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Mount Vernon, Maryland

Field	Value
official_name	Mount Vernon, Maryland
settlement_type	CDP
image_skyline	LindaRoyWallsGraceEspChurchSomCo.jpg
image_caption	Grace Episcopal Church and Cemetery
image_map	Somerset_County_Maryland_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Mount_Vernon_Highlighted.svg
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	United States
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Maryland
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Flag of Somerset County, Maryland.svg Somerset
unit_pref	Imperial
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	40.53
area_land_km2	33.74
area_water_km2	6.79
area_total_sq_mi	15.65
area_land_sq_mi	13.03
area_water_sq_mi	2.62
population_as_of	2020
population_total	761
population_density_km2	22.55
population_density_sq_mi	58.42
timezone	Eastern (EST)
utc_offset	−5
timezone_DST	EDT
utc_offset_DST	−4
elevation_m	2
elevation_ft	7
coordinates
postal_code_type	ZIP code
postal_code	21853
area_codes	410 and 443 and 667
blank_name	FIPS code
blank_info	24-54375
blank1_name	GNIS feature ID
blank1_info	0590845

Mount Vernon is a census-designated place (CDP) in Somerset County, Maryland, United States. The population was 761 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Mount Vernon is located at (38.249456, −75.797422).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 15.9 sqmi, of which 13.1 sqmi is land and 2.8 sqmi (17.59%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 761 people, 311 households, and 227 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 58.0 PD/sqmi. There were 402 housing units at an average density of 30.6 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 75.69% White, 23.26% African American, 0.39% Native American, 0.13% Asian, and 0.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.79% of the population.

There were 311 households, out of which 23.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.9% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.7% were non-families. 24.4% 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 2.45 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 20.2% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 19.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.8 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $43,750, and the median income for a family was $48,289. Males had a median income of $34,271 versus $34,432 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $19,919. About 10.2% of families and 17.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.5% of those under age 18 and 15.8% of those age 65 or over.

Community

As of 2010, Mt. Vernon has four churches, one country store, Webster's Cove Marina, and the Mt. Vernon Volunteer Fire Company, which celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2007. Grace Episcopal Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

References

"2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
(2023). "Mount Vernon MD ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com.
{{gnis. 590845
(2011-02-12). "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". [[United States Census Bureau]].
"Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.
"U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
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