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Montgomery County

Population in July 2008: 2,135. Population change since 2000: +2.5%
 

Males: 999  (46.8%)
Females: 1,136  (53.2%)

Median resident age:  26.2 years
Georgia median age:  33.4 years

Zip codes: 30445.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $32,459 (it was $26,466 in 2000)
Mount Vernon:  $32,459
Georgia:  $49,136

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $13,803
Mount Vernon:  $13,803
Georgia:  $24,928

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $76,838 (it was $43,000 in 2000)
Mount Vernon:  $76,838
Georgia:  $164,500

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $89,821; Detached houses: $111,575; Townhouses or other attached units: $29,509; In 2-unit structures: $9,187; Mobile homes: $30,028

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 Brewton-Parker College

Races in Mount Vernon:

  • White Non-Hispanic (55.6%)
  • Black (41.8%)
  • Hispanic (1.6%)
  • Other race (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Mount Vernon: 74.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (17.1%), Irish (6.3%), English (4.4%), German (3.6%), Scottish (2.6%), French (1.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 4.12 square miles.

Population density: 518 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Mount Vernon

  • High school or higher: 71.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
  • Unemployed: 4.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mount Vernon city

  • Never married: 44.1%
  • Now married: 39.2%
  • Separated: 3.7%
  • Widowed: 6.3%
  • Divorced: 6.8%

140 residents are foreign born (3.0% Latin America, 1.4% Asia, 1.3% North America).

This city:  6.7%
Georgia:  7.1%


According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Mount Vernon, Georgia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Mount Vernon to the number of sex offenders is 2135 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is smaller than the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Mount Vernon:  0.9% ($373)
Georgia:  0.9% ($919)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Macon, GA (76.5 miles , pop. 97,255).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Jacksonville, FL (140.1 miles , pop. 735,617).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (681.8 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Ailey, GA (1.2 miles ), Glenwood, GA (2.2 miles ), Higgston, GA (2.8 miles ), Alston, GA (3.1 miles) , Tarrytown, GA (3.1 miles) , Vidalia, GA (3.3 miles ), Alamo, GA (3.3 miles ), Uvalda, GA (3.3 miles ).

Latitude: 32.18 N, Longitude: 82.59 W

Area code: 912

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Population change in the 1990s: +164 (+8.6%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (17%)
  • Educational services (17%)
  • Food and beverage stores (10%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (10%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (24%)
  • Health care (15%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (11%)
  • Religious workers (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)



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Crime in Mount Vernon (2002):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 4 robberies (183.7 per 100,000)
  • 4 assaults (183.7 per 100,000)
  • 14 burglaries (643.1 per 100,000)
  • 12 thefts (551.2 per 100,000)
  • 1 auto theft (45.9 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 162.6 (higher means more crime, US average = 328.4)

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Mount Vernon-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Georgia state average. It is 27% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/8/1957, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 26.8 miles away from the Mount Vernon city center killed one person and injured 3 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 6/2/1968, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 10.5 miles away from the city center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


Mount Vernon-area historical earthquake activity is below Georgia state average. It is 96% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/13/2003 at 20:15:16, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 28.4 miles away from Mount Vernon center
On 1/18/2000 at 22:19:31, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 66.8 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Birthplace of: Dwayne Day - College basketball player (South Carolina Gamecocks).


Hospitals/medical centers near Mount Vernon:
  • WHEELER COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; GLENWOOD, GA)
  • MEADOWS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 11 miles; VIDALIA, GA)
  • TAYLOR TELFAIR REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; MC RAE, GA)

Political contributions by individuals in Mount Vernon, GA

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mount Vernon:
  • GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; STATESBORO, GA; Full-time enrollment: 12,724)
  • GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 73 miles; MILLEDGEVILLE, GA; FT enrollment: 4,028)
  • MERCER UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; MACON, GA; FT enrollment: 5,859)
  • MACON STATE COLLEGE (about 78 miles; MACON, GA; FT enrollment: 2,557)
  • CENTRAL GEORGIA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 78 miles; MACON, GA; FT enrollment: 2,383)
  • FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 80 miles; FT VALLEY, GA; FT enrollment: 2,233)
  • ARMSTRONG ATLANTIC STATE UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; SAVANNAH, GA; FT enrollment: 3,945)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • Brewton-Parker College is located in Mt. Vernon. A four year, liberal arts college. Privately owned by the Georgia Baptist Convention. added by ulysses775

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Notable location: Montgomery County Courthouse (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemetery: McKinnon Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Court: Montgomery County Magistrate Court (Railroad Avenue).

