Lexington

Also known as Lexington, Missouri, Lexington, MO

city in and county seat of Lafayette County, Missouri, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Missouri
County: Lafayette
Mayor: Tom Hughes
Total: 5.46 sq mi (14.13 km )
Land: 5.23 sq mi (13.54 km )
Water: 0.23 sq mi (0.59 km )
Elevation: 810 ft (250 m)
Density: 889.8/sq mi (343.54/km )
Time zone: UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
Summer dst: UTC-5 (CDT)
Fips code: 29-41870
Website: lexingtonmo .com

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Lexington
Population: 4652
Area: 13.929536
Elevation: 259
Official website: www.lexingtonmo.com
Image: Lexington City Hall - 13369806565.jpg
Households: 1933
Dialing code: 660

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Commons category: Lexington, Missouri
postal code: 64067
inception: 1822-01-01
P8168: Elsa Lunghini
water as percent of area: 4.2446
per capita income: 31834

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Lexington is a city in and the county seat of Lafayette County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2020 census, Lexington had a population of 4,652. Lexington is in western Missouri, within the Kansas City metropolitan area, approximately 40 miles (64 km) east of Kansas City. It is the home of the Battle of Lexington State Historic Site, and of the former Wentworth Military Academy and College, which operated from 1880 to 2017.

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