Lexington, Oklahoma

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Lexington
Lexington, Oklahoma
Lexington
Lexington
Location in Oklahoma
Basic data
State : United States
State : Oklahoma
County : Cleveland County
Coordinates : 35 ° 1 ′  N , 97 ° 20 ′  W Coordinates: 35 ° 1 ′  N , 97 ° 20 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 2,086 (as of: 2000)
Population density : 379.3 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 5.5 km 2  (approx. 2 mi 2 ) of
which 5.5 km 2  (approx. 2 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 315 m
Postal code : 73051
Area code : +1 405
FIPS : 40-42700
GNIS ID : 1094597

Lexington is a city in Cleveland County in the US state of Oklahoma .

geography

Lexington is located about 50 km south of the federal capital Oklahoma City on the east side of the Canadian River , directly opposite the city of Purcell on its west bank. US Highway 77 , which crosses the Canadian River and is connected to Interstate 35 to Norman and Oklahoma City west of Purcell , runs through Lexington . In the city, Oklahoma State Route 39 branches off US Highway 77 and heads east.

The city is located in a predominantly rural area and has an area of ​​5.5 km². Among other things, wine is grown in Lexington.

population

Lexington had 2,086 inhabitants at the 2000 census , more than 85% of them white , about 7% Hispanics or Latinos and just under 6.5% American Indians . The per capita income was $ 13,322, with about 15% of the population living below the poverty line .

history

Before the Oklahoma Land Run of 1889, the area of ​​what would later become Lexington was in unallocated land; there was a trading post here that was established after 1835. The city of Lexington was planned before the Land Run and named after Lexington, Kentucky . From 1890 there was a post office on site. The community could not initially bear the costs of its own administration and was dissolved again after the introduction of an alcohol tax to cover the financial gap and subsequent internal quarrels. In 1892 it was finally re-established. The city mainly produced agricultural products such as fruit, cotton and grain.

Lexington was known as the whiskey town until the state of Oklahoma was founded and had its own distillery, Weitzenhoffer and Turk Distillery . In the course of the establishment of the state, high-proof alcoholic beverages were banned in 1907.

The Lexington Assessment and Reception Center has been on site since 1976 , and the Joseph Harp Correctional Center since 1978 .

sons and daughters of the town

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