Lexington, South Carolina

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Lexington is a town in Lexington County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 9,793 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Lexington County^GR6. A special 2005 census showed that the town has 14,329, an increase of 46% since the 2000 census making it the second-largest municipality in the Columbia MSA. The city will receive the Columbia Inferno ECHL franchise which will move from Columbia, South Carolina.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Notable Residents
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Lexington is located at 33°58′52″N, 81°13′51″W (33.980975, -81.230839)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 14.9 km² (5.8 mi²). 14.7 km² (5.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (1.73%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 9,793 people, 3,644 households, and 2,558 families residing in the town. The population density was 665.7/km² (1,724.4/mi²). There were 4,025 housing units at an average density of 273.6/km² (708.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 83.88% White, 12.48% African American, 0.18% Native American, 2.05% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.67% from other races, and 0.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.91% of the population.

There were 3,644 households out of which 40.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.9% were married couples living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.8% were non-families. 24.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the town the population was spread out with 27.1% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 39.6% from 25 to 44, 18.3% from 45 to 64, and 7.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 97.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $53,865, and the median income for a family was $65,694. Males had a median income of $44,883 versus $29,020 for females. The per capita income for the town was $23,416. About 5.2% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.3% of those under age 18 and 14.5% of those age 65 or over.