Mount Vernon
A city in Knox County, Ohio — population 16,660 as of 2020.
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September 25Obituary for Martha Steward Criss Martha Steward Criss, 99, passed away after a long and active life on Friday September 18, 2026. She amazed those who knew her for surviving three spouses, and by continuing to participate in the management of her affairs up until the final days…
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See & do
- Aerial Foundation Park Mount
- Anytime Fitness
- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Depot
- Breaking Par Indoor Golf
- Colonial City Lanes
Eat, drink & stay
- Almost Famous Sweets And Sodas
- Buffalo Wild Wings
- Comfort Inn Mount Vernon Downtown
- Amato's Woodfired Pizza Of Mt. Vernon, Llc
- Arby's
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Mount Vernon by the numbers
Population
16,660Population figure, 2020
Households & income
- Area
- 9.73 sq mi (25.2 km²), 0.18 sq mi water
- Median age
- 39
- Households
- 7,100
- Persons per household
- 2.2
- Median household income
- $53,845
- Median house value
- $174,000
Municipal office
- Office
- DEVELOPMENT SERVICES MANAGER
- Address
- 40 PUBLIC SQ, MOUNT VERNON, OH 43050
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