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Mount Vernon

City · Knox County · 16,936 residents · 2% municipal income tax

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Local events in Mount Vernon

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  1. Mount Vernon Farmers Market

    9 a.m. to noon · Mount Vernon Public Square · From City of Mount Vernon

  2. Free Family Movie Night: Hocus Pocus

    2 to 4 p.m. · Ariel Foundation Park · From City of Mount Vernon

  3. Trick-or-Treat

    5:30 to 7 p.m. · From City of Mount Vernon

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History from Mount Vernon

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How Mount Vernon began

Mount Vernon was laid out in 1805 by Joseph Walker, Thomas B. Patterson and Benjamin Butler on the Kokosing River (then called Owl Creek), and named for George Washington's Virginia estate. It became the seat of newly formed Knox County in 1808, grew as a mill town and later a Pennsylvania Railroad junction, and by the late 1800s and 1900s was a manufacturing center for glass (PPG's Works #11) and, since the mid-20th century, natural-gas compressors (Ariel Corporation). It is the birthplace and burial place of Daniel Decatur Emmett, composer of "Dixie," and home to the restored 1851 Woodward Opera House, said to be the oldest surviving 19th-century theater of its kind in the country. Today Mount Vernon (population about 17,000) is a regional retail and manufacturing hub anchored by Ariel Corporation, Mount Vernon Nazarene University, and Ariel-Foundation Park, built on the old glassworks site along the Kokosing.

Settled 1805, platted 1805, incorporated February 22, 1830; incorporated anew as a town by an act of February 26, 1845, by Joseph Walker, Thomas B. Patterson and Benjamin Butler.

Where the name comes from

The town was named for Mount Vernon, George Washington's Virginia estate on the Potomac River, following a pattern common among Ohio's early-1800s settlements.

Before the town

The Kokosing River that runs through Mount Vernon was known to Euro-American settlers as Owl Creek; the older name Kokosing derives from an Algonquian-language word for "river of little owls," reflecting long Native use of the valley. The Owl Creek Trail (also called the Old War Trace), used chiefly by Wyandot and Delaware (Lenape) travelers through the 1700s and early 1800s, ran along the creek/river corridor connecting the Upper Sandusky area through Caledonia, Mount Gilead and Fredericktown to Mount Vernon and on to Newcomerstown by way of the Walhonding (White Woman) River. Prehistoric mound-building people, identified by archaeologists as belonging to the Adena culture (roughly 800 BC to AD 100), left at least three earthworks recorded in Knox County; the best documented, McLaughlin Mound (also called Cemetery Mound), sits inside Mound View Cemetery on the edge of Mount Vernon. It is about 5.5 feet high and 75 feet across; a 19th-century excavation found a skeleton with a copper crescent at the neck, bear teeth along one arm, and shell ornaments at the hips, along with burned bone consistent with the Adena practice of cremating remains inside a wooden structure before covering it with earth. No specific historic Native village site within the city limits of Mount Vernon itself is documented in the sources checked; land in this part of Knox County passed to the United States under the Treaty of Greenville (1795) and subsequent cessions covering the Ohio interior, opening it to survey and settlement by 1805.

Nations recorded here: Wyandot, Lenape (Delaware), Adena culture.

  • McLaughlin Mound (Cemetery Mound) (mound) — Mound View Cemetery, Mount Vernon, Adena culture, roughly 800 BC to AD 100 (en.wikipedia.org)
  • Owl Creek Trail (Old War Trace) (trail) — along Owl Creek/Kokosing River, through Mount Vernon toward Upper Sandusky and Newcomerstown, 18th century to early 19th century (hmdb.org)

Timeline

  1. — The Treaty of Greenville cedes most of the future Knox County area to the United States, opening it to eventual survey and settlement.
  2. — Joseph Walker, Thomas B. Patterson and Benjamin Butler lay out the town of Mount Vernon on the Kokosing (Owl Creek), naming it for George Washington's estate.
  3. — Knox County is organized, named for Revolutionary War general and first U.S. Secretary of War Henry Knox, with Mount Vernon as county seat.
  4. — Daniel Decatur Emmett, future composer of "Dixie," is born in Mount Vernon on October 29.
  5. — Mount Vernon attorney Henry Curtis encourages his friend Bishop Philander Chase to bring Kenyon College from Worthington to the countryside that becomes Gambier.
  6. — John Chapman ("Johnny Appleseed"), who had held property in the area, sells his local land and moves further west.
  7. — Mount Vernon is incorporated (February 22).
  8. — The Woodward Opera House, built by Dr. Ebenezer Woodward, opens in December with a lecture on electricity; it later hosts performers including the Snowden Family and Dan Emmett, and speakers including Governor William McKinley.
  9. — The Knox County Courthouse, a Greek Revival building, is completed on High Street.
  10. — The first train on what becomes the Pennsylvania Railroad runs through Mount Vernon, on the Columbus, Akron & Cleveland line.
  11. — McLaughlin (Cemetery) Mound is excavated, revealing a burial with copper, bear-tooth and shell ornaments and evidence of ceremonial burning typical of Adena practice.
  12. — Daniel Decatur Emmett dies in Mount Vernon on June 28 and is buried in Mound View Cemetery.
  13. — Pittsburgh Plate Glass (PPG) builds its Works #11 glass plant on the Kokosing River in Mount Vernon; the same year, the C.A.&C. railroad depot on South Main Street (later the Pennsylvania Depot) is built.
  14. — A major flood in January forces the evacuation of about 500 homes in Mount Vernon and causes roughly $5 million in damage.
  15. — The PPG glass plant on the Kokosing closes after about 40 years of operation, leaving its brick structures to stand vacant.
  16. — McLaughlin Mound and the C.A.&C./Pennsylvania Depot are both listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
  17. — The Woodward Opera House is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, spurring a restoration effort that begins in earnest in 1994.
  18. — The Ariel Foundation, funded by Ariel Corporation, purchases the former 75-acre PPG glassworks site, leading to creation of Ariel-Foundation Park (opened 2015) and its renaming.
  19. — The restored Woodward Opera House reopens February 9 after a roughly $22.5 million restoration, with a concert by Kathy Mattea.

