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class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AA_%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%86%D9%88%D9%86%D8%8C_%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%88" title="مونت ورنون، اوهایو – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="مونت ورنون، اوهایو" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Vernon_(Ohio)" title="Mount Vernon (Ohio) – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Mount Vernon (Ohio)" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Vernon_(Ohio)" title="Mount Vernon (Ohio) – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Mount Vernon (Ohio)" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Vernon_(kapital_sa_kondado_sa_Tinipong_Bansa,_Ohio)" title="Mount Vernon (kapital sa kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, Ohio) – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Mount Vernon (kapital sa kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, Ohio)" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Vernon,_Ohio" title="Mount Vernon, Ohio – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Mount Vernon, Ohio" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Vernon_(Ohio)" title="Mount Vernon (Ohio) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Mount Vernon (Ohio)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Vernon_(Ohio)" title="Mount Vernon (Ohio) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Mount Vernon (Ohio)" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Vernon_(Ohio)" title="Mount Vernon (Ohio) – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Mount Vernon (Ohio)" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%88%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AA_%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%86%D9%88%D9%86%D8%8C_%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%88" title="موونت ورنون، اوهایو – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="موونت ورنون، اوهایو" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Vernon_(Ohio)" title="Mount Vernon (Ohio) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Mount Vernon (Ohio)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-glk mw-list-item"><a href="https://glk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A3%D8%A4%D9%86%D8%AA_%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%86%D9%86_(%D8%A7%D8%A4%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%A4)" title="مأؤنت ورنن (اؤهایؤ) – Gilaki" lang="glk" hreflang="glk" data-title="مأؤنت ورنن (اؤهایؤ)" data-language-autonym="گیلکی" data-language-local-name="Gilaki" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>گیلکی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Vernon_(Ohio)" title="Mount Vernon (Ohio) – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Mount Vernon (Ohio)" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%83%D0%BD%D1%82_%D0%92%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%BD_(%D0%9E%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BE)" title="Маунт Вернон (Огайо) – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Маунт Вернон (Огайо)" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ht mw-list-item"><a href="https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Vernon,_Ohio" title="Mount Vernon, Ohio – Haitian Creole" lang="ht" hreflang="ht" data-title="Mount Vernon, Ohio" data-language-autonym="Kreyòl ayisyen" data-language-local-name="Haitian Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kreyòl ayisyen</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%83%D0%BD%D1%82_%D0%92%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%BD_(%D0%9E%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BE)" title="Маунт Вернон (Огайо) – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Маунт Вернон (Огайо)" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кыргызча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lld mw-list-item"><a href="https://lld.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Vernon_(Ohio)" title="Mount Vernon (Ohio) – Ladin" lang="lld" hreflang="lld" data-title="Mount Vernon (Ohio)" data-language-autonym="Ladin" data-language-local-name="Ladin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ladin</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Vernon_(Ohio)" title="Mount Vernon (Ohio) – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Mount Vernon (Ohio)" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Vernon,_Ohio" title="Mount Vernon, Ohio – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Mount Vernon, Ohio" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AA_%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%86%D9%88%D9%86_(%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%B3,_%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%88)" title="ماونت فرنون (ناقس, اوهايو) – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="ماونت فرنون (ناقس, اوهايو)" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Vernon_(Ohio)" title="Mount Vernon (Ohio) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Mount Vernon (Ohio)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%83%D0%BD%D1%82-%D0%92%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%BD_(%D0%9E%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BE)" title="Маунт-Вернон (Огайо) – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="Маунт-Вернон (Огайо)" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" data-language-local-name="Chechen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Нохчийн</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Vernon_(Ohio)" title="Mount Vernon (Ohio) – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Mount Vernon (Ohio)" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Vernon_(Ohio)" title="Mount Vernon (Ohio) – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Mount Vernon (Ohio)" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Vernon_(Ohio)" title="Mount Vernon (Ohio) – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Mount Vernon (Ohio)" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Vernon,_Ohio" title="Mount Vernon, Ohio – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Mount Vernon, Ohio" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%83%D0%BD%D1%82_%D0%92%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%BD_(%D0%9E%D1%85%D0%B0%D1%98%D0%BE)" title="Маунт Вернон (Охајо) – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Маунт Вернон (Охајо)" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Vernon,_Ohio" title="Mount Vernon, Ohio – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Mount Vernon, Ohio" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Vernon,_Ohio" title="Mount Vernon, Ohio – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Mount Vernon, Ohio" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tt mw-list-item"><a href="https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%83%D0%BD%D1%82-%D0%92%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%BD_(%D0%9E%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BE)" title="Маунт-Вернон (Огайо) – Tatar" lang="tt" hreflang="tt" data-title="Маунт-Вернон (Огайо)" data-language-autonym="Татарча / tatarça" data-language-local-name="Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Татарча / tatarça</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Vernon,_Ohio" title="Mount Vernon, Ohio – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Mount Vernon, Ohio" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%83%D0%BD%D1%82-%D0%92%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%BD_(%D0%9E%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BE)" title="Маунт-Вернон (Огайо) – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Маунт-Вернон (Огайо)" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ur mw-list-item"><a href="https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%A4%D9%86%D9%B9_%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%86%D9%86%D8%8C_%D8%A7%D9%88%DB%81%D8%A7%D8%A6%DB%8C%D9%88" title="ماؤنٹ ورنن، اوہائیو – Urdu" lang="ur" hreflang="ur" data-title="ماؤنٹ ورنن، اوہائیو" data-language-autonym="اردو" data-language-local-name="Urdu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>اردو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Vernon,_Ohio" title="Mount Vernon, Ohio – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="Mount Vernon, Ohio" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tiếng Việt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vo mw-list-item"><a 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States</span></div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Mount_Vernon,_Ohio&params=40_23_00_N_82_29_00_W_region:US_type:city"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">40°23′00″N</span> <span class="longitude">82°29′00″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">40.38333°N 82.48333°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">40.38333; -82.48333</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states" title="List of sovereign states">Country</a></th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">State</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_counties_in_Ohio" title="List of counties in Ohio">County</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Knox_County,_Ohio" title="Knox County, Ohio">Knox</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-TigerWebMapServer_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TigerWebMapServer-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">9.91 sq mi (25.68 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Land</th><td class="infobox-data">9.73 sq mi (25.20 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Water</th><td class="infobox-data">0.18 sq mi (0.48 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-gnis_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gnis-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th><td class="infobox-data">974 ft (297 m)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(<a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2020 United States Census">2020</a>)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">16,956</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">1,742.65/sq mi (672.82/km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC-5" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC-5">UTC-5</a> (<a href="/wiki/North_American_Eastern_Time_Zone" class="mw-redirect" title="North American Eastern Time Zone">Eastern (EST)</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"> • Summer (<a href="/wiki/Daylight_saving_time" title="Daylight saving time">DST</a>)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC-4" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC-4">UTC-4</a> (EDT)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/ZIP_code" class="mw-redirect" title="ZIP code">ZIP code</a></th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">43050</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Telephone_numbering_plan" title="Telephone numbering plan">Area code</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Area_code_740" class="mw-redirect" title="Area code 740">740</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Federal_Information_Processing_Standard" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal Information Processing Standard">FIPS code</a></th><td class="infobox-data">39-53102<sup id="cite_ref-GR2_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR2-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geographic_Names_Information_System" title="Geographic Names Information System">GNIS</a> feature ID</th><td class="infobox-data">1086410<sup id="cite_ref-gnis_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gnis-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.mountvernonohio.org/">mountvernonohio.org</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Mount Vernon</b> is a city in and the <a href="/wiki/County_seat" title="County seat">county seat</a> of <a href="/wiki/Knox_County,_Ohio" title="Knox County, Ohio">Knox County, Ohio</a>, United States, along the <a href="/wiki/Kokosing_River" title="Kokosing River">Kokosing River</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-GR6_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR6-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is located 40 miles (64 km) northeast of <a href="/wiki/Columbus,_Ohio" title="Columbus, Ohio">Columbus</a>. The population was 16,956 at the <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020 census</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mount_Vernon,_Ohio&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The community was <a href="/wiki/Plat" title="Plat">platted</a> in 1805, and named after <a href="/wiki/Mount_Vernon_(plantation)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mount Vernon (plantation)">Mount Vernon</a>, the estate owned by <a href="/wiki/George_Washington" title="George Washington">George Washington</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In May 1953, the telephone exchange for the entire city was destroyed by fire, disrupting calls for months.