 

Average household size:
This city:  2.6 people
Georgia:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  65.6%
Whole state:  70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  4.4%
Whole state:  4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  23.5%
Whole state:  13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  9.7%
Whole state:  6.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Mount Vernon, GA


People in group quarters in Mount Vernon
  • 270 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 6 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 4 people in unknown juvenile institutions


Mount Vernon compared to Georgia state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Mount Vernon (2009 data):
  • Mount Vernon Bank: at 101 Railroad Avenue, branch established on 1901-01-24. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $101.5 mil, Deposits: $88.4 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Heart Of Georgia Bancshares, Inc.



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2004 Presidential Election results in Montgomery County Georgia:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (69%)
  • Utility gas (15%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
  • Wood (1%)


Religion statistics for Mount Vernon

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Presbyterian Church (USA)Other religions
Adherents65.7%17.9%13.0%2.0%1.5%
Congregations44.4%29.6%11.1%7.4%7.4%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 1$2,332$27,9841$1,000
Other Government Administration 1$4,166$49,9920$0
Police Protection - Officers 5$13,166$31,5980$0
Fire - Other 0$0 1$108
Streets and Highways 3$10,906$43,6240$0
Solid Waste Management 0$0 1$1,040
Parks and Recreation 0$0 2$3,244
Totals for Government 10$30,570$36,6845$5,392



Mount Vernon government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $81,000
    All Other: $10,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $116,000
    Central Staff Services: $114,000
    Solid Waste Management: $109,000
    Water Utilities: $97,000
    Sewerage: $65,000
    General - Other: $36,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $4,000
    Libraries: $1,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $138,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $790,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $770,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $20,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $101,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $17,000
    Rents: $4,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $28,000
    Police Protection: $18,000
    Central Staff: $17,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,520,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $122,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $294,000
  • Tax - Other Selective Sales: $76,000
    Public Utilities: $74,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $39,000
    NEC: $17,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $242,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $38,000

9.35% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,975 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.35%
Georgia average:  10.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Toombs County, GA  2.72% ($27,386 average AGI)
from Wheeler County, GA  0.54% ($26,929)
from Laurens County, GA  0.43% ($27,818)


8.28% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,896 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.28%
Georgia average:  9.55%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Toombs County, GA  3.34% ($23,024 average AGI)
to Wheeler County, GA  0.51% ($31,231)


Strongest AM radio stations in Mount Vernon:
  • WVOP (970 AM; 5 kW; VIDALIA, GA; Owner: VIDALIA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WUFE (1260 AM; daytime; 5 kW; BAXLEY, GA; Owner: SOUTH GEORGIA BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WMLT (1330 AM; 5 kW; DUBLIN, GA; Owner: STATE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WBBT (1340 AM; 1 kW; LYONS, GA; Owner: T.C.B. BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WFVR (910 AM; 50 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WUFF (710 AM; daytime; 3 kW; EASTMAN, GA; Owner: FARNELL O'QUINN)
  • WDMG (860 AM; 5 kW; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
  • WNNG (1350 AM; 15 kW; WARNER ROBINS, GA; Owner: CHASE BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Mount Vernon:
  • WGPH (91.5 FM; VIDALIA, GA; Owner: AUGUSTA RADIO FELLOWSHIP INSTITUTE,)
  • WYUM (101.7 FM; MOUNT VERNON, GA; Owner: VIDALIA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WTCQ (97.7 FM; VIDALIA, GA; Owner: VIDALIA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WBYZ (94.5 FM; BAXLEY, GA; Owner: SOUTH GEORGIA BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WLYU (100.9 FM; LYONS, GA; Owner: T.C.B. BROADCASTING INC)
  • WQZY (95.9 FM; DUBLIN, GA; Owner: STATE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WKTM (106.1 FM; SOPERTON, GA; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
  • WOKA-FM (106.7 FM; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: COFFEE COUNTY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WELT (98.1 FM; SWAINSBORO, GA; Owner: LACOM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WDCO-FM (89.7 FM; COCHRAN, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • WYSC (102.7 FM; MCRAE, GA; Owner: CINECOM BROASCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
  • WMCG (104.9 FM; MILAN, GA; Owner: TEL-DODGE BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WVOH-FM (93.5 FM; HAZLEHURST, GA; Owner: JEFF DAVIS BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WMOC (88.7 FM; LUMBER CITY, GA; Owner: FULL GOSPEL CHURCH OF GOD WRITTEN)