Stories

The Mount Vernon man who wrote the Confederacy's anthem

Daniel Decatur Emmett was born in Mount Vernon in 1815 and spent much of his life touring as a blackface minstrel performer, eventually co-founding the Virginia Minstrels. In 1859, while working in New York for Bryant's Minstrels, he wrote "Dixie's Land," a walk-around tune meant as show-closing entertainment. Within two years the song had been adopted across the South as an unofficial Confederate anthem, an outcome the lifelong Ohio Unionist never intended and reportedly regretted. Emmett eventually returned to his hometown, retiring there in 1888 and dying in Mount Vernon in 1904 at age 88. He was buried in Mound View Cemetery. He is remembered locally as a composer whose most famous work escaped his own politics and control.

The opera house that outlived the opera

Dr. Ebenezer Woodward built an opera house above street-level storefronts on Main and Vine Streets, opening it in December 1851 with a public lecture on electricity. Over the following decades it hosted touring performers, including the Snowden Family singers and Mount Vernon's own Dan Emmett, along with political speakers such as future president William McKinley while he served as Ohio's governor. Competition from motion-picture theaters drove the Woodward to close in the early 1920s, and the upper floors sat largely unused for the better part of a century while storefronts continued below. Its listing on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975 planted the idea of restoration, which gathered momentum with the 1994 formation of the Knox Partnership for Arts and Culture. A roughly $22.5 million restoration, drawing on state and federal grants along with local donors, brought the theater back into use, and it reopened in February 2019 with a concert by Grammy-winning singer Kathy Mattea — nearly 168 years after its first electricity lecture.

From glassworks to greenspace on the Kokosing

In 1907, Pittsburgh Plate Glass built its Works #11 plant on the banks of the Kokosing River in Mount Vernon, a massive brick complex that turned out glass products for roughly forty years. The plant closed permanently in the 1970s, and its buildings stood abandoned and crumbling for decades along the riverfront. Starting in 2012, Mount Vernon-based Ariel Corporation — the world's largest maker of separable reciprocating gas compressors — worked with the Community Foundation of Mount Vernon and Knox County to redevelop the site. The Ariel Foundation's purchase of the 75-acre former glassworks property in 2013 led to the 250-acre Ariel-Foundation Park, which opened in 2015 and folded in the old quarry pits as lakes, the brick smokestack as a climbable observation tower, and broken glass slag repurposed into a blue "River of Glass" installation. The park now bears the names of the two entities, industrial and philanthropic, that built and then remade the site.

Photographs

Bird's-eye view lithograph of Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio, drawn by A. Ruger and published by Ruger & Stoner, 1870.
Bird's-eye view lithograph of Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio, drawn by A. Ruger and published by Ruger & Stoner, 1870. (1870)
Photo: A. Ruger / Merchant's Lithographing Company; Library of Congress, public domain · Wikimedia Commons
1914 illustration of Cemetery (McLaughlin) Mound, an Adena burial mound in Mount Vernon, from William C. Mills's survey of prehistoric remains in Ohio.
1914 illustration of Cemetery (McLaughlin) Mound, an Adena burial mound in Mount Vernon, from William C. Mills's survey of prehistoric remains in Ohio. (1914)
Photo: Ohio State Archeological and Historical Society / William C. Mills, public domain · Wikimedia Commons
The 1855 Knox County Courthouse on High Street in Mount Vernon, Greek Revival in style, listed on the National Register in 1973.
The 1855 Knox County Courthouse on High Street in Mount Vernon, Greek Revival in style, listed on the National Register in 1973. (2013)
Photo: Mark Spearman, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
A modern street view of Mount Vernon, Ohio.
A modern street view of Mount Vernon, Ohio. (2014)
Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Local history sources: en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · knoxhistory.org · hmdb.org · thewoodward.org · historic-structures.com · atlasobscura.com · knoxpages.com · archive.org · commons.wikimedia.org · commons.wikimedia.org · commons.wikimedia.org · commons.wikimedia.org

Historic places

4 places in Mount Vernon on the National Register of Historic Places. Press a pin or a name for its whole record.

