Lexington, Ohio

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Lexington is a village in Richland County, Ohio, United States. 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.

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[edit] Geography

Location of Lexington, Ohio

Lexington is located at 40°40′51″N, 82°35′13″W (40.680857, -82.586937)GR1, along the Clear Fork of the Mohican River.[1]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 9.5 km² (3.7 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 4,165 people, 1,626 households, and 1,230 families residing in the village. The population density was 438.2/km² (1,134.7/mi²). There were 1,686 housing units at an average density of 177.4/km² (459.3/mi²). 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.

[edit] Notable natives and residents

[edit] Public Safety

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

[edit] References

  1. ^ DeLorme (1991). Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-233-1.

[edit] External links

Richland County, Ohio
Mansfield, county seat
Municipalities

Bellville | Butler | Crestline | Lexington | Lucas | Mansfield | Ontario | Plymouth | Shelby | Shiloh
Townships

Blooming Grove | Butler | Cass | Franklin | Jackson | Jefferson | Madison | Mifflin | Monroe | Perry | Plymouth | Sandusky | Sharon | Springfield | Troy | Washington | Weller | Worthington
Former towns

Newville | Winchester
Other localities

Olivesburg
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