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<div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Arts and culture</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Arts_and_culture-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Arts and culture subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Arts_and_culture-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Annual_cultural_events_and_fairs" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Annual_cultural_events_and_fairs"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.1</span> <span>Annual cultural events and fairs</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Annual_cultural_events_and_fairs-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Historical_structures_and_museums" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Historical_structures_and_museums"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.2</span> <span>Historical structures and museums</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Historical_structures_and_museums-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Sports" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Sports"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Sports</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Sports-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Sports subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Sports-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-College_athletics" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#College_athletics"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.1</span> <span>College athletics</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-College_athletics-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Professional_sports" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Professional_sports"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.2</span> <span>Professional sports</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Professional_sports-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Horse_racing_and_equestrian_events" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Horse_racing_and_equestrian_events"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.3</span> <span>Horse racing and equestrian events</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Horse_racing_and_equestrian_events-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Other_sports" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Other_sports"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.4</span> 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class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.4</span> <span>Judicial</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Judicial-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Education" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Education"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>Education</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Education-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Media" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Media"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>Media</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Media-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Infrastructure" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Infrastructure"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11</span> <span>Infrastructure</span> </div> </a> <button 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<span>Sister cities</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Sister_cities-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">14</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Notes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Notes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">15</span> <span>Notes</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Notes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">16</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Further_reading" 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href="https://ang.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaxingat%C5%ABn_(Centucc%C4%ABg)" title="Leaxingatūn (Centuccīg) – Old English" lang="ang" hreflang="ang" data-title="Leaxingatūn (Centuccīg)" data-language-autonym="Ænglisc" data-language-local-name="Old English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ænglisc</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%83%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%BA%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86_(%D9%83%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%83%D9%8A)" title="ليكسينغتون (كنتاكي) – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="ليكسينغتون (كنتاكي)" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-an mw-list-item"><a href="https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexington_(Kentucky)" title="Lexington (Kentucky) – Aragonese" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="Lexington (Kentucky)" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aragonés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexington_(Kentucky)" title="Lexington (Kentucky) – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Lexington (Kentucky)" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leksinqton" title="Leksinqton – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Leksinqton" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%DA%A9%D8%B2%DB%8C%D9%86%D9%82%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86" title="لکزینقتون – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="لکزینقتون" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bm mw-list-item"><a href="https://bm.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexington_(Kentucky)" title="Lexington (Kentucky) – Bambara" lang="bm" hreflang="bm" data-title="Lexington (Kentucky)" data-language-autonym="Bamanankan" data-language-local-name="Bambara" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bamanankan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%A8,_%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF" title="লেক্সিংটন, কেন্টাকি – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="লেক্সিংটন, কেন্টাকি" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexington_(Kentucky)" title="Lexington (Kentucky) – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Lexington (Kentucky)" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%81%D1%96%D0%BD%D0%B3%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD_(%D0%9A%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82%D1%83%D0%BA%D1%96)" title="Лексінгтан (Кентукі) – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Лексінгтан (Кентукі)" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%81%D1%8B%D0%BD%D0%B3%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD_(%D0%9A%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82%D1%83%D0%BA%D1%96)" title="Лексынгтан (Кентукі) – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Лексынгтан (Кентукі)" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B3%D1%82%D1%8A%D0%BD" title="Лексингтън – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Лексингтън" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexington_(Kentucky)" title="Lexington (Kentucky) – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Lexington (Kentucky)" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexington_(Kentucky)" title="Lexington (Kentucky) – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Lexington (Kentucky)" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexington_(kapital_sa_kondado_sa_Tinipong_Bansa,_Kentucky)" title="Lexington (kapital sa kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, Kentucky) – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Lexington (kapital sa kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, Kentucky)" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexington_(Kentucky)" title="Lexington (Kentucky) – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Lexington (Kentucky)" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexington,_Kentucky" title="Lexington, Kentucky – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Lexington, Kentucky" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-dag mw-list-item"><a href="https://dag.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexington" title="Lexington – Dagbani" lang="dag" hreflang="dag" data-title="Lexington" data-language-autonym="Dagbanli" data-language-local-name="Dagbani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dagbanli</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexington_(Kentucky)" title="Lexington (Kentucky) – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Lexington (Kentucky)" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexington_(Kentucky)" title="Lexington (Kentucky) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Lexington (Kentucky)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nv mw-list-item"><a href="https://nv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haltsoo%C3%AD_H%C3%A1%C3%A1l%C4%AF%CC%81" title="Haltsooí Háálį́ – Navajo" lang="nv" hreflang="nv" data-title="Haltsooí Háálį́" data-language-autonym="Diné bizaad" data-language-local-name="Navajo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Diné bizaad</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexington" title="Lexington – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Lexington" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9B%CE%AD%CE%BE%CE%B9%CE%BD%CE%B3%CE%BA%CF%84%CE%BF%CE%BD_(%CE%9A%CE%B5%CE%BD%CF%84%CE%AC%CE%BA%CE%B9)" title="Λέξινγκτον (Κεντάκι) – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Λέξινγκτον (Κεντάκι)" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexington_(Kentucky)" title="Lexington (Kentucky) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Lexington (Kentucky)" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexington_(Kentukio)" title="Lexington (Kentukio) – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Lexington (Kentukio)" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexington_(Kentucky)" title="Lexington (Kentucky) – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Lexington (Kentucky)" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%DA%A9%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%86%DA%AF%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86%D8%8C_%DA%A9%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%A7%DA%A9%DB%8C" title="لکسینگتون، کنتاکی – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="لکسینگتون، کنتاکی" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fo mw-list-item"><a href="https://fo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexington_(Kentucky)" title="Lexington (Kentucky) – Faroese" lang="fo" hreflang="fo" data-title="Lexington (Kentucky)" data-language-autonym="Føroyskt" data-language-local-name="Faroese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Føroyskt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexington_(Kentucky)" title="Lexington (Kentucky) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Lexington (Kentucky)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexington,_Kentucky" title="Lexington, Kentucky – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Lexington, Kentucky" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gd mw-list-item"><a href="https://gd.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexington,_Kentucky" title="Lexington, Kentucky – Scottish Gaelic" lang="gd" hreflang="gd" data-title="Lexington, Kentucky" data-language-autonym="Gàidhlig" data-language-local-name="Scottish Gaelic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gàidhlig</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-glk mw-list-item"><a href="https://glk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%DA%A9%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%86%DA%AF%D8%AA%D9%86_(%DA%A9%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%A7%DA%A9%D9%8A)" title="لکسينگتن (کنتاکي) – Gilaki" lang="glk" hreflang="glk" data-title="لکسينگتن (کنتاکي)" data-language-autonym="گیلکی" data-language-local-name="Gilaki" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>گیلکی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%A0%89%EC%8B%B1%ED%84%B4_(%EC%BC%84%ED%84%B0%ED%82%A4%EC%A3%BC)" title="렉싱턴 (켄터키주) – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="렉싱턴 (켄터키주)" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%BC%D5%A5%D6%84%D5%BD%D5%AB%D5%B6%D5%A3%D5%A9%D5%B8%D5%B6_(%D4%BF%D5%A5%D5%B6%D5%BF%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%AF%D5%AB)" title="Լեքսինգթոն (Կենտուկի) – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Լեքսինգթոն (Կենտուկի)" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexington,_Kentucky" title="Lexington, Kentucky – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Lexington, Kentucky" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexington,_Kentucky" title="Lexington, Kentucky – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Lexington, Kentucky" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ia mw-list-item"><a href="https://ia.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexington_(Kentucky)" title="Lexington (Kentucky) – Interlingua" lang="ia" hreflang="ia" data-title="Lexington (Kentucky)" data-language-autonym="Interlingua" data-language-local-name="Interlingua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Interlingua</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-os mw-list-item"><a href="https://os.