indiana |publisher=Standard Publishing Company |year=1913 |page=87}}</ref> It was named in honor of Washington's [[Mount Vernon]]. A post office called Mount Vernon has been in operation since 1818.<ref>{{cite web |title=Posey County |url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Posey&searchtext=&pagenum=2 |access-date=1 November 2015 |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History}}</ref>
 
A number of historic sites have been recognized in Mount Vernon, including the [[Posey County Courthouse Square]], [[Mount Vernon Downtown Historic District]], [[Welborn Historic District]] and the [[William Gonnerman House]], all of which have been placed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>
 
==Geography==
Mount Vernon is located at {{coord|37|56|12|N|87|53|56|W|type:city}} (37.936766, -87.898780).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>
 
According to the 2010 census, Mount Vernon has a total area of {{convert|2.86|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|2.81|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 98.25%) is land and {{convert|0.05|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 1.75%) is water.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
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The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Mount Vernon has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=100621&cityname=Mount+Vernon%2C+Indiana%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Mount Vernon, Indiana]</ref>
 
{{Weather box
==History==
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[[Image:Posey County Courthouse.jpg|left|thumb|Posey County Courthouse]]
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| location = Mount Vernon, Indiana (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1893–present)
| Jan record high F = 73
| Feb record high F = 78
| Mar record high F = 90
| Apr record high F = 91
| May record high F = 98
| Jun record high F = 106
| Jul record high F = 109
| Aug record high F = 104
| Sep record high F = 107
| Oct record high F = 96
| Nov record high F = 84
| Dec record high F = 77
| year record high F =
 
|Jan avg record high F = 62.3
Mount Vernon is the county seat and largest city in Posey County, named for General [[Thomas Posey]], Governor of the [[Indiana Territory]]. He grew up at a plantation adjacent to George Washington's [[Mount Vernon]]. He was widely rumored to be Washington's illegitimate son, but this was dismissed by Posey's biographer, John Thornton Posey, a descendant.<ref>{{cite book|editor=Gugin, Linda C.|editor2=St. Clair, James E|title=The Governors of Indiana|publisher=Indiana Historical Society Press|location=Indianapolis, Indiana|year=2006|isbn=0-87195-196-7|page=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780871951960/page/33 33]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780871951960/page/33}}</ref>
|Feb avg record high F = 67.7
|Mar avg record high F = 75.0
|Apr avg record high F = 81.9
|May avg record high F = 87.8
|Jun avg record high F = 93.7
|Jul avg record high F = 95.4
|Aug avg record high F = 95.1
|Sep avg record high F = 92.8
|Oct avg record high F = 84.7
|Nov avg record high F = 73.1
|Dec avg record high F = 65.0
|year avg record high F = 97.3
 
| Jan high F = 41.6
The first settler in Mount Vernon was Andrew McFaden in 1806, and the settlement was called McFaden's Bluff. It was [[plat]]ted as Mount Vernon in 1816, but continued to be known as McFadden's Bluff for some time.<ref>{{cite book|last=Leffel|first=John C.|title=History of Posey County, Indiana|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WNgqAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA87|year=1913|publisher=Standard Publishing Company|page=87}}</ref> It was named in honor of Washington's [[Mount Vernon]]. A post office called Mount Vernon has been in operation since 1818.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Posey&searchtext=&pagenum=2 | title=Posey County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=1 November 2015}}</ref>
| Feb high F = 46.0
| Mar high F = 55.5
| Apr high F = 67.4
| May high F = 76.7
| Jun high F = 85.0
| Jul high F = 87.9
| Aug high F = 87.3
| Sep high F = 81.6
| Oct high F = 70.3
| Nov high F = 56.6
| Dec high F = 45.9
| year high F = 66.8
| Jan mean F = 32.3
| Feb mean F = 35.9
| Mar mean F = 44.7
| Apr mean F = 55.5
| May mean F = 65.6
| Jun mean F = 74.4
| Jul mean F = 77.3
| Aug mean F = 76.0
| Sep mean F = 69.4
| Oct mean F = 57.9
| Nov mean F = 45.9
| Dec mean F = 36.6
| year mean F = 56.0
| Jan low F = 22.9
| Feb low F = 25.7
| Mar low F = 33.8
| Apr low F = 43.7
| May low F = 54.4
| Jun low F = 63.7
| Jul low F = 66.6
| Aug low F = 64.7
| Sep low F = 57.3
| Oct low F = 45.4
| Nov low F = 35.3
| Dec low F = 27.3
| year low F = 45.1
 
