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Notable location: Kentucky Music Hall of Fame and Museum (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Mount Vernon: Rose Hill Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Elmwood Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Creek: Little Renfro Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attractions: Kentucky Music Hall of Fame & Museum (2590 Richmond Street), I-75 Speedway Inc (Arcades & Amusements; 1495 Cove Branch Rd).
Hotels: Days Inn Mt Vernon Renfro Vly (1630 Richmond Street), Kastle Inn Motel (I-75 US 25 Exit 59), Super 8 Mount Vernon KY (US 25 And I 75 Exit 59), Econo Lodge Renfro Valley (1375 Richmond Street).
Courts: Kentucky State - Mt Vernon- Administrative Office Of Courts- Family C (205 East Main Street), Rockcastle County - Court Clerk (Court House), Supreme Court (101 Rock Castle Co Jud Centre).
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Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: |  33.8% | | Whole state: |  15.8% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 10.4% | | Whole state: | 6.6% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Mount Vernon, KY
People in group quarters in Mount Vernon
- 90 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 72 people in nursing homes
- 4 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Mount Vernon compared to Kentucky state average:
- Median household income significantly below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage above state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- House age below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Mount Vernon (2009 data):
- PBK BANK, INC.: Mount Vernon Office Branch at 810 West Main St, branch established on 2006-11-06. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $115.4 mil, Deposits: $99.8 mil, headquarters in Stanford, KY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Community Bancshares, Inc.
- Citizens Bank: at 435 U.S Highway 150 West, branch established on 1904-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $128.5 mil, Deposits: $101.1 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Rockcastle Bancorp, Inc.
- Peoples Bank and Trust Company of Madison County: Mt. Vernon Branch at 350 Richmond Street, branch established on 2001-08-13. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $387.1 mil, Deposits: $314.5 mil, headquarters in Berea, KY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 11 total offices, Holding Company: Whitaker Bank Corporation Of Kentucky
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Rockcastle County Kentucky:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Electricity (66%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (20%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%)
- Utility gas (2%)
- Coal or coke (1%)
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Religion statistics for Mount Vernon
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Churches of Christ | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 76.3% | 12.5% | 4.5% | 3.0% | 3.7% |
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| Congregations | 52.4% | 14.3% | 16.7% | 7.1% | 9.5% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
25 | $59,501 | $28,560 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
8 | $18,874 | $28,311 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $3,631 | $43,572 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
3 | $6,405 | $25,620 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
8 | $19,860 | $29,790 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
5 | $10,729 | $25,750 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
50 | $119,000 | $28,560 | 0 | $0 |
Mount Vernon government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $422,000
Parks & Recreation: $5,000
All Other: $2,000
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $885,000
Police Protection: $331,000
Sewerage: $298,000
Central Staff Services: $120,000
Financial Administration: $85,000
Fire Protection: $11,000
Parks & Recreation: $9,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $27,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $5,258,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $599,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $5,046,000
Other, NEC: $540,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $212,000
Other, NEC: $59,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $55,000
Interest Earnings: $51,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $17,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $900,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,065,000
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $40,000
- Tax - Individual Income: $185,000
Property: $142,000
NEC: $82,000
Public Utilities: $59,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $922,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $188,000
4.65% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,214 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.65% | | Kentucky average: | 6.98% |
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:
4.82% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($22,259 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.82% | | Kentucky average: | 6.74% |
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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Mount Vernon:
- WRVK (1460 AM; 1 kW; MOUNT VERNON, KY; Owner: SAYLOR BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
- WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WGWM (980 AM; 1 kW; LONDON, KY; Owner: WGWM BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WKDP (1330 AM; 5 kW; CORBIN, KY; Owner: EUBANKS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WKLB (1290 AM; 5 kW; MANCHESTER, KY; Owner: BARKER BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WEKC (710 AM; daytime; 4 kW; WILLIAMSBURG, KY; Owner: GERALD PARKS)
- WVLK (590 AM; 5 kW; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WLAP (630 AM; 5 kW; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
- WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WMTC (730 AM; 5 kW; VANCLEVE, KY; Owner: THE KENTUCKY MOUNTAIN HOLINESS ASSN.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Mount Vernon:
- WLFX (106.7 FM; BEREA, KY; Owner: WALLINGFORD COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WYGE (92.3 FM; LONDON, KY; Owner: ETHEL HUFF BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WLLK (93.9 FM; BURNSIDE, KY; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WCYO (100.7 FM; IRVINE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY RIVER BROADCASTING CO.)
- WTHL (90.5 FM; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: SOMERSET EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING FOUNDATION)
- WSEK (97.1 FM; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WTBK (105.7 FM; MANCHESTER, KY; Owner: MANCHESTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WXKY-FM (96.3 FM; STANFORD, KY; Owner: LINCOLN-GARRARD BROADCASTING CO.,INC)
- WKDP-FM (99.5 FM; CORBIN, KY; Owner: EUBANKS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WEKU (88.9 FM; RICHMOND, KY; Owner: EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)
- WWEL (103.9 FM; LONDON, KY; Owner: F.T.G. BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WWAG (107.9 FM; MCKEE, KY; Owner: DANDY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WRNZ (105.1 FM; LANCASTER, KY; Owner: HOMETOWN BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, INC.)