TV broadcast stations around Mount Vernon:
  • WPHJ-CA (Channel 46; VIDALIA, GA; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY, L.P.)
  • WGSA (Channel 34; BAXLEY, GA; Owner: SOUTHERN TV CORPORATION)
  • WDCO-TV (Channel 29; COCHRAN, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • W56DU (Channel 56; HAZLEHURST, GA; Owner: JEFF DAVIS BROADCASTERS, INC.)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 0 meters
Total costs: $70,000
Total average daily traffic: 1,790
Total future (year 2026) average daily traffic: 2,685

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2
  • Sheila Smith, Tower Rd N Side Of Rr W Of Hwy 221 N Of Town, Type: Tower, Structure height: 121.9 m, Overall height: 121.9 m
    Registrant: Comcast Corporation, One Comcast Center, Philadelphia, PA 19103-2838, Phone: (215) 286-7454, Email:
  • Sarah L Berry, Off Of Thompson Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 99.1 m
    Registrant: Diamond Communications LLC, 245 Regency Ct., Suite 101, Brookfield, WI 53045, Phone: (262) 649-4429, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3
  • Hwy 280 5 1/2 Mi E, Call Sign: KIG322, Licensee ID: L00011952
    Assigned Frequencies : 151.400 MHz, 159.360 MHz, 159.390 MHz
    Grant Date: 07/29/2003, Expiration Date: 08/12/2013
    Registrant: State Of Georgia, 200 Piedmont Ave 1704 West, Atlanta, GA 30334-9010, Phone: (478) 751-3494, Fax: (478) 751-3465, Email:
  • On Ga Hwy 107 1.5 Mi S, Call Sign: KEC750, Licensee ID: L00011952
    Assigned Frequencies : 154.905 MHz, 154.935 MHz
    Grant Date: 12/04/2001, Expiration Date: 01/10/2012
    Registrant: State Of Georgia, 254 Washington St Sw, Ground Floor, Atlanta, GA 30334-8400, Phone: (404) 656-2042, Fax: (404) 657-0320, Email:
  • Int Of Fulton & Broad, Call Sign: WYG941
    Assigned Frequencies : 451.225 MHz, 456.125 MHz, 456.225 MHz, 456.475 MHz
    Grant Date: 11/04/1996, Expiration Date: 11/04/2001, Cancelation Date: 04/14/2002
    Registrant: Mcdermott, Will & Emery, 600 13th Street, Nw, Washington, DC 20005-3096, Phone: (202) 756-8281, Fax: (202) 756-8087, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1
  • Call Sign: KF4JYX, Previous Call Sign:
    Grant Date: 05/29/1996, Expiration Date: 05/29/2006, Cancelation Date: 05/30/2008
    Registrant: Rabun G Way Jr, 233 N Gladys St, Mount Vernon, GA 30445


FAA Registered Aircrafts: 3
  • Aircraft: BEECH V35B (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 150 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 1852L , Serial Number: D-9887, Year manufactured: 1976, Airworthiness Date: 05/10/1976
    Registrant (Individual): Levi C Gilder, 352 E Broad St, Mount Vernon, GA 30445
  • Aircraft: MOONEY M20F (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 127 mph), Engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C (200 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 961JK , Serial Number: 22-1400, Year manufactured: 1976, Airworthiness Date: 05/19/1976
    Registrant (Individual): James M Dunn, Po Box 565, Mount Vernon, GA 30445
  • Aircraft: CESSNA A188B (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 108 mph), Engine: Reciprocating
    N-Number: 731JH , Serial Number: 18802928T, Airworthiness Date: 04/19/1977
    Registrant (Individual): Levi C Gilder, 352 E Broad St, Mount Vernon, GA 30445
    Deregistered: Cancel Date: 12/29/2008, Exported to: Argentina

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