|Jan avg record low F = 5.5
A number of historic sites have been recognized in Mount Vernon, including the [[Posey County Courthouse Square]], [[Mount Vernon Downtown Historic District]], [[Welborn Historic District]] and the [[William Gonnerman House]], all of which have been placed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>
|Feb avg record low F = 11.3
|Mar avg record low F = 19.4
|Apr avg record low F = 32.0
|May avg record low F = 42.9
|Jun avg record low F = 54.2
|Jul avg record low F = 60.4
|Aug avg record low F = 58.0
|Sep avg record low F = 45.6
|Oct avg record low F = 33.0
|Nov avg record low F = 23.3
|Dec avg record low F = 13.2
|year avg record low F = 3.3
 
| Jan record low F = -21
| Feb record low F = -19
| Mar record low F = -3
| Apr record low F = 21
| May record low F = 31
| Jun record low F = 40
| Jul record low F = 50
| Aug record low F = 44
| Sep record low F = 29
| Oct record low F = 22
| Nov record low F = -1
| Dec record low F = -16
| year record low F =
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation inch = 3.53
| Feb precipitation inch = 2.93
| Mar precipitation inch = 4.53
| Apr precipitation inch = 5.06
| May precipitation inch = 4.98
| Jun precipitation inch = 4.63
| Jul precipitation inch = 3.64
| Aug precipitation inch = 2.95
| Sep precipitation inch = 3.20
| Oct precipitation inch = 3.49
| Nov precipitation inch = 3.89
| Dec precipitation inch = 3.79
| year precipitation inch = 46.62
| unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
| Jan precipitation days = 8.8
| Feb precipitation days = 7.6
| Mar precipitation days = 10.2
| Apr precipitation days = 10.5
| May precipitation days = 11.0
| Jun precipitation days = 9.0
| Jul precipitation days = 8.1
| Aug precipitation days = 6.2
| Sep precipitation days = 6.5
| Oct precipitation days = 7.3
| Nov precipitation days = 8.5
| Dec precipitation days = 9.8
| year precipitation days = 103.5
| Jan snow inch = 2.4
| Feb snow inch = 3.1
| Mar snow inch = 1.5
| Apr snow inch = 0.0
| May snow inch = 0.0
| Jun snow inch = 0.0
| Jul snow inch = 0.0
| Aug snow inch = 0.0
| Sep snow inch = 0.0
| Oct snow inch = 0.2
| Nov snow inch = 0.1
| Dec snow inch = 1.1
| year snow inch = 8.4
| unit snow days = 0.1 in
| Jan snow days = 1.2
| Feb snow days = 1.3
| Mar snow days = 0.6
| Apr snow days = 0.0
| May snow days = 0.0
| Jun snow days = 0.0
| Jul snow days = 0.0
| Aug snow days = 0.0
| Sep snow days = 0.0
| Oct snow days = 0.0
| Nov snow days = 0.2
| Dec snow days = 0.6
| year snow days = 3.9
| source = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]]<ref name="NOWData">{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=pah
|title = NOWData – NOAA Online Weather Data
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = November 18, 2023}}</ref><ref name="NCEI">{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00126001&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|title = Summary of Monthly Normals 1991–2020
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = November 18, 2023}}</ref>
}}
 
==Demographics==
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|2000= 7478
|2010= 6687
|2020= 6493
|estyear=2019
|estimate=6502
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2019.html|date=May 24, 2020|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 27, 2020}}</ref>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 7,478 people, 3,027 households, and 2,058 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|3,036.0 people per square mile (1,173.7|PD/km<sup>2<sqmi|PD/sup>)km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 3,312 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,344.7 per square mile (519.8|/km<sup>2<sqmi|/sup>)km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 95.85% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.65% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.16% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.23% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.25% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.86% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.56% of the population.
 