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In January 1959, a severe flood caused 500 homes to be evacuated and caused $5 million in damage.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Historic_sites">Historic sites</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mount_Vernon,_Ohio&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Historic sites"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Woodward Opera House, the oldest opera theater of its kind in the United States, is located downtown. The theater, after many years of renovation and restoration, has been transformed into a local cultural and performing-arts center. </p><p>The Knox County Historical Society, with a building and extensive exhibits, makes its headquarters on Harcourt Road in Mount Vernon. Exhibits feature information about <a href="/wiki/Dan_Emmett" title="Dan Emmett">Daniel Decatur Emmett</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paul_Lynde" title="Paul Lynde">Paul Lynde</a>, The Cooper Company and other subjects. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mount_Vernon,_Ohio&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kokosing_River_Mount_Vernon_Ohio.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Kokosing_River_Mount_Vernon_Ohio.jpg/220px-Kokosing_River_Mount_Vernon_Ohio.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Kokosing_River_Mount_Vernon_Ohio.jpg/330px-Kokosing_River_Mount_Vernon_Ohio.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Kokosing_River_Mount_Vernon_Ohio.jpg/440px-Kokosing_River_Mount_Vernon_Ohio.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2856" data-file-height="2142" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Kokosing_River" title="Kokosing River">Kokosing River</a> in Mount Vernon in 2006</figcaption></figure> <p>According to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Census_Bureau" title="United States Census Bureau">United States Census Bureau</a>, the city has a total area of 9.60 square miles (24.86 km<sup>2</sup>), of which 9.41 square miles (24.37 km<sup>2</sup>) is land and 0.19 square miles (0.49 km<sup>2</sup>) is water.<sup id="cite_ref-Gazetteer_files_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gazetteer_files-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The city lies in the Glaciated Allegheny Plateau and is surrounded by rolling hills and valleys. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Kokosing_River" title="Kokosing River">Kokosing River</a> and <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_36" title="U.S. Route 36">U.S. Route 36</a> pass through the city. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mount_Vernon,_Ohio&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224496135">.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop{border-spacing:1px;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0.3em;font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop caption{background-color:lavender;color:black;padding-right:0.2em;padding-left:0.2em;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid 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scope="col">Census</th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr></th><th scope="col"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1152813436">.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="sr-only">Note</span></th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Percent change">%±</abbr></th></tr> <tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1810_United_States_census" title="1810 United States census">1810</a></th><td>314</td><td></td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1820_United_States_census" title="1820 United States census">1820</a></th><td>403</td><td></td><td>28.3%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1830_United_States_census" title="1830 United States census">1830</a></th><td>1,021</td><td></td><td>153.3%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1840_United_States_census" title="1840 United States census">1840</a></th><td>2,363</td><td></td><td>131.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1850_United_States_census" title="1850 United States census">1850</a></th><td>3,711</td><td></td><td>57.0%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1860_United_States_census" title="1860 United States census">1860</a></th><td>4,202</td><td></td><td>13.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1870_United_States_census" title="1870 United States census">1870</a></th><td>4,876</td><td></td><td>16.0%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1880_United_States_census" title="1880 United States census">1880</a></th><td>5,249</td><td></td><td>7.6%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1890_United_States_census" title="1890 United States census">1890</a></th><td>6,027</td><td></td><td>14.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_census" title="1900 United States census">1900</a></th><td>6,638</td><td></td><td>10.1%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1910_United_States_census" title="1910 United States census">1910</a></th><td>9,087</td><td></td><td>36.9%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_census" title="1920 United States census">1920</a></th><td>9,237</td><td></td><td>1.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1930_United_States_census" title="1930 United States census">1930</a></th><td>9,370</td><td></td><td>1.