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Population (year 2000): 1,524. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,644 (+7.9% change)
Males: 766 (50.3%), Females: 758 (49.7%)
Kennebec County
Median resident age: 39.8 years
Median household income: $39,779 (year 2000)
Median house value: $90,500 (year 2000)
Races in Mount Vernon:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.2%)
- American Indian (1.2%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
Ancestries: English (20.9%), United States
(15.8%), Irish (10.5%), German (10.1%), French (9.9%), French
Canadian (5.4%).
Elevation: 339 feet
For population 25 years and over in Mount Vernon
- High school or higher: 88.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 11.5%
- Unemployed: 3.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 31.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Mount Vernon town
- Never married: 20.0%
- Now married: 65.2%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 4.4%
- Divorced: 9.3%
1.6% Foreign born
Hospitals/medical centers near Mount Vernon:
- FRANKLIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles;
FARMINGTON, ME)
- AUGUSTA MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE (about 19 miles;
AUGUSTA, ME)
- INLAND HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; WATERVILLE, ME)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Mount Vernon:
- BRUNSWICK NAS (about 43 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; ID:
NHZ)
- PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (about 64 miles; PORTLAND, ME;
ID: PWM)
- BANGOR INTL (about 84 miles; BANGOR, ME; ID: BGR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Mount Vernon:
- SEVEN G S (about 2 miles; MOUNT VERNON, ME; ID: 75B)
- BOWMAN FIELD (about 13 miles; LIVERMORE FALLS, ME;
ID: B10)
- LAKESIDE MARINA (about 15 miles; EAST WINTHROP, ME;
ID: 03M)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Mount Vernon:
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 15 miles;
FARMINGTON, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,229)
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 19 miles;
AUGUSTA, ME; FT enrollment: 3,172)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 60 miles;
PORTLAND, ME; FT enrollment: 7,381)
- SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 65 miles; STANDISH, ME;
FT enrollment: 2,376)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about
78 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 100 miles; ORONO, ME; FT
enrollment: 8,590)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 116
miles; DURHAM, NH; FT enrollment: 12,586)
Public primary/middle school in Mount Vernon:
- MT VERNON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 123;
Location: 1507 NORTH ROAD; Grades: KG - 05)
Library in Mount Vernon:
- MOUNT VERNON - SHAW MEMORIAL LIBRARY
(Operating income: $20,500; Location: 35 DEMARIANO ROAD;
11,717 books; 383 audio materials; 561 video materials;
21 serial subscriptions)
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