Lexington, Ohio
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Location in Ohio
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Foundation : | 1812 | |
State : | United States | |
State : | Ohio | |
County : | Richland County | |
Coordinates : | 40 ° 41 ′ N , 82 ° 35 ′ W | |
Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | |
Residents : | 4,165 (as of: 2000) | |
Population density : | 438.4 inhabitants per km 2 | |
Area : | 9.5 km 2 (approx. 4 mi 2 ) of which 9.5 km 2 (approx. 4 mi 2 ) is land |
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Height : | 371 m | |
Postal code : | 44904 | |
Area code : | +1 419 | |
FIPS : | 39-42994 | |
GNIS ID : | 1064992 | |
Website : | www.lexingtonohio.us | |
Mayor : | Eugene R. Parkison |
Lexington is a village in Richland County in the US state of Ohio . Lexington has 4,165 inhabitants (2000 census) on an area of 9.5 km². Lexington is about 10 km southwest of Mansfield and about 90 km northeast of the federal capital Columbus .
The Village of Lexington was founded in 1813 by Amariah Watson, who came from Bakersville , Connecticut . He named the village in honor of the city of Lexington , Massachusetts , where the American Revolutionary War began. The place is the birth town of William C. Grimes , a politician and brief governor of the Oklahoma Territory .
Web links
- Official site of the village of Lexington (Engl.)
- lexington-oh.com (Eng.)