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B3%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BD_(%D0%9A%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82%D1%83%D0%BA%D0%BA%D0%B8)" title="Лексингтон (Кентукки) – Ossetic" lang="os" hreflang="os" data-title="Лексингтон (Кентукки)" data-language-autonym="Ирон" data-language-local-name="Ossetic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ирон</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexington_(Kentucky)" title="Lexington (Kentucky) – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Lexington (Kentucky)" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexington_(Kentucky)" title="Lexington (Kentucky) – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Lexington (Kentucky)" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9C%D7%A7%D7%A1%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%92%D7%98%D7%95%D7%9F" title="לקסינגטון – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="לקסינגטון" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%9A%E1%83%94%E1%83%A5%E1%83%A1%E1%83%98%E1%83%9C%E1%83%92%E1%83%A2%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98_(%E1%83%99%E1%83%94%E1%83%9C%E1%83%A2%E1%83%A3%E1%83%99%E1%83%98)" title="ლექსინგტონი (კენტუკი) – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ლექსინგტონი (კენტუკი)" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B3%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BD_(%D0%9A%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82%D1%83%D0%BA%D0%BA%D0%B8)" title="Лексингтон (Кентукки) – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Лексингтон (Кентукки)" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kw mw-list-item"><a href="https://kw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexington,_Kentucky" title="Lexington, Kentucky – Cornish" lang="kw" hreflang="kw" data-title="Lexington, Kentucky" data-language-autonym="Kernowek" data-language-local-name="Cornish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kernowek</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexington,_Kentucky" title="Lexington, Kentucky – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Lexington, Kentucky" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ht mw-list-item"><a href="https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexington,_Kentucky" title="Lexington, Kentucky – Haitian Creole" lang="ht" hreflang="ht" data-title="Lexington, Kentucky" data-language-autonym="Kreyòl ayisyen" data-language-local-name="Haitian Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kreyòl ayisyen</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B3%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BD_(%D0%9A%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82%D1%83%D0%BA%D0%BA%D0%B8)" title="Лексингтон (Кентукки) – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Лексингтон (Кентукки)" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кыргызча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lld mw-list-item"><a href="https://lld.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexington_(Kentucky)" title="Lexington (Kentucky) – Ladin" lang="lld" hreflang="lld" data-title="Lexington (Kentucky)" data-language-autonym="Ladin" data-language-local-name="Ladin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ladin</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexintonia" title="Lexintonia – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Lexintonia" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leksingtona" title="Leksingtona – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Leksingtona" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leksingtonas" title="Leksingtonas – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Leksingtonas" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexington_(Kentucky)" title="Lexington (Kentucky) – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Lexington (Kentucky)" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexington,_Kentucky" title="Lexington, Kentucky – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Lexington, Kentucky" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%B2%E0%B5%86%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B8%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%99%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%BA_(%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%86%E0%B4%A8%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B1%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%95%E0%B4%BF)" title="ലെക്സിങ്ടൺ (കെന്റക്കി) – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="ലെക്സിങ്ടൺ (കെന്റക്കി)" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9D%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%A8_(%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80)" title="लेक्झिंग्टन (केंटकी) – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="लेक्झिंग्टन (केंटकी)" data-language-autonym="मराठी" 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Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="レキシントン (ケンタッキー州)" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B3%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BD_(%D0%9A%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82%D1%83%D0%BA%D0%BA%D0%B8)" title="Лексингтон (Кентукки) – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="Лексингтон (Кентукки)" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" data-language-local-name="Chechen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Нохчийн</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexington_(Kentucky)" title="Lexington (Kentucky) – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Lexington (Kentucky)" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexington_i_Kentucky" title="Lexington i Kentucky – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Lexington i Kentucky" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexington_(Kentucky)" title="Lexington (Kentucky) – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Lexington (Kentucky)" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pms mw-list-item"><a href="https://pms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexington_(Kentucky)" title="Lexington (Kentucky) – Piedmontese" lang="pms" hreflang="pms" data-title="Lexington (Kentucky)" 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lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Lexington, Kentucky" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B3%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BD_(%D0%9A%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82%D1%83%D0%BA%D0%BA%D0%B8)" title="Лексингтон (Кентукки) – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Лексингтон (Кентукки)" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sc mw-list-item"><a