New Lexington, Ohio

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New Lexington is a city in Perry County, Ohio, 21 miles (34 km) south by west of Zanesville. The population was 4,689 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Perry CountyGR6.

In 1900, 1,701 people lived in New Lexington, Ohio; in 1910, 2,559 lived here.

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[edit] Geography

Location of New Lexington, Ohio

New Lexington is located at 39°42′57″N, 82°12′38″W (39.715913, -82.210452)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.0 km² (2.3 mi²), all land.

[edit] Government

  • The current mayor of New Lexington, Ohio is Janine Conrad [1][2]

[edit] Demographics

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 4,689 people, 1,836 households, and 1,233 families residing in the city. The population density was 780.4/km² (2,017.1/mi²). There were 1,976 housing units at an average density of 328.9/km² (850.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.76% White, 0.17% African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.13% from other races, and 0.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.38% of the population.

There were 1,836 households out of which 35.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.5% were married couples living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families. 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the city the population was spread out with 28.1% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 91.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $28,406, and the median income for a family was $33,514. Males had a median income of $28,155 versus $21,039 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,127. About 16.4% of families and 17.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.0% of those under age 18 and 11.2% of those age 65 or over.

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Perry County, Ohio
New Lexington, county seat
Municipalities

Corning | Crooksville | Glenford | Hemlock | Junction City | New Lexington | New Straitsville | Rendville | Roseville | Shawnee | Somerset | Thornville
Townships

Bearfield | Clayton | Coal | Harrison | Hopewell | Jackson | Madison | Monday Creek | Monroe | Pike | Pleasant | Reading | Salt Lick | Thorn
Other places

Milligan | Mount Perry | Moxahala | Rehoboth
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