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_census" title="1940 United States census">1940</a></th><td>10,122</td><td></td><td>8.0%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1950_United_States_census" title="1950 United States census">1950</a></th><td>12,185</td><td></td><td>20.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_census" title="1960 United States census">1960</a></th><td>13,284</td><td></td><td>9.0%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1970_United_States_census" title="1970 United States census">1970</a></th><td>13,373</td><td></td><td>0.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_census" title="1980 United States census">1980</a></th><td>14,362</td><td></td><td>7.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1990_United_States_census" title="1990 United States census">1990</a></th><td>14,550</td><td></td><td>1.3%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_census" title="2000 United States census">2000</a></th><td>15,256</td><td></td><td>4.9%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_census" title="2010 United States census">2010</a></th><td>16,990</td><td></td><td>11.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a></th><td>16,956</td><td></td><td>−0.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">2021 (est.)</th><td class="us-census-pop-estimate">16,894</td><td></td><td>−0.4%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="us-census-pop-footnote">Sources:<sup id="cite_ref-GR2_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR2-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Census1960_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Census1960-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Census1990_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Census1990-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2010_census">2010 census</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mount_Vernon,_Ohio&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 2010 census"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As of the <a href="/wiki/Census" title="Census">census</a><sup id="cite_ref-wwwcensusgov_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wwwcensusgov-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> of 2010, there were 16,990 people, 7,110 households, and 4,016 families living in the city. The <a href="/wiki/Population_density" title="Population density">population density</a> was 1,805.5 inhabitants per square mile (697.1/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 7,836 housing units at an average density of 832.7 per square mile (321.5/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the city was 95.3% <a href="/wiki/White_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="White (U.S. Census)">White</a>, 1.1% <a href="/wiki/African_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="African American (U.S. Census)">African American</a>, 0.2% <a href="/wiki/Native_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Native American (U.S. Census)">Native American</a>, 1.1% <a href="/wiki/Asian_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Asian (U.S. Census)">Asian</a>, 0.7% from <a href="/wiki/Race_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (U.S. Census)">other races</a>, and 1.5% from two or more races. <a href="/wiki/Hispanic_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hispanic (U.S. Census)">Hispanic</a> or <a href="/wiki/Latino_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Latino (U.S. Census)">Latino</a> of any race were 1.8% of the population. </p><p>There were 7,110 households, of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.4% were <a href="/wiki/Marriage" title="Marriage">married couples</a> living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 43.5% were non-families. 38.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.88. </p><p>The median age in the city was 37.2 years. 21.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 13.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.2% were from 25 to 44; 24% were from 45 to 64; and 17.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.5% male and 53.5% female. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2000_census">2000 census</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mount_Vernon,_Ohio&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 2000 census"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As of the <a href="/wiki/Census" title="Census">census</a><sup id="cite_ref-GR2_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR2-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> of 2000, there were 15,256 people, 6,187 households, and 3,730 families living in the city. The population density was 1,710.4 inhabitants per square mile (660.4/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 6,713 housing units at an average density of 798.7 per square mile (308.4/km<sup>2</sup>). The "racial" makeup of the city was 96.66% <a href="/wiki/White_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="White (U.S. Census)">White</a>, 1.15% <a href="/wiki/African_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="African American (U.S. Census)">African American</a>, 0.31% <a href="/wiki/Native_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Native American (U.S. Census)">Native American</a>, 0.54% <a href="/wiki/Asian_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Asian (U.S. Census)">Asian</a>, 0.29% from <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">other races</a>, and 1.04% from two or more "races". <a href="/wiki/Hispanic_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hispanic (U.S. Census)">Hispanic</a> or <a href="/wiki/Latino_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Latino (U.S. Census)">Latino</a> of any "race" were 0.87% of the population. </p><p>There were 6,187 households, out of which 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.8% were <a href="/wiki/Marriage" title="Marriage">married couples</a> living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.7% were non-families. 34.