Mount Vernon, Alabama
Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Mount Vernon is a town in Mobile County, Alabama, United States. It is part of the Mobile metropolitan area. It incorporated in 1959.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> At the 2020 census the population was 1,354.<ref name="Census 2020"/>
Geography
[edit]Mount Vernon is located in the northeast corner of Mobile County at Template:Coord (31.093170, -88.011209).<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> U.S. Route 43 passes through the town to the west of its center. US 43 leads south Template:Convert to Mobile and north Template:Convert to Jackson.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert, or 2.02%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2021"/> Cedar Creek, an east-flowing tributary of the Mobile River, passes through the southernmost part of the town. The Mobile River itself is Template:Convert to the east, with access from State Landing Road off Old Military Road.
Demographics
[edit]2020 census
[edit]| Race | Num. | Perc. |
|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 286 | 21.12% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 1,004 | 74.15% |
| Native American | 21 | 1.55% |
| Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.07% |
| Other/Mixed | 33 | 2.44% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 | 0.66% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,354 people, 457 households, and 336 families residing in the town.
2010 census
[edit]At the 2010 census there were 1,574 people, 556 households, and 399 families in the town. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 667 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the town was 73.6% Black or African American, 23.4% White, 1.7% Native American, 0.1% from other races, and 1.1% from two or more races. 0.7% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.<ref name="2010 census">Template:Cite web</ref> Of the 556 households 26.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.5% were married couples living together, 21.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.2% were non-families. 25.4% of households were one person and 10.2% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.31.
The age distribution was 23.9% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 19.9% from 25 to 44, 32.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% 65 or older. The median age was 42.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.9 males.
The median household income was $34,722 and the median family income was $46,111. Males had a median income of $41,250 versus $23,625 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,790. About 2.7% of families and 26.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.7% of those under age 18 and 18.9% of those age 65 or over.
2000 census
[edit]At the 2000 census there were 844 people, 333 households, and 228 families in the town. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 395 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the town was 45.38% White, 52.96% Black or African American, 0.95% Native American, 0.24% from other races, and 0.47% from two or more races. 0.12% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.<ref name="GR2">Template:Cite web</ref> Of the 333 households 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.8% were married couples living together, 14.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.5% were non-families. 30.0% of households were one person and 16.2% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.19.
The age distribution was 26.2% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% 65 or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.1 males.
The median household income was $29,861 and the median family income was $36,786. Males had a median income of $30,347 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,551. About 19.8% of families and 22.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 32.9% of those under age 18 and 21.1% of those age 65 or over.
Education
[edit]The city is served by the Mobile County Public School System. Elementary and middle schoolers go to North Mobile County K-8 near Axis CDP.<ref name=Idowu>Template:Cite web</ref> High schoolers go on to Citronelle High School in Citronelle.<ref>"Citronelle High School Attendance Zone Template:Webarchive." Mobile County Public School System. Retrieved on November 27, 2018.</ref><ref>"2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Mount Vernon town, AL." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on November 28, 2018.</ref>
The city's sole public school was the E.T.Belsaw/Mt. Vernon School, which covered grades Kindergarten through 8.<ref>"Schools." Town of Mount Vernon. Retrieved on July 29, 2016.</ref><ref>A copy of the school's attendance boundary, as the file "Belsaw Mt. Vernon.pdf", is available from the Mobile County Public School System Student Support Services Department. This file was previously available online (see "Elementary Attendance Zone Maps(A-I)" "Belsaw Mt Vernon" but the link is broken)</ref> In 2006 it had 321 students.<ref name=Idowu/><ref name=Devoe>Template:Cite web</ref> From 2010 to 2016 several extracurricular programs at the school were discontinued. It had 98 students in 2016. Gwendolyn Pugh, Mount Vernon Town Councilor, stated that the enrollment drop was due to the extracurricular programs being removed.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The county board voted to close the school in 2016.<ref name=Devoe/>
Historic areas in and around Mt. Vernon
[edit]Mount Vernon was home to a historic psychiatric hospital, Searcy Hospital, formerly the site of the Mount Vernon Arsenal. The hospital closed in 2012.
A land marker used for surveying land known as "Ellicott's Stone" lies Template:Convert south of the town to the east of US 43.
Notable people
[edit]- John Kimbrough, former National Football League wide receiver
- William Trent Rossell, Chief of Engineers of the US Army Corps of Engineers in 1913 and former Engineer Commissioner of the District of Columbia<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Gallery
[edit]Photographs taken in Mount Vernon as part of the Historic American Buildings Survey:
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Cooper-Beasley House
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L. B. Curry House
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Indian Schoolhouse
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Nelias Fall House
References
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