  1. Knox County CourthouseBuilding · Mount Vernon · listed 1973
    Address
    High St.
    Where
    Mount Vernon, Knox County · ZIP 43050
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1973
    NRIS reference number
    73001484
    Coordinates
    40.39377, -82.48225

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  2. Pennsylvania DepotBuilding · Mount Vernon
    Address
    S. Main St.
    Where
    Mount Vernon, Knox County · ZIP 43050
    What it is
    Building
    Latest NPS certification action
    1972
    NRIS reference number
    09000100
    Coordinates
    40.39057, -82.48683

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  3. Round HillBuilding · Mount Vernon · listed 1976
    Address
    E. Pleasant and N. McKenzie Sts.
    Where
    Mount Vernon, Knox County · ZIP 43050
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1976
    NRIS reference number
    76001460
    Coordinates
    40.39884, -82.48000

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  4. Woodward Opera HouseBuilding · Mount Vernon · listed 1975
    Address
    Main and Vine Sts.
    Where
    Mount Vernon, Knox County · ZIP 43050
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1975
    NRIS reference number
    75001448
    Coordinates
    40.39251, -82.48588

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Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places point file. The listing year is shown where NPS's certification date agrees with the listing's reference number. Listing recognizes significance; it does not restrict a private owner.

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Water

Wells drawing groundwater from the buried-valley aquifer along the Kokosing River near Mount Vernon The water here

Hospitals, fire stations and more

Inside Mount Vernon's boundary: 1 hospital, 5 health centers, 2 dialysis centers, 2 nursing homes, 2 fire and EMS stations, 2 colleges, 1 high-hazard dam, 7 public schools, 2 private schools, 1 library, 3 museums, 2 police stations, 2 public charging sites, 6 Toxics Release Inventory facilities, 1 station or terminal and 10 spill cases. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.

Hospitals (1)

  1. Knox Community HospitalGeneral hospital · Mount Vernon
    What it is
    General hospital
    Address
    1330 Coshocton Avenue, Mount Vernon, OH 43050
    County
    Knox County
    Beds
    117
    Helipad
    Yes
    Ownership
    Non-profit
    Medicare overall rating
    3 of 5 stars
    Emergency department (Medicare)
    Yes
    Phone
    (740) 393-9623
    Medicare ID
    360040

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Source: HIFLD hospitals inventory via FEMA (closed hospitals it still lists left out, hospitals opened since added), with Medicare Care Compare ratings matched by name and address.

Community health centers (5)

  1. Behavioral Health of Mount Vernon Health CenterHealth center · Mount Vernon
    Run by
    a federally qualified health center
    Setting
    Clinic
    City
    Mount Vernon
    Coordinates
    40.39140, -82.48684

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  2. KCCHC Administration SiteHealth center · Mount Vernon
    Run by
    a federally qualified health center
    Setting
    Clinic
    City
    Mount Vernon
    Coordinates
    40.39285, -82.48818

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  3. KCCHC Walk-In ClinicHealth center · Mount Vernon
    Run by
    a federally qualified health center
    Setting
    Clinic
    City
    Mount Vernon
    Coordinates
    40.39403, -82.48830

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  4. KCHD/KCCHC MainHealth center · Mount Vernon
    Run by
    a federally qualified health center
    Setting
    Clinic
    City
    Mount Vernon
    Coordinates
    40.40382, -82.43649

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  5. Mount Vernon Health CenterHealth center · Mount Vernon
    Run by
    a federally qualified health center
    Setting
    Clinic
    City
    Mount Vernon
    Coordinates
    40.39281, -82.48841

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Source: HRSA health center service delivery sites, active, September 2026 (school-based sites left out). Health centers see patients whether or not they have insurance, with fees on a sliding scale.

Dialysis centers (2)

  1. Davita Apple Valley DialysisDialysis · Mount Vernon
    Address
    1485 Coshocton Road, Mount Vernon, OH 43050
    Dialysis stations
    9
    Medicare star rating
    3 of 5 stars
    Services
    in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, home hemodialysis training
    Ownership
    for profit
    Chain
    DaVita
    Medicare certified since
    2013-12-10
    Phone
    (740) 392-3436
    Medicare ID
    362802

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  2. Fmc - Knox County Kidney CenterDialysis · Mount Vernon
    Address
    14 Wood Lake Trail, Mount Vernon, OH 43050
    Dialysis stations
    14
    Medicare star rating
    4 of 5 stars
    Services
    in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis
    Ownership
    for profit
    Chain
    Fresenius Medical Care
    Medicare certified since
    1998-05-11
    Phone
    (740) 393-1624
    Medicare ID
    362599

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Source: CMS dialysis facility list, September 2026, geocoded with the Census Bureau batch geocoder (an address it could not place sits at its ZIP center).