There were 3,027 households, out of which 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.0% were non-families. 28.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.97.
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Mount Vernon is the headquarters of a small oil refinery owned by the [[CountryMark]] agricultural cooperative. Originally built in 1940, it processes more than 20,000 barrels of local crude oil per day.
 
A former [[GE Plastics]] Plant is located here, now owned by Saudi Arabia Basic Industries Corporation ([[SABIC]]). [[Vectren|Vectren Energy's]] [[A.B. Brown Generating Station]] is inlocated 8 miles east the city.
 
Mount Vernon is home to two biofuels plants, Abengoa of Indiana and Aventine Renewable Energy. These two facilities helped make Mount Vernon an important energy exporter. The Aventine plant had been developed via partnership with Consolidated Grain and Barge, another company at the port, and was the largest operating [[ethanol]] plant east of the Mississippi River. Its nameplate was 110 million gallons of ethanol per year. It was closed in 2012, but it has since resumed operation under [[Valero Energy]] ownership.
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==Local media==
Mount Vernon is left without a newspaper, with ''The Posey County News'' out of northern Posey county serving as the county's only newspaper. It is represented by the radio stations [[WRCYWPIW]]- AM 1590 and [[WYFXWMVI (FM)|WYFXWMVI]]- FM 106.7. Mount Vernon previously (circa 1867-6/24/2020) had “ The Mount Vernon Democrat “ as the town's main newspaper until economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic led to the Mount Vernon Democrat stopping its publication with its June 24, 2020, edition. Landmark Community Newspapers acquired the Democrat in 1979. It was established in 1867 and covered Mount Vernon and the surrounding communities of Posey County, Indiana.
 
==Schools==
The city and southern half of [[Posey County]] is served by the [[Metropolitan School District of Mount Vernon and South Posey County Schools|M.S.D. of Mount Vernon]] which currently operates 5 schools:
 
*[[Mount Vernon SeniorHigh School (Mount Vernon, Indiana)|Mount Vernon High School]] (9-12)
*Mount Vernon Junior High (6-8)
*Farmersville Elementary School (K-5)
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*[[Alvin P. Hovey]] (1821–1891), Union general in the [[American Civil War|Civil War]] and [[List of Governors of Indiana|Governor of Indiana]] 1889–1891. Born in Mount Vernon and is buried in Bellefontaine Cemetery.
*[[Ann Hovey]] (1911-2007), born and raised in Mount Vernon, she became an actress, appearing in several B-movies in the 1930s.
*[[Anna Byford Leonard]] (1843–?1843–1930), reformer
*[[Frederick C. Leonard|Frederick Charles Leonard]] (1896–1960), born and raised in Mount Vernon, he became an astronomer and faculty member at the University of California, Los Angeles.
*[[Thomas Gamble Pitcher]] (1824–1895), lived in Mount Vernon; he served as a Union general in the [[American Civil War|Civil War]] and was an 1845 graduate of the [[United States Military Academy]].
*Richard Sarlls (1839-1915) One of the earliest settlers of Mount Vernon, where he became a grain expert and trader. He also became one of the largest landowners in Posey County.
*[[William E. Wilson (Indiana politician)|William Edward Wilson]] (1870–1948), born and raised in Mount Vernon, he was a U.S. Representative from Indiana, serving from 1923 to 1925.
 
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*[http://www.battleofchampionhill.org/ Battle of Champion Hill]
 
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