Mount Vernon, Oregon
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Mount Vernon is a city in Grant County
Grant County, Oregon
Grant County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is included in the 8 county definition of Eastern Oregon. In 2010, its population was 7,445. It is named for President Ulysses S. Grant, who served as an army officer in the Oregon Territory, and at the time of the county's creation...

, Oregon
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, United States
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. The population was 595 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census
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of 2000, there were 595 people, 248 households, and 162 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
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 was 856.1 people per square mile (332.9/km²). There were 270 housing units at an average density of 388.5 per square mile (151.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.29% White, 0.17% African American, 1.85% Native American, and 3.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.18% of the population.

There were 248 households out of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.6% were married couples
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 living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.3% were non-families. 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the city the population was spread out with 28.2% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 90.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,635, and the median income for a family was $32,083. Males had a median income of $33,611 versus $17,292 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the city was $13,241. About 13.7% of families and 13.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.5% of those under age 18 and 3.1% of those age 65 or over.

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