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Mount Vernon is the eighth most populous city in the state of New York. It is a predominantly African-American city in a majority Caucasian county. Northside Mount Vernon has a suburban presence with tree lined streets and close knit homes side by side while Southside Mount Vernon has a very urban feel, nearly mirroring its border with the New York City Borough, The Bronx. The city's downtown business district is also located on the city's southside, which features the City Hall, Office buildings, and other municipal establishments. Mount Vernon was named after the Virginia plantation where George Washington spent his final years, just as neighboring Wakefield was named after the plantation where he was born.

Mount Vernon has in recent years undergone a transition from a city of homes and mediocre businesses to a city of regional commerce. Between 2000 and 2006, the city of Mount Vernon's economy grew 20.5%, making it one of the fastest growing cities in the metropolitan area of New York. Mount Vernon is often considered a poster child for cities within the county for having such a large magnitude of diversity for a city of its size.

During the 1960s, Mount Vernon was a divided city on the brink of a "northern style" segegration. Many blacks from the South came to the north and settled in the city of Mount Vernon for better job opportunities and educational advancements. At the same time, many Caucasians from the Bronx and Manhattan looked to Mount Vernon as a new "bedroom community" due to rising crime in New York City (a "white flight" factor entailed as well). As a result, Mount Vernon became divided by the New Haven Line railroad tracks of the Metro North railroad into two parts north and south. The population of the "South Side" of the tracks became predominantly African American while the "North Side" of the tracks was largely white. At the height of this "segregation" in the 1970s August Petrillo was Mayor; when he died, Thomas E. Sharpe was elected Mayor. Upon Sharpe's death in 1984, Carmella Iaboni took office as "acting-Mayor" until Ronald Blackwood was elected. Mr. Blackwood was the first Afro-Caribbean mayor of the city (as well as of any city in New York State). In 1996, Ernest D. Davis was elected the mayor of Mount Vernon. He served in office until 2007. Clinton I. Young, Jr. became the city's mayor on January 1, 2008.

Mount Vernon Economy
Mount Vernon has a large commercial sector which boosts the city's economy, with industries such as manufacturing, electronics, engineering, and high tech mainly located in the Southside section of the city. The city is home to the headquarters of Zelco Industries Inc., Unitex, and Clickable Enterprises Inc., as well as Capri Album Inc. and Spl Integrated Solutions' northeast branch. Mount Vernon is also home to Columbus Construction Co., who helped at Ground Zero during the World Trade Center cleanup in lower Manhattan. Mount Vernon also has an established Empire Zone for commercial and industrial use located in the southern portion of the city which has attracted manufacturing companies and nationally recognized businesses for major retailers and companies such as:

Tiffany & Company
Closets By Design
Bergamo Fabrics
Beacon Adhesives
Window Modes
Esm/Bekins Movers
HalCraft USA
Granite Tops USA
WDF Greene
OWN Instruments
Furniture Restoration
Formasano
Century 21 Awnings
Travers & Company
Quality Ford (defunct)
Complete Plumbing & Heating
Megamat Laundromat

Economic development
Mount Vernon is served by two different commuter railroad lines (Metro North's Harlem Line traveling north, and the New Haven Line traveling east) with a total of three station stops (Mount Vernon West, and Fleetwood on the Harlem Line and Mount Vernon East on the New Haven Line). Fleetwood, the former A&P supermarket was renovated in 2010, and is now a CVS pharmacy.

Mount Vernon NY Area Information

Mount Vernon NY Community Characteristics and Facts

Total Crime Risk: 104.0 (100 = National Average)
Population: 73,261
Population Growth Since 2000: 7.14%
Annual Max Avg. Temperature: 61 F
Annual Min Avg. Temperature: 48 F
Male Median Age: 34.5 years
Female Median Age: 39.4 years
Median Household Income: $55,288
Highest Education Level Attained: High School 27.81%, Bachelors 15.97%, Grad School 10.86%

Community Demographics

Mount Vernon NY Demographics Summary

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2010 Population Growth and Population Statistics	Mount Vernon, NY		New York
Total Population	73,261		19,585,327
Square Miles	4.36		47,213.79
Population Density	16,809.00		414.80
Population Change Since 1990	8.09%		8.91%
Population Change Since 2000	7.14%		3.21%
Forecasted Population Change by 2014	4.50%		1.96%
Population Male	33,274	45.42%	9,512,242	48.57%
Population Female	39,987	54.58%	10,073,085	51.43%
Median Age	37.10		36.60

Mount Vernon NY Population Growth and Population Statistics

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2010 Weather Summary	Mount Vernon, NY	New York
Weather Index	90	29
Annual Maximum Avg. Temperature	61.0 °F	57.0 °F
Annual Minimum Avg. Temperature	48.0 °F	39.0 °F
Annual Avg. Temperature	54.3 °F	47.7 °F
Annual Heating Degree Days (Tot Degrees < 65)	4,910	6,762
Annual Cooling Degree Days (Tot Degrees > 65)	1,052	484
Percent of Possible Sunshine	55	51
Mean Sky Cover (Sunrise to Sunset - Out of 10)	6	7
Mean Number of Days Clear (Out of 365 Days)	95	65
Mean Number of Days Rain (Out of 365 Days)	118	150
Mean Number of Days Snow (Out of 365 Days)	7	21
Avg. Annual Precipitation (Total Inches)	42.00"	38.00"
Avg. Annual Snowfall (Total Inches)	25.00"	75.00"