South Mount Vernon, Ohio

Census-designated place in Ohio, United States

40°22′52″N 82°29′57″W / 40.38111°N 82.49917°W / 40.38111; -82.49917CountryUnited StatesStateOhioCountyKnoxTownship ClintonArea

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• Total0.51 sq mi (1.31 km²) • Land0.51 sq mi (1.31 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)Elevation

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1,017 ft (310 m)Population

(2020)

• Total714 • Density1,413.86/sq mi (545.57/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP Code

43050 (Mount Vernon)

Area code(s)740/220FIPS code39-73530GNIS feature ID2806994^[2]

South Mount Vernon is a census-designated place (CDP) in Knox County, Ohio, United States, adjacent to the city of Mount Vernon. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.^[2]

The CDP is west of the center of Knox County, in Clinton Township. It is bordered to the north, east, and south by the city of Mount Vernon. It is bordered to the southeast by Dry Creek, a northeast-flowing tributary of the Kokosing River, part of the Walhonding River and subsequently Muskingum River watersheds leading to the Ohio River.

U.S. Route 36 (Harcourt Road) runs through the west side of the community, leading north and east into Mount Vernon, and southwest 22 miles (35 km) to Sunbury.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	714		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

References

^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: South Mount Vernon, Ohio
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.