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.88. </p><p>In the city the population was spread out, with 23.7% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.3 males. </p><p>The median income for a household in the city was $29,801, and the median income for a family was $38,217. Males had a median income of $31,900 versus $21,969 for females. The <a href="/wiki/Per_capita_income" title="Per capita income">per capita income</a> for the city was $16,471. About 12.7% of families and 15.6% of the population were below the <a href="/wiki/Poverty_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Poverty line">poverty line</a>, including 20.7% of those under age 18 and 9.2% of those age 65 or over. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economy">Economy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mount_Vernon,_Ohio&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Economy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Mount Vernon was the birthplace of <a href="/wiki/Cooper_Industries" title="Cooper Industries">Cooper Industries</a>. There is a large industrial complex in the western part of the city that manufactures and repairs products for the gas and oil power generation industries. It was acquired by <a href="/wiki/Rolls-Royce_North_America" title="Rolls-Royce North America">Rolls-Royce North America</a>, and in 2014 <a href="/wiki/Siemens" title="Siemens">Siemens</a> bought the Mount Vernon plant. Facing a declining market, Siemens announced major reductions in employment in October 2016<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and in 2018 announced their Mount Vernon facility would close by 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ariel Corporation, a major manufacturer<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> of reciprocating natural gas (and other gasses) compressors, is also located in Mount Vernon. Its history is tied to that of <a href="/wiki/Cooper_Industries" title="Cooper Industries">Cooper Industries</a> in that Jim Buchwald, one of the founders of Ariel, was a former engineer for Cooper Industries Mount Vernon. </p><p>Two universities in Mount Vernon and nearby <a href="/wiki/Gambier,_Ohio" title="Gambier, Ohio">Gambier, Ohio</a> provide hundreds of jobs to the local residents. Mount Vernon is home to <a href="/wiki/Mount_Vernon_Nazarene_University" title="Mount Vernon Nazarene University">Mount Vernon Nazarene University</a> and Gambier is home to <a href="/wiki/Kenyon_College" title="Kenyon College">Kenyon College</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mount_Vernon,_Ohio&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Colleges_and_universities">Colleges and universities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mount_Vernon,_Ohio&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Colleges and universities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kenyon_College" title="Kenyon College">Kenyon College</a> (located in nearby <a href="/wiki/Gambier,_Ohio" title="Gambier, Ohio">Gambier</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Vernon_Nazarene_University" title="Mount Vernon Nazarene University">Mount Vernon Nazarene University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Ohio_Technical_College" title="Central Ohio Technical College">Central Ohio Technical College</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="High_schools">High schools</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mount_Vernon,_Ohio&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: High schools"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Vernon_High_School_(Ohio)" title="Mount Vernon High School (Ohio)">Mount Vernon High School (Ohio)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Knox_County_Career_Center&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Knox County Career Center (page does not exist)">Knox County Career Center</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people">Notable people</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mount_Vernon,_Ohio&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Notable people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Appleseed" title="Johnny Appleseed">Johnny Appleseed</a> (John Chapman), pioneer and folkloric figure</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eldad_Cicero_Camp" title="Eldad Cicero Camp">Eldad Cicero Camp</a>, coal tycoon</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fred_Dailey" title="Fred Dailey">Fred Dailey</a>, State of Ohio Agriculture Director and US Congressional candidate</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wild_Men_of_Borneo" title="Wild Men of Borneo">Hiram and Barney Davis</a>, two dwarf brothers and side-show performers</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Columbus_Delano" title="Columbus Delano">Columbus Delano</a>, <a href="/wiki/Whig_Party_(United_States)" title="Whig Party (United States)">Whig</a> and <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> politician and lawyer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Emmett" title="Dan Emmett">Daniel Decatur Emmett</a>, composer of "<a href="/wiki/Dixie_(song)" title="Dixie (song)">Dixie</a>", Early Blackface performer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lansford_Hastings" title="Lansford Hastings">Lansford Hastings</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> <a href="/wiki/American_pioneer" title="American pioneer">pioneer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rob_Kelly_(American_football)" title="Rob Kelly (American football)">Rob Kelly</a>, NFL football player</li> <li>Archbishop <a href="/wiki/Jean-Baptiste_Lamy" title="Jean-Baptiste Lamy">Jean-Baptiste Lamy</a>, the first Archbishop of <a href="/wiki/Santa_Fe,_New_Mexico" title="Santa Fe, New Mexico">Santa Fe, New Mexico</a>, served as a missionary priest to Northern Ohio and established the Catholic church in the city.