Nursing homes (2)

  1. Country Club Retirement Center Abuse citation2 of 5 stars · Mount Vernon
    Address
    1350 Yauger Road, Mount Vernon, OH 43050
    Certified beds
    76
    Residents on an average day
    70
    Medicare overall rating
    2 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    2 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    2 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    4 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    none
    Abuse citation (CMS icon)
    Yes
    Ownership
    For profit - Limited Liability company
    Chain
    COUNTRY CLUB REHABILITATION CAMPUS
    Continuing care retirement community
    Yes
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (740) 397-2350
    Medicare ID
    365815

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  2. Ohio Eastern Star Hlth Care Ctr The2 of 5 stars · Mount Vernon
    Address
    1451 Gambier Road, Mount Vernon, OH 43050
    Certified beds
    86
    Residents on an average day
    70
    Medicare overall rating
    2 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    3 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    1 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    3 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    none
    Ownership
    Non profit - Corporation
    Continuing care retirement community
    Yes
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (740) 397-1706
    Medicare ID
    366076

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Source: CMS Care Compare nursing home provider and penalties files; Medicare star ratings run 1 to 5.

Fire and EMS stations (2)

  1. Mount Vernon Fire Department Station 491Mount Vernon
    Address
    200 West Gambier Street, Mount Vernon, OH 43050
    Coordinates
    40.39150, -82.48864

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  2. Mount Vernon Fire Department Station 492Mount Vernon
    Address
    215 Ames Street, Mount Vernon, OH 43050
    Coordinates
    40.37380, -82.48179

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Source: USGS National Map structures (most Ohio records last updated 2019 to 2022), checked against the Columbus and Cleveland station lists. The department that answers a call is set by jurisdiction and mutual aid, not by distance.

Colleges (2)

  1. Knox County Career CenterPublic career school · Mount Vernon
    What it is
    Public career school
    City
    Mount Vernon
    Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
    204
    IPEDS unit ID
    375373

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  2. Mount Vernon Nazarene UniversityPrivate nonprofit college · Mount Vernon
    What it is
    Private nonprofit college
    City
    Mount Vernon
    Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
    2,615
    Tuition and fees, in state
    $35,524
    Graduation rate
    64% of bachelor's students, within six years (a class of 330)
    IPEDS unit ID
    204194

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Source: NCES IPEDS 2024 directory, 2023-24 enrollment and tuition, graduation rates for the 2017 (four-year) and 2020 (two-year) entering classes.

High-hazard dams (1)

  1. Knox Cattle Company Dam UnsatisfactoryTributary To Center Run · condition: unsatisfactory
    Hazard class
    High: a failure would probably cost a life
    Condition
    Unsatisfactory (assessed 03/13/2025)
    River or stream
    Tributary To Center Run
    Purpose
    Recreation
    Type
    Earth
    Height
    20 ft
    Storage
    30 acre-feet
    Completed
    1945
    Owner type
    Private
    County
    Knox County
    Nearest town (NID)
    Mt. Vernon
    Last inspection
    08/28/2024
    Emergency action plan
    No
    NID ID
    OH01856

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Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, August 2026. "High hazard" rates what a failure would cost downstream, not how likely one is; the condition is the state's assessment.

Public schools (7)

  1. Dan Emmett Elementary School4 of 5 stars · Mount Vernon
    Address
    108 Mansfield Ave, Mount Vernon, OH 43050
    School district
    Mount Vernon City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    251
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    16.3
    Report card, 2025-26
    4 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    87.7%
    Ohio building IRN
    008029
    NCES school ID
    391001201352

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  2. East Elementary School5 of 5 stars · Mount Vernon
    Address
    714 E Vine St, Mount Vernon, OH 43050
    School district
    Mount Vernon City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    230
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    13.7
    Report card, 2025-26
    5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    94.6%
    Ohio building IRN
    009258
    NCES school ID
    391001201353

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  3. Knox County Career CenterMount Vernon
    Address
    306 Martinsburg Rd, Mount Vernon, OH 43050
    Kind (NCES)
    Career and Technical School
    Students, 2023-24
    470
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    46
    NCES school ID
    390511404070

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  4. Mount Vernon High School4 of 5 stars · Mount Vernon
    Address
    300 Yellow Jacket Drive, Mount Vernon, OH 43050
    School district
    Mount Vernon City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    990
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    53.55
    Report card, 2025-26
    4 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    81.6%
    Four-year graduation rate
    97.2%
    Ohio building IRN
    025932
    NCES school ID
    391001201356

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  5. Mount Vernon Middle School4 of 5 stars · Mount Vernon
    Address
    302 Yellow Jacket Drive, Mount Vernon, OH 43050
    School district
    Mount Vernon City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    836
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    53.7
    Report card, 2025-26
    4 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    81.9%
    Ohio building IRN
    061457
    NCES school ID
    391001201357

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  6. Pleasant Street Elementary School3.5 of 5 stars · Mount Vernon
    Address
    305 E Pleasant St, Mount Vernon, OH 43050
    School district
    Mount Vernon City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    339
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    20.3
    Report card, 2025-26
    3.5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    77.2%
    Ohio building IRN
    061465
    NCES school ID
    391001201358

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  7. Twin Oak Elementary School4.5 of 5 stars · Mount Vernon
    Address
    8888 Martinsburg Rd, Mount Vernon, OH 43050
    School district
    Mount Vernon City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    375
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    20.3
    Report card, 2025-26
    4.5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    90.3%
    Ohio building IRN
    040477
    NCES school ID
    391001201359

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Source: NCES EDGE public school locations 2024-25 and Common Core of Data 2023-24 (type, students, teachers); Ohio School Report Cards 2025-26 (Department of Education and Workforce), matched by name within the district.

