Mount Vernon, Oregon

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Population in July 2008: 493. Population change since 2000: -17.1%

Males: 234	(47.6%)
Females: 259	(52.4%)

Median resident age:	37.8 years
Oregon median age:	36.3 years

Zip codes: 97865.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $39,875 (it was $31,635 in 2000)

Mount Vernon:	$39,875
Oregon:	$48,730

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $16,325

Mount Vernon:	$16,325
Oregon:	$25,501

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $106,352 (it was $58,000 in 2000)

Mount Vernon:	$106,352
Oregon:	$257,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $125,687; Detached houses: $136,280; Mobile homes: $62,727; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000

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Races in Mount Vernon:

White Non-Hispanic (92.9%)
American Indian (3.7%)
Two or more races (3.7%)
Hispanic (2.2%)

2008 cost of living index in Mount Vernon: 80.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (11.4%), English (9.7%), Irish (6.9%), United States (5.5%), Scottish (5.4%), Swedish (5.0%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 2871 feet

Land area: 0.69 square miles.

Population density: 709 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Mount Vernon

High school or higher: 81.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
Unemployed: 11.6%
Mean travel time to work: 17.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mount Vernon city

Never married: 19.7%
Now married: 52.9%
Separated: 1.6%
Widowed: 10.1%
Divorced: 15.7%

10 residents are foreign born

This city:	1.7%
Oregon:	8.5%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in early 2007.

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

Mount Vernon:	1.4% ($829)
Oregon:	1.2% ($1,687)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Bend, OR (111.6 miles , pop. 52,029).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Northwest Clackamas, OR (184.6 miles , pop. 224,220).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (715.7 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: John Day, OR (2.8 miles ), Canyon City, OR (2.9 miles ), Prairie City, OR (4.5 miles ), Long Creek, OR (4.5 miles ), Seneca, OR (4.6 miles ), Dayville, OR (4.6 miles) , Monument, OR (5.6 miles) , Greenhorn, OR (6.0 miles) .

Latitude: 44.42 N, Longitude: 119.11 W

Area code: 541

Mount Vernon household income distribution

Population change in the 1990s: +30 (+5.3%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (22%)
Wood products (19%)
Educational services (8%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Construction (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Food and beverage stores (14%)
Accommodation and food services (14%)
Social assistance (8%)
Educational services (8%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
Health care (6%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Woodworkers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Cashiers (8%)
Child care workers (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)

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Average climate in Mount Vernon, Oregon

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Mount Vernon-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Oregon state average. It is 86% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/30/2000 at 19:10:23, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MD, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 73.3 miles away from Mount Vernon center
On 3/22/1997 at 06:05:34, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MD, Depth: 0.8 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 71.0 miles away from the city center
On 2/1/2000 at 00:11:07, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 MD) earthquake occurred 72.5 miles away from the city center
On 3/23/1997 at 04:39:51, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 MD, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 71.6 miles away from Mount Vernon center
On 1/30/2000 at 20:46:07, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 MD, Depth: 5.0 mi) earthquake occurred 72.0 miles away from the city center
On 10/17/1993 at 01:51:02, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 MD, 3.1 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 32.2 miles away from Mount Vernon center
Magnitude types: duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Mount Vernon:

BLUE MOUNTAIN HOSPITAL DISTRICT (about 9 miles; JOHN DAY, OR)
HARNEY DISTRICT HOSPITAL (about 58 miles; BURNS, OR)
PIONEER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 68 miles; HEPPNER, OR)

Political contributions by individuals in Mount Vernon, OR

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mount Vernon:

EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY (about 81 miles; LA GRANDE, OR; Full-time enrollment: 2,192)
CENTRAL OREGON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 108 miles; BEND, OR; FT enrollment: 2,274)
WALLA WALLA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 120 miles; WALLA WALLA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,812)
COLUMBIA BASIN COLLEGE (about 139 miles; PASCO, WA; FT enrollment: 3,529)
BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 158 miles; BOISE, ID; FT enrollment: 12,033)
YAKIMA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 169 miles; YAKIMA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,906)
LEWIS-CLARK STATE COLLEGE (about 172 miles; LEWISTON, ID; FT enrollment: 2,213)

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Creeks: Ingle Creek (A), Beech Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Mount Vernon Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotel: Blue Mountain Lodge Motel (150 West Main Street).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Mount Vernon and their reported violations in the past:

MOUNT VERNON, CITY OF (Population served: 600, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

OCCT Installation/Demonstration - Between JAN-2000 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (JAN-31-2000)

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and MAR-11-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAR-11-2002)

CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-01-2000 and OCT-12-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-12-2000)

3 routine major monitoring violations

2 minor monitoring violations

66 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:

This city:	2.4 people
Oregon:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	65.7%
Whole state:	65.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	5.6%
Whole state:	6.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	13.8%
Whole state:	11.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	5.7%
Whole state:	5.0%

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

Mount Vernon compared to Oregon state average:

