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HISTORY Jasper Gates and Joseph Dwelley first settled on the banks of the Skagit River , where the City of Mount Vernon now lies, in 1870. Later on, Harrison Clothier came to the community to teach school and got into business with a former student, E.G. English. They were later recoginized at the city's founders. Mount Vernon was officially incorporated on July 5 , 1893 . NOTABLE LOCALS
GEOGRAPHY Mount Vernon is located at 48°25'12" North, 122°19'34" West (48.420137, -122.325980). According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 29.4 Km&2 (11.4 Mi&2 ). 28.8 km&2 (11.1 mi&2) of it is land and 0.7 km&2 (0.3 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 2.29% water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 26,232 people, 9,276 households, and 6,205 families residing in the city. The Population Density was 911.6/km&2 (2,360.6/mi&2). There were 9,686 housing units at an average density of 336.6/km&2 (871.6/mi&2). The racial makeup of the city was 75.44% White , 0.73% African American , 1.02% Native American , 2.58% Asian , 0.15% Pacific Islander , 17.13% from Other Races , and 2.95% from two or more races. 25.12% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 9,276 households out of which 36.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.3% were Married Couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.1% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.32. In the city the population was spread out with 29.0% under the age of 18, 11.9% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 17.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.9 males. The median income for a household in the city was $37,999, and the median income for a family was $44,772. Males had a median income of $33,724 versus $27,244 for females. The Per Capita Income for the city was $17,041. 15.9% of the population and 10.8% of families were below the Poverty Line . 18.9% of those under the age of 18 and 7.1% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. EXTERNAL LINKS Mount Vernon is famous for it's annual Tulip Festival.
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