Private schools (2)

  1. Christian Star AcademyPrivate, conservative Christian · Mount Vernon
    Address
    7 E Sugar St, Mount Vernon, OH 43050
    Kind
    conservative Christian
    Students, 2023-24
    10
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    1
    Students per teacher
    10
    Phone
    (740) 393-0251
    NCES private school ID
    A9105173

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  2. St Vincent De Paul SchoolPrivate, Catholic · Mount Vernon
    Address
    206 E Chestnut St, Mount Vernon, OH 43050
    Kind
    Catholic
    Students, 2023-24
    179
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    15.9
    Students per teacher
    11.2579
    Phone
    (740) 393-3611
    NCES private school ID
    01059701

    NCES private school record ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: NCES Private School Survey 2023-24.

Public libraries (1)

  1. Mt Vernon & Knox County, Public Library OfCentral library · Mt. Vernon
    Address
    201 N. Mulberry St., Mt. Vernon, OH 43050
    What it is
    Central library
    Library system
    Mt Vernon & Knox County, Public Library Of
    Open
    2,992 hours a year, 52 weeks
    Building
    20,000 sq ft
    System's visits, FY2024
    337,376
    System's loans, FY2024
    392,438
    People the system serves
    56,248
    Phone
    (740) 392-2665

    IMLS Public Libraries Survey (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: IMLS Public Libraries Survey FY2024 (outlets and their systems). Any Ohio resident can get a free card at any Ohio public library.

Museums, historical societies, gardens and zoos (3)

  1. B&O Depot RestorationHistorical society · Mount Vernon
    What it is
    Historical society
    City
    Mount Vernon
    Coordinates
    40.39264, -82.48418

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    The museum list is IMLS's 2018 file; a museum may have closed or moved since.

  2. Schnormeier GalleryArt museum · Mount Vernon
    What it is
    Art museum
    City
    Mount Vernon
    Coordinates
    40.37070, -82.47305

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    The museum list is IMLS's 2018 file; a museum may have closed or moved since.

  3. Science Play-Space InitiativeScience or technology museum · Mount Vernon
    What it is
    Science or technology museum
    City
    Mount Vernon
    Coordinates
    40.39102, -82.48599

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    The museum list is IMLS's 2018 file; a museum may have closed or moved since.

Source: IMLS Museum Data Files, 2018.

Police stations (2)

  1. Knox County Sheriff's OfficeMount Vernon
    Address
    11540 Upper Gilchrist Road, Mount Vernon, OH 43050
    Coordinates
    40.40149, -82.43152

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  2. Mount Vernon Police DepartmentMount Vernon
    Address
    5 North Gay Street, Mount Vernon, OH 43050-3241
    Coordinates
    40.39428, -82.48442

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Source: USGS National Map structures, police stations, corrected and completed by hand (September 2026). The department that answers a call is set by jurisdiction, not by distance.

Public EV charging (2)

  1. MV PKG GARAGE GARAGE STATION12 Level 2 · Mount Vernon
    Address
    40-49 Public Square, Mount Vernon, OH 43050
    Ports
    2 Level 2
    Plugs
    J1772
    Network
    ChargePoint Network
    Hours
    24 hours daily
    Phone
    888-758-4389

    Station Locator (NREL) ↗ Alternative Fuels Data Center (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  2. RE AT MV - PH1 PHASE 12 Level 2 · Mount Vernon
    Address
    11810 Upper Gilchrist Rd, Mount Vernon, OH 43050
    Ports
    2 Level 2
    Plugs
    J1772
    Network
    ChargePoint Network
    Hours
    24 hours daily
    Phone
    888-758-4389

    Station Locator (NREL) ↗ Alternative Fuels Data Center (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: NREL Alternative Fuels Data Center station list (May 2026), public and open stations, the posts at one address counted as one site.

Facilities reporting toxic releases (6)

  1. Ajax-SuperiorToxics Release Inventory · Mount Vernon
    Address
    N Sandusky St, Mount Vernon, OH 43050
    County
    Knox County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    43050JXSPRNORTH
    EPA registry ID
    110008057397

    EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  2. American National Can Company - Mt. VernonToxics Release Inventory · Mount Vernon
    Address
    201 West Madison Street, Mount Vernon, OH 43050
    County
    Knox County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    43050MRCNNWESTM
    EPA registry ID
    110009424382

    EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  3. Jervis B Webb CoToxics Release Inventory · Mount Vernon
    Address
    11 Mount Vernon Avenue, Mount Vernon, OH 43050
    County
    Knox County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    43050JRVSBMTVER
    EPA registry ID
    110002109021

    EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  4. Kelsey-Hayes Co.Toxics Release Inventory · Mount Vernon
    Address
    8405 Blackjack Rd., Mount Vernon, OH 43050
    County
    Knox County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    43050KLSYHBLACK
    EPA registry ID
    110002109030

    EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  5. Prestress Services Industries, Llc - Mount Vernon BranchToxics Release Inventory · Mount Vernon
    Address
    410 Howard Stret, Mount Vernon, OH 43050
    County
    Knox County County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (open)
    EPA program ID
    4305WPRSTR41HWA
    EPA registry ID
    110063999259

    EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  6. Siemens Energy IncToxics Release Inventory · Mount Vernon
    Address
    105 N Sandusky St, Mount Vernon, OH 43050
    County
    Knox County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    43050RLLSR105NS
    EPA registry ID
    110000381596

    EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: EPA Facility Registry Service, Toxics Release Inventory reporters. Reporting a release is required of large users of listed chemicals; it is not by itself a violation.

Stations and terminals (1)

  1. Knox Area TransitIntercity bus stop · Greyhound Lines
    What it is
    Intercity bus stop
    Operator
    Greyhound Lines
    City
    Mount Vernon
    Coordinates
    40.38664, -82.48669

    BTS Intermodal Passenger Connectivity Database (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: BTS Intermodal Passenger Connectivity Database and National Transit Map (2025). Bus stops are counted on the card and drawn on the full map.

Spills reported since 2021 (10)

  1. Sludge (Non-Sewage)2025-09-02 · Clinton Twp
    Reported
    2025-09-02
    What spilled
    Sludge (Non-Sewage)
    Where
    Clinton Twp, Muskingum County
    Ohio EPA district office
    CDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2509EPA0001479

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  2. Oil Transformer Non Pcb2025-04-29 · Mount Vernon
    Reported
    2025-04-29
    What spilled
    Oil Transformer Non Pcb
    Largest amount reported
    26 gallons
    Where
    Mount Vernon, Knox County
    Ohio EPA district office
    CDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2504EPA0000660

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  3. Sand / Silica / Silicon Dioxide (Sio2)2024-03-24 · Mount Vernon
    Reported
    2024-03-24
    What spilled
    Sand / Silica / Silicon Dioxide (Sio2)
    Where
    Mount Vernon, Knox County
    Ohio EPA district office
    CDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2403EPA0000459

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  4. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2023-11-02 · Mount Vernon
    Reported
    2023-11-02
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Largest amount reported
    25 gallons
    Where
    Mount Vernon, Knox County
    Ohio EPA district office
    CDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2311EPA0001875

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  5. Chemical(S) Unk2023-03-28 · Mount Vernon
    Reported
    2023-03-28
    What spilled
    Chemical(S) Unk
    Where
    Mount Vernon, Knox County
    Ohio EPA district office
    CDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2303EPA0000468

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  6. Lime Sludge / Lime Slurry2022-07-22 · Mount Vernon
    Reported
    2022-07-22
    What spilled
    Lime Sludge / Lime Slurry
    Where
    Mount Vernon, Knox County
    Ohio EPA district office
    CDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2207EPA0001115

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  7. Material White Reached water2022-03-19 · Mount Vernon
    Reported
    2022-03-19
    What spilled
    Material White
    Reached a waterway
    99 - Unnamed
    Where
    Mount Vernon, Knox County
    Ohio EPA district office
    CDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2203EPA0000370

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  8. Sheen Rainbow / Hydrocarbon Reached water2022-02-17 · Mount Vernon
    Reported
    2022-02-17
    What spilled
    Sheen Rainbow / Hydrocarbon
    Reached a waterway
    42 - Kokosing River
    Where
    Mount Vernon, Knox County
    Ohio EPA district office
    CDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2202EPA0000184

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  9. Ferrous Chloride / Iron Chloride (Fecl2)2021-12-08 · Mount Vernon
    Reported
    2021-12-08
    What spilled
    Ferrous Chloride / Iron Chloride (Fecl2)
    Largest amount reported
    150 gallons
    Where
    Mount Vernon, Knox County
    Ohio EPA district office
    CDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2112EPA0001833

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  10. Oil Transformer Non Pcb2021-07-28 · Mount Vernon
    Reported
    2021-07-28
    What spilled
    Oil Transformer Non Pcb
    Largest amount reported
    60 gallons
    Where
    Mount Vernon, Knox County
    Ohio EPA district office
    CDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2107EPA0001144

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: Ohio EPA emergency response spill reports, 2021 to September 2026, one point per case where Ohio EPA placed it. A report is what the caller or responder recorded; amounts are often blank or estimated.

Its ZIP codes

Each ZIP code that touches Mount Vernon, with the share of its residents who live here and the same headline figures as the ZIP page.

ZIPShareWaterRadon Home valueSchoolsFlood
43050 Mount Vernon 57% Wells drawing groundwater from the buried-valley aquifer along the Kokosing River near Mount Vernon 7.0 pCi/L average radon Median year built 1956 Mount Vernon City · 4.5 stars overall 9.8% of residents in the 1% floodplain

Local government

Who holds office in Mount Vernon, how its elections and ballot issues came out, and the state auditor's record.

