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{{For|the unincorporated community in Wabash County|Mount Vernon, PoseyWabash County, Indiana}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
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| name = Mount Vernon, Indiana
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| subdivision_name3 = [[Black Township, Posey County, Indiana|Black]]
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| leader_name = G.Steve William "Bill" CurtisLoehr ([[Democratic PartyRepublican (United States)|DR]])
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| population_total = 6493
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| timezone = [[North American Central Time Zone|CST]]
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| elevation_ft = 413
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| postal_code = 47620
| website = http://www.mountvernon.in.gov/
| area_code = [[Area code 812|812]], [[Area code 930|930]]
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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==
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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 Square|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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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]].
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