Mount Vernon is a city in, and the

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of, Montgomery County,

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, United States. The population was 1,900 at the 2020 census, down from 2,451 in

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. It is home to

Brewton–Parker College Brewton–Parker College is a private Baptist college in Mount Vernon, Georgia, United States. Brewton–Parker was founded in 1904 and is affiliated with the Georgia Baptist Convention.Turner, Ann C."Brewton-Parker College"New Georgia Enc ...

History

Mount Vernon was founded in 1797. It became the county seat in 1813, replacing the plantation of Arthur Lott. It was incorporated as a town in 1872 and as a city in 1960. The city is named after

Mount Vernon Mount Vernon is the former residence and plantation of George Washington, a Founding Father, commander of the Continental Army in the Revolutionary War, and the first president of the United States, and his wife, Martha. An American landmar ...

, the estate of George Washington.

Geography

Mount Vernon is located on the west side of Montgomery County at (32.181403, -82.593759). It sits on high ground east of the

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, which forms the Wheeler County line. It is bordered to the east by Ailey. U.S. Routes

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and 280 intersect just north of the center of town. US 221 leads north to Soperton and south to Hazlehurst, while US 280 leads east to Vidalia and west to McRae–Helena. According to the

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, Mount Vernon has a total area of , of which , or 0.76%, are water.

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,990 people, 841 households, and 554 families residing in the city.

Education

College

is a private, Christian, coeducational college whose main campus is located in Mount Vernon.

Primary and secondary education

The Montgomery County School District holds grades pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of one elementary school, a middle school, and a high school. The district has 83 full-time teachers and over 1,294 students. * Montgomery County High School * Montgomery County Middle School * Montgomery County Elementary School Montgomery County High School didn't have an integrated prom until 2010. The school received national attention in the ''

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'' for unofficially sponsoring separate,

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s for white and black students. It is one of 178 school districts in the United States with an open, active desegregation order.Southern Rites documentary; HBO; 2015.
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Media

* WYUM, 101.7 FM Radio

Infrastructure

Transportation

;Highways * * * *

Notable people

* John Britton, third baseman in the

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and the

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ese

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* Theodore Johnson, member of the

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* Roquan Smith, linebacker for the

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References

External links

* {{authority control Cities in Georgia (U.S. state) Cities in Montgomery County, Georgia County seats in Georgia (U.S. state) Vidalia, Georgia, micropolitan area