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Notable locations in Mount Vernon: Hillcrest Country Club (A), Mount Vernon (B), Russell D Cole Library (C), Rorem Residence Hall (D), Rood House Residence Hall (E), Law Hall (F), Wade House (G), Alumni Hall (H), Old Sem (I), Richard and Norma Small Life Sports Center (J), Old Residence Hall (K), Armstrong Hall of Fine Arts (L), Harlan House (M), Presidents House (N), Baldwin House (O), Norton Geology Center and Anderson Museum (P), International Center (Q), Pfeifer Residence (R), Pauley Residence Hall (S), Maintenance Building (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Mount Vernon include: Seeds of Faith Lutheran Church (A), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (B), Allee Chapel (C), Saint Paul's Lutheran Church (D), First Presbyterian Church (E), Saint John's Catholic Church (F), King Chapel (G), Community Bible Church (H), United Methodist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Mount Vernon Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lake: Ink Pond (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Mount Vernon include: Ash Park (1), Soccer and Intramural Fields (2), Davis Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Mount Vernon Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attractions: Allies Foods Limited (Amusement & Theme Parks; 121 1st Street West), Deep Cover Wild Life Productions (Tours & Charters; 369 Recreation Lane).
Hotel: Sleep Inn - Inn & Suites (310 Virgil Avenue).
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Mount Vernon and their reported violations in the past:
PALISADES KEPLER - PARK OFFICE (Address: 700 KEPLER DR, Population served: 308, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-07-1999), St Public Notif requested (OCT-07-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-08-1999), St Public Notif received (NOV-03-1999), St Compliance achieved (OCT-09-2000)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (SEP-17-1999), St Public Notif requested (SEP-17-1999), St Public Notif received (SEP-28-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-08-1999)
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
PALISADES KEPLER STATE PARK - LODGE (Address: 700 KEPLER DR, Population served: 208, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
HIDE-A-WAY MANOR (Address: 528 WOLFE LANE NE, Population served: 82, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
MOUNT VERNON COMMUNITY BIBLE CHURCH (Address: 940 W MOUNT VERNON RD, Population served: 43, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Check/Repeat/Confirmation - Between OCT-2002 and NOV-2002, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (DEC-18-2002), St Public Notif requested (DEC-18-2002), St Compliance achieved (DEC-27-2002)
- 8 routine major monitoring violations
- One regular monitoring violation
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: |  5.5% | | Whole state: |  9.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 2.4% | | Whole state: | 3.8% |
Mount Vernon compared to Iowa state average:
- Median age significantly below state average.
- Number of rooms per house above state average.
- Number of college students above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.
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Banks with branches in Mount Vernon (2007 data):
- Mount Vernon Bank and Trust Company: Mount Vernon Bank And Trust Company at 206 First Street West, branch established on 1884-01-01; Drive-In Branch at 116 Third Avenue South, branch established on 1981-02-20. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $68.7 mil, Deposits: $57.9 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Mount Vernon Bancorp
- Hills Bank and Trust Company: Mount Vernon Branch at 720 First Avenue, branch established on 1998-02-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,550.6 mil, Deposits: $1,108.4 mil, headquarters in Hills, IA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 14 total offices, Holding Company: Hills Bancorporation
- Bridge Community Bank: at 302 Highway 1 South, branch established on 1903-09-08. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $51.6 mil, Deposits: $47.0 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Bridge Community Bank Esop
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Sewerage |
3 | $6,981 | $27,924 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
1 | $2,176 | $26,112 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
1 | $2,267 | $27,204 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
2 | $5,210 | $31,260 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
6 | $17,457 | $34,914 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 10 | $12,602 |
| Water Supply |
2 | $3,888 | $23,328 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
15 | $37,979 | $30,383 | 10 | $12,602 |
Mount Vernon government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $284,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $312,000
Solid Waste Management: $254,000
Parks & Recreation: $78,000
All Other: $12,000
- Construction - Sewerage: $315,000
Regular Highways: $131,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $357,000
Solid Waste Management: $287,000
Sewerage: $260,000
Regular Highways: $241,000
Water Utilities: $237,000
General - Other: $214,000
Parks & Recreation: $171,000
Central Staff Services: $53,000
Libraries: $30,000
Fire Protection: $23,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $23,000
General Public Buildings: $13,000
Health Services - Other: $7,000
Financial Administration: $1,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $230,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $580,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $4,815,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $3,600,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $860,000
Water Utilities: $495,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $355,000
Water Utilities: $85,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $150,000
Interest Earnings: $60,000
Rents: $10,000
Property Sale Other: $7,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $59,000
Fire Protection: $44,000
Sewerage: $41,000
Parks & Recreation: $33,000
Police Protection: $26,000
Solid Waste Management: $6,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,826,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $341,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $240,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $288,000
General Support: $59,000
All Other: $6,000
- Tax - Property: $1,422,000
Total General Sales: $95,000
NEC: $31,000
Public Utilities: $30,000
Other Selective Sales: $5,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $757,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $30,000
5.73% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($40,941 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.73% | | Iowa average: | 6.30% |
0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($317 average AGI)| Linn County: | 0.08% | | Iowa average: | 0.10% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.22% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($41,441 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.22% | | Iowa average: | 6.47% |
0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($397 average AGI)| Linn County: | 0.04% | | Iowa average: | 0.03% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Mount Vernon:
- WMT (600 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KCRG (1600 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CEDAR RAPIDS TELEVISION CO.)
- KCJJ (1630 AM; 10 kW; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: RIVER CITY RADIO, INC.)
- KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WSUI (910 AM; 5 kW; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA)
- KMJM (1360 AM; 1 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KXIC (800 AM; 1 kW; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KMRY (1450 AM; 1 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: SELLERS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KKHQ (950 AM; 5 kW; OELWEIN, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Mount Vernon:
- KRNL-FM (89.7 FM; MOUNT VERNON, IA; Owner: CORNELL COLLEGE)
- KSUI (91.7 FM; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA)
- KDAT (104.5 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KKRQ (100.7 FM; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KZIA (102.9 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: KZIA, INC.)
- KHAK (98.1 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KUNI (90.9 FM; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA)
- WMT-FM (96.5 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KFMW (107.9 FM; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KCCK-FM (88.3 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- KRNA (94.1 FM; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KOEL-FM (92.3 FM; OELWEIN, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KBEA-FM (99.7 FM; MUSCATINE, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- K295AC (106.9 FM; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
TV broadcast stations around Mount Vernon:
- KWKB (Channel 20; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: KM TELEVISION OF IOWA, L.L.C.)
- KIIN (Channel 12; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
- KFXA (Channel 28; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: SECOND GENERATION OF IOWA, LTD.)
- KGAN (Channel 2; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: KGAN LICENSEE, LLC)
- KCRG-TV (Channel 9; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CEDAR RAPIDS TELEVISION CO.)
- KWWL (Channel 7; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
- KRIN (Channel 32; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
- K17ET (Channel 17; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- KCDE-LP (Channel 67; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KCDR-LP (Channel 55; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KHHH-LP (Channel 57; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KRUB-LP (Channel 65; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- K64DG (Channel 64; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: R B SHELDAHL)
- KPXR (Channel 48; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- K16EL (Channel 66; DAVENPORT, IA; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
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