Lexington, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Lexington, Ohio
settlement_type = Village
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image_caption = West Main Street in downtown Lexington in 2007.


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map_caption = Location of Lexington, Ohio


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Ohio
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Richland

government_footnotes =
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leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Eugene R. Parkison
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unit_pref = Imperial
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area_total_km2 = 9.5
area_land_km2 = 9.5
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 3.7
area_land_sq_mi = 3.7
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 4165
population_density_km2 = 438.1
population_density_sq_mi = 1134.7

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 371
elevation_ft = 1217
latd = 40 |latm = 40 |lats = 51 |latNS = N
longd = 82 |longm = 35 |longs = 13 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 44904
area_code = 419
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 39-42994GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 1064992GR|3
website = http://www.lexingtonohio.us/
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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, and is scheduled to host the IndyCar Series from 2007 through 2009.

History

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 coor dms|40|40|51|N|82|35|13|W|city (40.680857, -82.586937)GR|1, along the Clear Fork of the Mohican River. [DeLorme (1991). "Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer". Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-233-1.]

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 censusGR|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

External links

* [http://www.lexingtonohio.us Lexington's official website]