Lexington, Massachusetts

Lexington
	; The Minute Man statue in Lexington, a representation of Captain John Parker, created by Henry Hudson Kitson
Location in Massachusetts
	Lexington
	Lexington
Basic data
Foundation :	1640
State :	United States
State :	Massachusetts
County :	Middlesex County
Coordinates :	42 ° 27 ′ N , 71 ° 14 ′ W Coordinates: 42 ° 27 ′ N , 71 ° 14 ′ W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	30,355 (as of: 2000)
Population density :	714.2 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	42.8 km 2 (approx. 17 mi 2 ) of; which 42.5 km 2 (approx. 16 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	64 m
Postcodes :	02420, 02421
Area code :	+1 339, 781
FIPS :	25-35215
GNIS ID :	0619401
Website :	ci.lexington.ma.us

Lexington is a city in the US state of Massachusetts with a population of 30,355 (2000 census) and an area of 42.8 km² .

history

The first settlement on the site of today's urban area was built in 1640.

In Lexington, on April 19, 1775, at the Battle of Lexington and Concord on the Lexington Battle Green, the first shot that ushered in the American Revolutionary War was fired . It went down in history as the phrase The Shot Heard Around the World .

Looking Glass Studios software company was founded in Lexington in 1991. The provider of IT security solutions Imprivata is headquartered in Lexington.

Nathan Cutler (1775–1861), politician, Governor of Maine
Theodore Parker (1810-1860), theologian, abolitionist and writer
Phillip Smith (1905–1987), engineer who became famous for inventing the Smith chart named after him
Rachel Dratch (born 1966), actress
Matt Nathanson (born 1973), musician
Amanda Palmer (* 1976), musician

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