Lexington (Georgia)
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 County and state location
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | November 24, 1806 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Georgia |
| County : | Oglethorpe County |
| Coordinates : | 33 ° 52 ′ N , 83 ° 7 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) |
| Residents : | 228 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 162.9 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 1.4 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of which 1.4 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 214 m |
| Postal code : | 30648 |
| Area code : | +1 706 |
| FIPS : | 13-46188 |
| GNIS ID : | 0316791 |
| Website : | lexingtonga.org |
| Mayor : | Rick Berry |
Lexington is a city in Oglethorpe County in the US state of Georgia with 228 inhabitants (as of 2010).
geography
Lexington is about 15 km southeast of Athens and about 120 km east of Atlanta .
history
Lexington was founded on November 24, 1806 and named after the city of Lexington , Massachusetts . The city is the birthplace of George Gilmer , a politician and governor of Georgia.
Demographic data
According to the 2010 census, the 228 inhabitants at that time were distributed over 108 inhabited households, which gives an average of 2.11 people per household. There are a total of 123 households.
62.0% of the households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring) with an average size of 2.70 persons. There were children under the age of 18 in 25.0% of all households and persons aged 65 or over in 29.6% of all households.
22.0% of the population were younger than 20 years, 22.7% were 20 to 39 years old, 26.0% were 40 to 59 years old, and 29.3% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 45 years. 45.2% of the population were male and 54.8% were female.
75.0% of the population identified themselves as white and 23.7% as African American . 0.9% said they belonged to several ethnic groups.
The average annual income per household was 33,125 USD , while 27.3% of the population lived below the poverty line.
Attractions
The JL Bridges Home Place , the fist Houses and Outbuildings and the Lexington Historic District are in the National Register of Historic Places listed.
traffic
Lexington is crossed by US Highway 78 and Georgia State Routes 22 and 77 . The nearest airport is Augusta Airport (around 130 km southeast).
Web links
- Website of the city (Engl.)
Individual evidence
- ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved February 28, 2019.
- ↑ GEORGIA - Oglethorpe County. National Register of Historic Places , accessed February 28, 2019 .