- W277AA (103.3 FM; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)
TV broadcast stations around Mount Vernon:
- WBLU-LP (Channel 62; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: SANDRA B. POWLEY)
- WDKY-TV (Channel 56; DANVILLE, KY; Owner: WDKY LICENSEE, LLC)
- WKSO-TV (Channel 29; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
- WLJC-TV (Channel 65; BEATTYVILLE, KY; Owner: HOUR OF HARVEST, INC.)
- WKLE (Channel 46; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
- WOBZ-LP (Channel 9; EAST BERNSTADT, ETC., KY; Owner: ANDREA JOY KESLER)
- WLEX-TV (Channel 18; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: WLEX COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)
Mount Vernon, Kentucky:
- Fatal accident count: 16
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 22
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 5
- Fatalities: 17
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 54
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 3
Kentucky average:
- Fatal accident count: 72
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 112
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 20
- Fatalities: 78
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 190
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 7
See more detailed statistics of Mount Vernon fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 6- Richard J Byrne, Rockcastle County -- Lv54xc716-C, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 77.4 m
Registrant: Towerco Assets LLC, 5000 Valleystone Drive, Suite 200, Cary, NC 27519, Phone: (919) 469-5559, Email:
- Jerri L Janjua, Wellhope School Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 86.9 m, Overall height: 94.5 m
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:
- Matthew J Wallack, 55 Tanglewood Drive, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 79.2 m
- STANLEY C THOMPSON, 35 Mi E Of Davl Off Us 150, Type: Tower, Structure height: 100.8 m, Overall height: 100.8 m
Registrant: Bellsouth Telecommunications Incorporated, 22j64 Bsc 675 West Peachtree St, Ne, Atlanta, GA 30375, Phone: (404) 927-2692, Email:
- N Of Us 27 1.1 Km E, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 82.3 m, , Licensee ID: L00008055
Registrant: Kentucky Utilities Company, One Quality St, Lexington, KY 40507, Phone: (606) 367-5725, Email:
- William F Hays, Doan Ridge Lookout Tower, Type: Tower, Structure height: 79.9 m, Overall height: 84.7 m, , Licensee ID: L00001846
Registrant: Kentucky, Commonwealth Of Dba , 100 Minuteman Pky Building 101, Frankfort, KY 40601, Phone: (502) 564-5397, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 11 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Mount Vernon, KY)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 6- STATION, Big Hill S Side Of Burnt Ridge Rd .09 Mi W Of Us 421, Overall height: 6.1 m, Call Sign: WNTU266
Assigned Frequencies : 6685.00 MHz
Grant Date: 01/31/1994, Expiration Date: 01/31/1999
Registrant: Phone: (606) 624-4787 - Various Locations, Overall height: 6.1 m, Call Sign: WPNL684
Assigned Frequencies : 956.343 MHz
Grant Date: 01/08/2003, Expiration Date: 03/20/2013
Registrant: Keller And Heckman LLP, 1001 G Street Nw Suite 500 W, Washington, DC 20001, Phone: (202) 434-4130, Fax: (202) 434-4646, Email:
- MOUNT VERNON, N Of Us 27 1.1 Km E, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 82.3 m, Call Sign: WPRR364
Assigned Frequencies : 6815.00 MHz, 6835.00 MHz
Grant Date: 12/21/2000, Expiration Date: 12/21/2010, Certifier: John R Mccall
Registrant: Keller And Heckman LLP, 1001 G Street Nw Suite 500 West, Washington, DC 20001, Phone: (202) 434-4130, Fax: (202) 434-4646, Email:
- 11-10DOANRDG, Doan Ridge Lookout Tower, Type: Tower, Structure height: 79.9 m, Overall height: 84.7 m, Call Sign: WQHC209
Assigned Frequencies : 6546.25 MHz
Grant Date: 06/25/2007, Expiration Date: 06/25/2017, Certifier: William F Hays
Registrant: Kentucky Emergency Warning System, 85 State Police Road, London, KY 40741, Phone: (502) 564-5397, Fax: (502) 564-6726, Email:
- STATION, 0.1 Mi N Of Hwy Ky 25 0.7 Mi E Of, Overall height: 76.2 m, Call Sign: KIQ81
Assigned Frequencies : 6815.00 MHz, 6835.00 MHz
Grant Date: 11/05/1996, Expiration Date: 02/01/2000, Cancelation Date: 05/07/2000
Registrant: Phone: (606) 255-1461 - STATION, Freedom School Rd 3/4 Mi From Us 150 E Of, Overall height: 84.7 m, Call Sign: WEE469
Assigned Frequencies : 2141.20 MHz
Grant Date: 11/04/1999, Expiration Date: 10/13/2009
Registrant: Kentucky Emergency Warning System, 85 State Police Road, London, KY 40741, Phone: (502) 564-5397, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Mount Vernon)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1- Aircraft: , Engine: Reciprocating
N-Number: 373UY , Serial Number: 001
Registrant (Individual): Virgil R Young, 7891 Climax Rd, Mount Vernon, KY 40456
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