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)