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2024-11-05 Issue: Referendum On Ordinance (By Petition) MOUNT VERNON CITY 2,3354,468Failed (34.32% for)
2024-11-05 Issue: Referendum On Resolution (By Petition) MOUNT VERNON CITY 2,5774,471Failed (36.56% for)

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2025-11-04 Treasurer (unofficial count) David M. Stuller (REP) 1,410, 100.0%
2025-11-04 President of Council (unofficial count) Bruce E. Hawkins (REP) 1,469, 100.0%
2025-11-04 Member of Council, Ward 4 (unofficial count) LeNan C. Hager (REP) 307, 100.0%
2025-11-04 Member of Council, Ward 3 (unofficial count) Write-In: Taylor Jacklin 225, 43.02%; Write-In: Jennifer Shoman 154, 29.45%; Write-In: Gregory Yashnyk 125, 23.9%
2025-11-04 Member of Council, Ward 2 (unofficial count) John P. Ruckman (REP) 188, 100.0%
2025-11-04 Member of Council, Ward 1 (unofficial count) James Neil Mahan (REP) 296, 100.0%
2025-11-04 Member of Council at Large (unofficial count) Amber Keener (REP) 910, 24.53%; Dale Miller (DEM) 1,048, 28.25%; Mel Severns (REP) 1,114, 30.03%; Write-In: Alan Reed 5, 0.13%
2025-11-04 Auditor (unofficial count) Daniel Brinkman (REP) 1,386, 100.0%
2023-11-07 President of Council Bruce E. Hawkins (REP) 3,512, 100.0%
2023-11-07 Member of Council, Ward 4 Michael R. Miller (REP) 848, 100.0%
2023-11-07 Member of Council, Ward 3 Tammy Woods (REP) 1,049, 100.0%
2023-11-07 Member of Council, Ward 2 John P. Ruckman (REP) 619, 100.0%
2023-11-07 Member of Council, Ward 1 James Mahan (REP) 829, 100.0%
2023-11-07 Member of Council at Large Amber Keener (REP) 2,511, 32.88%; Janis Seavolt (REP) 2,686, 35.17%; Mel Severns (REP) 2,440, 31.95%
2023-11-07 Mayor Matthew T. Starr (REP) 3,607, 100.0%
2023-11-07 Director of Law Peter Robert Broeren Jr. (REP) 3,321, 100.0%
2023-11-07 Auditor Terry Scott (REP) 3,515, 100.0%
2021-11-02 Treasurer David M. Stuller (REP) 1,620, 100.0%
2021-11-02 President of Council Bruce E. Hawkins (REP) 1,689, 100.0%
2021-11-02 Member of Council, Ward 4 Michael P. Hillier (REP) 284, 60.3%; Write-In: Mike Miller 184, 39.07%
2021-11-02 Member of Council, Ward 3 Tammy Woods (REP) 584, 100.0%
2021-11-02 Member of Council, Ward 2 John Francis (REP) 239, 100.0%
2021-11-02 Member of Council, Ward 1 Joshua Kirby (REP) 361, 100.0%
2021-11-02 Member of Council at Large Amber L. Keener (REP) 1,250, 25.58%; Janis Seavolt (REP) 1,336, 27.34%; Mel Severns (REP) 1,324, 27.1%; Julia Warga (DEM) 976, 19.98%
2019-11-05 President of Council Bruce E. Hawkins (REP) 2,055, 100.0%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Auditor of State record

  • No fiscal caution, watch or emergency on the Auditor of State's lists.
  • Financial Health Indicators (the Auditor of State's 17 measures; critical / cautionary / positive): 2018 1 / 3 / 12; 2019 0 / 2 / 14; 2020 0 / 2 / 14; 2021 0 / 2 / 14; 2022 2 / 2 / 11; 2023 2 / 2 / 12.
  • OPERS Examination, 2025, released 2026-05-19
  • Financial Audit, 2023, released 2025-06-17

The county

Knox County: 8 ZIP codes, 28 cities, villages and townships, 62,928 people.

Nearby places

Clinton Township, Knox County Monroe Township, Knox County Liberty Township, Knox County Pleasant Township, Knox County Morris Township, Knox County Miller Township, Knox County Milford Township, Knox County Morgan Township, Knox County Wayne Township, Knox County Pike Township, Knox County

Rain and snow

How much has actually fallen on Mount Vernon, day by day, from 1893 to now. Daily totals, not averages.

rain, last 30 days
1.25 in
2026-09-30 to 2026-10-29
rain so far in 2026
40.0 in
about normal for the date
snow so far in 2026
21.8 in
a normal year brings 32.5 in
a normal year
48.1 in
average of 30 years, 1991-2020
The last twelve months
MonthRain (in)Snow (in)Days counted
October 2026 1.25 — 29
September 2026 6.10 — 30
August 2026 6.61 — 31
July 2026 3.51 — 31
June 2026 3.69 — 30
May 2026 7.01 — 31
April 2026 3.46 — 30
March 2026 5.35 0.9 31
February 2026 1.46 5.2 28
January 2026 1.53 15.6 31
December 2025 2.46 9.3 31
November 2025 2.23 1.2 30
On the record, 1893–2026
Wettest year2011 — 72.9 in
Driest year1963 — 25.1 in
Snowiest year2003 — 67.8 in
Wettest day on record14 September 1979 — 4.93 in
Heaviest snowfall in a day21 December 1960 — 10.79 in
Deepest snow on the ground31 December 1926 — 20.98 in

Mostly estimated. Only 18% of these days come from a gauge standing inside Mount Vernon - the rest are worked out from the nearest gauges around it, so read them as close estimates rather than readings.