href="https://sc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexington_(Kentucky)" title="Lexington (Kentucky) – Sardinian" lang="sc" hreflang="sc" data-title="Lexington (Kentucky)" data-language-autonym="Sardu" data-language-local-name="Sardinian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sardu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexington,_Kentucky" title="Lexington, Kentucky – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Lexington, Kentucky" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexington_(Kentucky)" title="Lexington (Kentucky) – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Lexington (Kentucky)" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-szl mw-list-item"><a href="https://szl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexington_(Kentucky)" title="Lexington (Kentucky) – Silesian" lang="szl" hreflang="szl" data-title="Lexington (Kentucky)" data-language-autonym="Ślůnski" data-language-local-name="Silesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ślůnski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%DB%8E%DA%A9%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%86%DA%AF%D8%AA%D9%86" title="لێکسینگتن – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="لێکسینگتن" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B3%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BD" title="Лексингтон – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Лексингтон" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexington,_Kentucky" title="Lexington, Kentucky – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Lexington, Kentucky" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexington_(Kentucky)" title="Lexington (Kentucky) – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Lexington (Kentucky)" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexington,_Kentucky" title="Lexington, Kentucky – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Lexington, Kentucky" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl badge-Q70893996 mw-list-item" title=""><a 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width="250" height="163" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/USA_Kentucky_relief_location_map.svg/375px-USA_Kentucky_relief_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/USA_Kentucky_relief_location_map.svg/500px-USA_Kentucky_relief_location_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1501" data-file-height="976" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:43.84%;left:66.288%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Lexington"><img alt="Lexington" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/9px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png/375px-Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png/500px-Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png 2x" data-file-width="1181" data-file-height="731" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:49.675%;left:69.491%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Lexington"><img alt="Lexington" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/9px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:4px"><div>Lexington</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em">Location within the United States</div><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none">Show map of the United States</span></div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Lexington,_Kentucky&params=38_02_47_N_84_29_49_W_region:US-KY_type:city(322570)"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">38°02′47″N</span> <span class="longitude">84°29′49″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">38.04639°N 84.49694°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">38.04639; -84.49694</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">State</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kentucky" title="Kentucky">Kentucky</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_counties_in_Kentucky" title="List of counties in Kentucky">Counties</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Fayette_County,_Kentucky" title="Fayette County, Kentucky">Fayette</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">1782<sup id="cite_ref-sos_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sos-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Incorporated</th><td class="infobox-data">1831<sup id="cite_ref-sos_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sos-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Namesake" title="Namesake">Named for</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Lexington,_Massachusetts" title="Lexington, Massachusetts">Lexington, Massachusetts</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Mayor%E2%80%93council_government" title="Mayor–council government">Mayor–council</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_mayors_of_Lexington,_Kentucky" title="List of mayors of Lexington, Kentucky">Mayor</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Linda_Gorton" title="Linda Gorton">Linda Gorton</a> (<a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">R</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Urban County Council</th><td class="infobox-data">15-member legislative council</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-CenPopGazetteer2020_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CenPopGazetteer2020-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • <a href="/wiki/Consolidated_city-county" title="Consolidated city-county">Consolidated city-county</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data">285.54 sq mi (739.54 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Land</th><td class="infobox-data">283.64 sq mi (734.62 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Water</th><td class="infobox-data">1.90 sq mi (4.92 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Urban<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">87.5 sq mi (226.7 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">978 ft (298 m)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(<a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2020 United States Census">2020</a>)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • <a href="/wiki/Consolidated_city-county" title="Consolidated city-county">Consolidated city-county</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data">322,570</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Estimate <div class="ib-settlement-fn">(2022)<sup id="cite_ref-United_States_Census_Bureau_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-United_States_Census_Bureau-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></div></th><td class="infobox-data">320,347 <span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Rank</th><td