Mount Vernon, South Dakota Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 477. Estimated population in July 2024: 461 (-3.4% change)
Males: 238 (49.9%), Females: 239 (50.1%)
Davison County
Zip code: 57363
Demographics
Median resident age: 34.9 years
Median household income: $36,806
Median house value: $34,600
Population by Race
Races in Mount Vernon:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
- Hispanic (1.7%)
- Other race (1.7%)
Ancestries: German (49.5%), Norwegian (17.8%), Dutch (10.3%), English (8.8%), Irish (7.1%), Czech (3.1%).
Elevation: 1411 feet
Land area: 0.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Mount Vernon
- High school or higher: 81.7%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
- Unemployed: 1.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.0 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Mount Vernon city
- Never married: 15.3%
- Now married: 68.9%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 5.8%
- Divorced: 10.0%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +108 (+29.3%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Mount Vernon:
- AVERA QUEEN OF PEACE (about 16 miles; MITCHELL, SD)
- DOUGLAS COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-CAH (about 29 miles; ARMOUR, SD)
- AVERA ST BENEDICT HEALTH CENTER (about 31 miles; PARKSTON, SD)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mount Vernon:
- HURON REGIONAL (about 47 miles; HURON, SD; Abbreviation: HON)
- CHAN GURNEY MUNI (about 82 miles; YANKTON, SD; Abbreviation: YKN)
- JOE FOSS FIELD (about 107 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Abbreviation: FSD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Mount Vernon:
- MITCHELL MUNI (about 17 miles; MITCHELL, SD; Abbreviation: MHE)
- CORSICA MUNI (about 21 miles; CORSICA, SD; Abbreviation: D65)
- PARKSTON MUNI (about 32 miles; PARKSTON, SD; Abbreviation: 8V3)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mount Vernon:
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 110 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
- SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 112 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
- NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 122 miles; ABERDEEN, SD; Full-time enrollment: 2,356)
- NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 132 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
- WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 134 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
- WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 164 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
- SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 180 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
Schools
Public high school in Mount Vernon:
- MT VERNON HI SCH (Students: 101; Location: 500 N MAIN; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Mount Vernon:
- MT VERNON ELEM (Students: 94; Location: 500 N MAIN; Grades: KG – 04)
- MT VERNON MIDDLE SCH (Students: 79; Location: 500 N MAIN; Grades: 05 – 08)