48,853 days of records, 1893-01-01 to 2026-10-29. Source: NOAA NCEI GHCN-Daily, 3,240 gauges in and around Ohio. A day is "gauged" when a gauge standing inside the boundary reported it, and the value is the mean of those gauges. Otherwise it is interpolated by inverse distance from every gauge reporting within 50 miles. Nothing is carried forward, back-filled or smoothed. Against NOAA nClimDiv county monthly precipitation over 136,848 complete county-months (checked 2026-10-31): correlation 0.9515, median absolute difference 0.217 in a month. Built 2026-10-31 from the Cracked Buckeye precipitation archive. Snow is the softer number — snowfall is measured by hand with a ruler, no agency publishes a gridded county snowfall series, and blowing snow defeats every observer.

Environmental permits and filings

What Ohio EPA has on file for Mount Vernon: permits, inspections, violations, cleanups and the state loans behind sewer and water work. Every line links to the agency's own document.

facilities and sites on file
119
those placed on the map inside Mount Vernon
What kind of permits
ProgramFacilities and sites
Wastewater and stormwater discharge38
Hazardous waste17
Air pollution13
Wetland and stream fill11
Sewer and water-line construction10
State sewer loans9
Public drinking water6
Contaminated-site cleanup5
Site assessment3
Voluntary cleanup2
Beneficial Use1
Cessation Of Regulated Operations1
3 smaller programs
The latest filings
DateFacility or siteWhat
MOUNT VERNON WWTP PHOSPHORUS & SOLIDS IMPROVEMENTS Wetland and stream fill permit
CITY OF MOUNT VERNON Sewer and water-line construction permit
AMG INDUSTRIES INC Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
MOUNT VERNON CITY PWS Public drinking water plan
MOUNT VERNON WWTP PHOSPHORUS & SOLIDS IMPROVEMENTS Wetland and stream fill permit
MOUNT VERNON WWTP PHOSPHORUS & SOLIDS IMPROVEMENTS Wetland and stream fill permit
MOUNT VERNON WWTP PHOSPHOROUS AND SOLIDS EXP Wetland and stream fill permit
KNOX COUNTY WATER AND WASTEWATER PWS Public drinking water compliance letter
LANNINGS FOODS PWS Public drinking water notice of violation
LIBERTY CROSSING Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
KNOX COUNTY WATER AND WASTEWATER PWS Public drinking water compliance letter
MOUNT VERNON WWTP PHOSPHOROUS AND SOLIDS EXP Wetland and stream fill permit
MT VERNON WTP Beneficial Use inspection
MT VERNON WTP Beneficial Use letter on director's orders
MOUNT VERNON CITY PWS Public drinking water plan
ARIEL CORPORATION Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
ARIEL CORP - BJ1 Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
ARIEL CORP Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
UPHAM-LORD Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
LANNINGS FOODS PWS Public drinking water violation resolved
GILCHRIST ESTATES - PHASE II Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
UNITED AGGREGATES INC Composting inspection
KNOX COUNTY WATER AND WASTEWATER PWS Public drinking water technical help
KNOX COUNTY WATER AND WASTEWATER PWS Public drinking water report
KNOX COUNTY WATER AND WASTEWATER PWS Public drinking water inspection

Source: Ohio EPA eDocument portal (edocpub.epa.ohio.gov), indexed 2026-10-14. Facilities are placed on the map from Ohio EPA's own map layers, EPA's Facility Registry, coordinates written in the filings, or a geocoded street address. A permit filed under a private person's name (most are household septic systems) is counted but never named, placed or linked; licenses for individual workers and open-burning notices are left out entirely.

Quick answers

What county is Mount Vernon, Ohio in?

Mount Vernon is a city in Knox County, Ohio, with 16,936 residents.

When was Mount Vernon, Ohio founded?

Mount Vernon was settled 1805; laid out 1805; incorporated February 22, 1830; incorporated anew as a town by an act of February 26, 1845. Founders on record: Joseph Walker, Thomas B. Patterson and Benjamin Butler. Source

How did Mount Vernon, Ohio get its name?

The town was named for Mount Vernon, George Washington's Virginia estate on the Potomac River, following a pattern common among Ohio's early-1800s settlements. Source

What ZIP code is Mount Vernon, Ohio?

Most of Mount Vernon is in ZIP code 43050.

Where does Mount Vernon, Ohio get its water?

The main water source for Mount Vernon (Mount Vernon City): Wells drawing groundwater from the buried-valley aquifer along the Kokosing River near Mount Vernon.

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