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Lexington
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city in McLean County, Illinois, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Illinois
- County
- McLean
- Townships
- Lexington , Money Creek
- Mayor
- Spencer Johansen
- Total
- 2.05 sq mi (5.30 km )
- Land
- 2.05 sq mi (5.30 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
- Elevation
- 748 ft (228 m)
- Density
- 1,021/sq mi (394.2/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( CST )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 ( CDT )
- Fips code
- 17-43094
- Website
- www .lexingtonillinois .org
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city in the United States
- Official name
- Lexington
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- McLean County
- Population
- 2090
- Area
- 3.444581
- Elevation
- 232
- Households
- 769
- Dialing code
- 309
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- Commons category
- Lexington, Illinois
- postal code
- 61753
- inception
- 1836-01-01
- water as percent of area
- 0
- different from
- Lexington
- per capita income
- 33236
Sources (10)
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Encyclopedic overview
Lexington is a city in McLean County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,090 at the 2020 census. There are two theories regarding the etymology of the city name. One says it was named for the Battle of Lexington, where General Gridley's father fought. and the other that it was named for the home town of James Brown, the town's co-founder.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lexington” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.