Unemployed percentage above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Mount Vernon mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Grant County Oregon:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (42%) Wood (32%) Electricity (16%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)

Religion statistics for Mount Vernon

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Church of the Nazarene	Conservative Baptist Association of America	Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Adherents	34.4%	17.0%	12.0%	7.6%	7.2%
Congregations	16.0%	8.0%	4.0%	8.0%	12.0%

Name	Assemblies of God	United Methodist Church	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Episcopal Church	Other religions
Adherents	4.6%	4.3%	3.5%	2.5%	6.7%
Congregations	8.0%	8.0%	4.0%	4.0%	28.0%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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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
Other Government Administration	0	$0		1	$2,678
Firefighters	0	$0		9	$2,922
Streets and Highways	0	$0		1	$1,278
Sewerage	0	$0		1	$2,448
Water Supply	1	$4,092	$49,104	1	$1,010
Totals for Government	1	$4,092	$49,104	13	$10,336

Mount Vernon government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $52,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $51,000
Sewerage: $45,000

Water Utilities: $35,000

Financial Administration: $34,000

Fire Protection: $15,000
General - Interest on Debt: $8,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $86,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $920,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $160,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $144,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $909,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $16,000
Water Utilities: $11,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $13,000
Interest Earnings: $3,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $280,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $87,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $25,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $50,000
All Other: $13,000
Tax - Property: $63,000
Public Utilities: $10,000

NEC: $1,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $167,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $39,000

7.73% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,990 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.73%
Oregon average:	8.89%

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 Deschutes County, OR	0.75% ($38,474 average AGI)
from Malheur County, OR	0.48% ($31,500)
from Umatilla County, OR	0.40% ($38,900)

8.89% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,925 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.89%
Oregon average:	7.91%

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 Deschutes County, OR	0.67% ($34,588 average AGI)
to Union County, OR	0.55% ($28,714)
to Baker County, OR	0.51% ($22,308)

Strongest AM radio stations in Mount Vernon:

KJDY (1400 AM; 1 kW; JOHN DAY, OR; Owner: BLUE MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KWEI (1260 AM; 50 kW; WEISER, ID; Owner: TREASURE VALLEY BROADCASTING CO.)
KBOI (670 AM; 50 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KPOJ (620 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KXL (750 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
KPAM (860 AM; 50 kW; TROUTDALE, OR; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-OREGON, INC.)
KTBI (810 AM; daytime; 50 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: TACOMA BROADCASTERS, INCORPORATED)
KOTK (1080 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - PORTLAND RADIO, L.L.C.)
KEX (1190 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KPNW (1120 AM; 50 kW; EUGENE, OR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KKSN (1520 AM; 50 kW; OREGON CITY, OR; Owner: ENTERCOM PORTLAND LICENSE, LLC)
KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
KBND (1110 AM; 13 kW; BEND, OR; Owner: COMBINED COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Mount Vernon:

KJDY-FM (94.5 FM; CANYON CITY, OR; Owner: BLUE MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
KGNR (91.9 FM; JOHN DAY, OR; Owner: LIFE BROADCASTING, INC.)
K218BA (91.5 FM; JOHN DAY, OR; Owner: OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING)

TV broadcast stations around Mount Vernon:

K02PK (Channel 2; JOHN DAY, OR; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
K26FQ (Channel 26; JOHN DAY, OR; Owner: OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 2 meters (7ft)
Total average daily traffic: 2,400
Total average daily truck traffic: 744
Total future (year 2026) average daily traffic: 3,600

FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1

Aldrich Mountain, Call Sign: KNLN366
Assigned Frequencies : 459.275 MHz, 152.600 MHz
Grant Date: 05/24/2005, Expiration Date: 06/06/2015
Registrant: Western Radio Services Co., 4350 North Fairfax Dr., 3900, Bend, OR 97709, Phone: (541) 389-5286, Fax: (541) 389-9856, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2

Call Sign: W7ZQB, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00109248
Grant Date: 03/16/2005, Expiration Date: 03/31/2015, Certifier: Jack C Mc Kenna
Registrant: Jack C Mc Kenna, Box 267, Mount Vernon, OR 97865
Call Sign: KD7SLY, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00561330
Grant Date: 08/21/2002, Expiration Date: 08/21/2012, Certifier: Floyd E Rasmussen
Registrant: Floyd E Rasmussen, Mount Vernon, OR 97865

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2

Aircraft: CESSNA U206G (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 132 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 12AW , Serial Number: U20604688, Year manufactured: 1978, Airworthiness Date: 02/17/1979
Registrant (Co-Owned): Don B Miller, Po Box 403, Mount Vernon, OR 97865, Other Owners: Sharon L Miller
Aircraft: CESSNA 170B (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR C145 SERIES (145 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 2744D , Serial Number: 25286, Year manufactured: 1952, Airworthiness Date: 01/08/1957
Registrant (Individual): Robert W Griffith, Po Box 585, Mount Vernon, OR 97865

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 2

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