Straddling the Kokosing River in North Central Ohio, Mount Vernon is the seat of government for Knox County. It is a picturesque small city of between 15,000 & 20,000 residents in a county of approximately 60,000 to 65,000.
The patchwork of plains (more to the West) and increasingly rolling hills (more to the the East & Southeast) reveal that during a time prehistoric, this area was near the leading edge of the last glacier to visit Ohio.
Founded in 1805, Mount Vernon is either the biggest small town or the smallest big town in Ohio. Either way, it offers many of the advantages of larger towns and cities, while keeping the quaint and friendly atmosphere of a smaller town or village.