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Also known as Lexington, Kentucky, Lexington, KY, Lexington-Fayette Urban County, Lexington-Fayette, KY

city in and county seat of Fayette County, Kentucky, United States

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Lexington is a city in Kentucky that serves as the county seat of Fayette County. As the second-largest city in Kentucky, it is an important regional center for commerce, culture, and government in the state.

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Lexington is a consolidated city coterminous with Fayette County, Kentucky, United States, of which it is also the county seat. As of the 2020 census the city's population was 322,570, making it the second-most populous city in Kentucky (after Louisville), the 14th-most populous city in the Southeast, and the 59th-most populous city in the United States. By area, it is the country's 33rd-largest city.

Lexington is known as the "Horse Capital of the World" due to the hundreds of horse farms in the region, as well as the Kentucky Horse Park, The Red Mile and Keeneland race courses. It is within the state's Bluegrass region. Notable locations within the city include venues Rupp Arena and Central Bank Center, colleges and universities such as the University of Kentucky, Transylvania University, and Bluegrass Community and Technical College, and the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) Headquarters.

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