Lexington, Ohio
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Location in Ohio
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| Basic data | |||
| 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.)