Mount Vernon, Arkansas

About Mount Vernon

Mount Vernon is a tiny community in central Arkansas with an estimated population of 147.

Mount Vernon holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 1.01 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 146 residents per square mile.

📰 Mount Vernon News Today

• You Won’t Want to Miss the Viking Festival in Arkansas This February onlyinyourstate.com · Aug 18
• Arkansas Renaissance Festival 2026: Knights and Jousting Return to Mount Vernon Nomad Lawyer · Aug 14
• Norma Jane Reynolds Obituary (2026) - Mt. Vernon, AR - A Natural State Funeral Service & Crematory Legacy obituary · Aug 11
• Mount Vernon Airport to host finish of 2026 Air Race Classic kbsi23.com · Jun 5
• Mount Vernon, AR Weather Radar WeatherBug · Sep 12

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Mount Vernon Unique

• One of 16 places in the US named Mount Vernon — but the Arkansas one has a character all its own.
• Part of the fabric of Arkansas — one of 625 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

🏫 Schools in Mount Vernon

• MT. VERNON/ENOLA HIGH SCHOOL

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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