Vernon is a village in Marion County,

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. The population was 129 at the 2010 census.

History

The village was established in 1872 by the

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. The community is named for one of the railway's auditors, William Vernon. Vernon is the birthplace of

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, an artist at Walt Disney Studios.

Geography

Vernon is located at (38.802001, -89.088301). According to the 2010 census, Vernon has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 178 people, 77 households, and 46 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 83 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 98.31%

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, 0.56% Native American, and 1.12% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.69% of the population. There were 77 households, out of which 18.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.8% were

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living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.0% were non-families. 35.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 3.00. In the village, the population was spread out, with 21.9% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 117.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.8 males. The median income for a household in the village was $21,667, and the median income for a family was $24,583. Males had a median income of $30,625 versus $16,250 for females. The

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for the village was $9,686. About 17.9% of families and 27.4% of the population were below the

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, including 21.6% of those under the age of eighteen and 17.4% of those 65 or over.

Economy

The

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is located between Patoka and Vernon. It is an "oil hub" that connects many oil pipelines, similar to the much larger oil tank farm near

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. Some of the pipelines that connect to this oil tank farm are

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