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Lynde" title="Paul Lynde">Paul Lynde</a>, comedian and actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Markley" title="Stephen Markley">Stephen Markley</a>, journalist and author</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_McLernon" title="Chris McLernon">Chris McLernon</a>, musician and actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_W._Morgan" title="George W. Morgan">George W. Morgan</a>, general and U.S. Congressman</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Juan_Manuel_Garc%C3%ADa_Passalacqua" title="Juan Manuel García Passalacqua">Juan Manuel García Passalacqua</a>, Puerto Rican politician and television personality</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ellamae_Simmons" title="Ellamae Simmons">Ellamae Simmons</a>, first African American woman to specialize in asthma, allergy, and immunology in the United States.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ralph_W._Sockman" class="mw-redirect" title="Ralph W. Sockman">Ralph W. Sockman</a>, clergyman, author, and radio speaker</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joan_Steinbrenner" title="Joan Steinbrenner">Joan Steinbrenner</a>, wife of <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> owner, <a href="/wiki/George_Steinbrenner" title="George Steinbrenner">George Steinbrenner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Stillwagon" title="Jim Stillwagon">Jim Stillwagon</a>, American football player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jesse_B._Thomas" title="Jesse B. Thomas">Jesse B. Thomas</a>, first senator of <a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a> and proposer of the <a href="/wiki/Missouri_Compromise" title="Missouri Compromise">Missouri Compromise</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jason_Wolfe_(racing_driver)" title="Jason Wolfe (racing driver)">Jason Wolfe</a>, racing driver</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mount_Vernon,_Ohio&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-TigerWebMapServer-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-TigerWebMapServer_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer">"ArcGIS REST Services Directory"</a>. 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<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Berlin_Township,_Knox_County,_Ohio" title="Berlin Township, Knox County, Ohio">Berlin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brown_Township,_Knox_County,_Ohio" title="Brown Township, Knox County, Ohio">Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Butler_Township,_Knox_County,_Ohio" title="Butler Township, Knox County, Ohio">Butler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clay_Township,_Knox_County,_Ohio" title="Clay Township, Knox County, Ohio">Clay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clinton_Township,_Knox_County,_Ohio" title="Clinton Township, Knox County, Ohio">Clinton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/College_Township,_Ohio" title="College Township, Ohio">College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harrison_Township,_Knox_County,_Ohio" title="Harrison Township, Knox County, Ohio">Harrison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hilliar_Township,_Knox_County,_Ohio" title="Hilliar Township, Knox County, Ohio">Hilliar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howard_Township,_Knox_County,_Ohio" title="Howard Township, Knox County, 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href="/wiki/Morris_Township,_Knox_County,_Ohio" title="Morris Township, Knox County, Ohio">Morris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pike_Township,_Knox_County,_Ohio" title="Pike Township, Knox County, Ohio">Pike</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pleasant_Township,_Knox_County,_Ohio" title="Pleasant Township, Knox County, Ohio">Pleasant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_Township,_Knox_County,_Ohio" title="Union Township, Knox County, Ohio">Union</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wayne_Township,_Knox_County,_Ohio" title="Wayne Township, Knox County, Ohio">Wayne</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Census-designated_place" title="Census-designated place">CDPs</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Apple_Valley,_Ohio" title="Apple Valley, Ohio">Apple Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bladensburg,_Ohio" title="Bladensburg, Ohio">Bladensburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howard,_Ohio" title="Howard, Ohio">Howard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Mount_Vernon,_Ohio" title="South Mount Vernon, Ohio">South Mount Vernon</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Unincorporated_area" title="Unincorporated area">Unincorporated<br />communities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Amity,_Knox_County,_Ohio" title="Amity, Knox County, Ohio">Amity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ankenytown,_Ohio" title="Ankenytown, Ohio">Ankenytown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Artanna,_Ohio" title="Artanna, Ohio">Artanna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangs,_Ohio" title="Bangs, Ohio">Bangs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Batemantown,_Ohio" title="Batemantown, Ohio">Batemantown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brandon,_Ohio" title="Brandon, 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Liberty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Liberty,_Ohio" title="North Liberty, Ohio">North Liberty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palmyra,_Knox_County,_Ohio" title="Palmyra, Knox County, Ohio">Palmyra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pipesville,_Ohio" title="Pipesville, Ohio">Pipesville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rich_Hill,_Ohio" title="Rich Hill, Ohio">Rich Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waterford,_Knox_County,_Ohio" title="Waterford, Knox County, Ohio">Waterford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zuck,_Ohio" title="Zuck, Ohio">Zuck</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Ghost_town" title="Ghost town">Ghost town</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rossville,_Knox_County,_Ohio" title="Rossville, Knox County, Ohio">Rossville</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" 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