Lexington, Ohio
West Main Street in downtown Lexington in 2007.
Location of Lexington, Ohio
Coordinates: 40°40′51″N 82°35′13″W / 40.68083, -82.58694
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Richland
Government
- Mayor	Eugene R. Parkison
Area
- Total	3.7 sq mi (9.5 km²)
- Land	3.7 sq mi (9.5 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation [1]	1,217 ft (371 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	4,165
- Density	1,134.7/sq mi (438.1/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	44904
Area code(s)	419
FIPS code	39-42994[2]
GNIS feature ID	1064992[1]
Website: http://www.lexingtonohio.us/

Lexington Municipal Building

Lexington is a village in Richland County in the U.S. state of Ohio. It is part of the Mansfield, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 4,165 at the 2000 census.

The Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course is located just outside of Lexington in Troy Township. This venue hosted an annual round of the CART series from 1990 to 2003.

History

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Lexington was founded by Amariah Watson, Jr. in 1814, a land speculator who had purchased wide lands locally in order to sell to other settlers. During the 1800s, Lexington had many taverns, hotels, and grist mills — most of which at one time or another burned to the ground. In the 19th century, leading members of the community were William Cockley Thad and Martin Kell, Les Griebling, Erwin Castor, Sgt. Patrick Gass, and Jacob Cook. The first road constructed through town was what is now State Route 97, and the second was what is now Lexington-Ontario Road. (From Robert A. Carter's - Tales Of The Old Timers, The History of Lexington)

Geography

Lexington is located at 40°40′51″N, 82°35′13″W (40.680857, -82.586937)^[3], along the Clear Fork of the Mohican River.^[4]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.7 square miles (9.5 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 4,165 people, 1,626 households, and 1,230 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,134.7 people per square mile (438.2/km²). There were 1,686 housing units at an average density of 459.3/sq mi (177.4/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.17% White, 1.20% African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.72% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.43% from other races, and 0.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.89% of the population.

There were 1,626 households out of which 38.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.3% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.3% were non-families. 21.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the village the population was spread out with 28.1% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 92.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $48,028, and the median income for a family was $57,313. Males had a median income of $47,857 versus $24,954 for females. The per capita income for the village was $23,800. About 1.5% of families and 2.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.9% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over.

Notable natives and residents

• John Peter Altgeld, a governor of Illinois
• Jamie Feick, basketball player

Public Safety

Law Enforcement - Lexington Police Department
Fire & EMS - Troy Township Fire Department

References

1. ^ ^{a b} US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
2. ^ ^{a b} American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
3. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
4. ^ DeLorme (1991). Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-233-1.

External links

• Lexington's official website

• Lexington, Ohio is at coordinates 40°40′51″N 82°35′13″W / 40.680857, -82.586937 (Lexington, Ohio)Coordinates: 40°40′51″N 82°35′13″W / 40.680857, -82.586937 (Lexington, Ohio)

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County seat: Mansfield
Cities	Crestline | Mansfield | Ontario | Shelby
Villages	Bellville | Butler | Lexington | Lucas | Plymouth | Shiloh
Townships	Blooming Grove | Butler | Cass | Franklin | Jackson | Jefferson | Madison | Mifflin | Monroe | Perry | Plymouth | Sandusky | Sharon | Springfield | Troy | Washington | Weller | Worthington
Other localities	Newville | Olivesburg | Winchester