class="infobox-data">US: <a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_cities_by_population" title="List of United States cities by population">59th</a> <br /> Kentucky: <a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Kentucky" title="List of cities in Kentucky">2nd</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">1,100/sq mi (440/km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Urban_area" title="Urban area">Urban</a><div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">315,631 (US: <a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_urban_areas" title="List of United States urban areas">130th</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-urban_area_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-urban_area-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_area" title="Metropolitan area">Metro</a><div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">517,056 (US: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Metropolitan_Statistical_Areas" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Metropolitan Statistical Areas">109th</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/United_States_combined_statistical_area" class="mw-redirect" title="United States combined statistical area">CSA</a><div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">745,033 (US: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Combined_Statistical_Areas" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Combined Statistical Areas">70th</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Demonym" title="Demonym">Demonym</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Lexingtonian</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%88%925" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC−5">UTC−5</a> (<a href="/wiki/Eastern_Standard_Time_Zone" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Standard Time Zone">EST</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"> • Summer (<a href="/wiki/Daylight_saving_time" title="Daylight saving time">DST</a>)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%88%924" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC−4">UTC−4</a> (<a href="/wiki/Eastern_Daylight_Time" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Daylight Time">EDT</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/ZIP_code" class="mw-redirect" title="ZIP code">ZIP codes</a></th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">40502–40517, 40522–40524, 40526, 40533, 40536, 40544, 40546, 40550, 40555, 40574–40583, 40588, 40591, 40598</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/North_American_Numbering_Plan" title="North American Numbering Plan">Area code</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Area_code_859" title="Area code 859">859</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Federal_Information_Processing_Standard" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal Information Processing Standard">FIPS code</a></th><td class="infobox-data">21-46027</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lexingtonky.gov">www<wbr />.lexingtonky<wbr />.gov</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Lexington</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Consolidated_city-county" title="Consolidated city-county">consolidated city</a> coterminous with and the <a href="/wiki/County_seat" title="County seat">county seat</a> of <a href="/wiki/Fayette_County,_Kentucky" title="Fayette County, Kentucky">Fayette County, Kentucky</a>, United States. As of the <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020 census</a> the city's population was 322,570, making it the <a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Kentucky" title="List of cities in Kentucky">second-most populous city</a> in Kentucky (after <a href="/wiki/Louisville,_Kentucky" title="Louisville, Kentucky">Louisville</a>), the 14th-most populous city in the <a href="/wiki/Southeastern_United_States" title="Southeastern United States">Southeast</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_cities_by_population" title="List of United States cities by population">59th-most populous city</a> in the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>. By land area, it is the country's <a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_cities_by_area" title="List of United States cities by area">30th-largest city</a>. </p><p>Lexington is known as the "Horse Capital of the World" due to the hundreds of <a href="/wiki/Equine_industry_in_Kentucky" title="Equine industry in Kentucky">horse farms</a> in the region, as well as the <a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Horse_Park" title="Kentucky Horse Park">Kentucky Horse Park</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Red_Mile" title="The Red Mile">The Red Mile</a> and <a href="/wiki/Keeneland" title="Keeneland">Keeneland</a> race courses. It is within the state's <a href="/wiki/Bluegrass_region" title="Bluegrass region">Bluegrass region</a>. Notable locations within the city include venues <a href="/wiki/Rupp_Arena" title="Rupp Arena">Rupp Arena</a> and <a href="/wiki/Central_Bank_Center" title="Central Bank Center">Central Bank Center</a>, colleges and universities such as the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Kentucky" title="University of Kentucky">University of Kentucky</a>, <a href="/wiki/Transylvania_University" title="Transylvania University">Transylvania University</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Bluegrass_Community_and_Technical_College" title="Bluegrass Community and Technical College">Bluegrass Community and Technical College</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/National_Thoroughbred_Racing_Association" title="National Thoroughbred Racing Association">National Thoroughbred Racing Association</a> (NTRA) Headquarters. </p><p>The city anchors the <a href="/wiki/Lexington%E2%80%93Fayette_metropolitan_area" title="Lexington–Fayette metropolitan area">Lexington–Fayette metropolitan area</a> of 516,811 people and the greater <a href="/wiki/Lexington%E2%80%93Fayette%E2%80%93Richmond%E2%80%93Frankfort_combined_statistical_area" title="Lexington–Fayette–Richmond–Frankfort combined statistical area">Lexington–Fayette–Richmond–Frankfort combined statistical area</a> of 747,919 people. It has been consolidated entirely within Fayette County since 1974 and has a nonpartisan mayor-council form of government, with 12 council districts and three members elected at large, with the highest vote-getter designated vice mayor. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lexington,_Kentucky&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For a chronological guide, see <a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_Lexington,_Kentucky" title="Timeline of Lexington, Kentucky">Timeline of Lexington, Kentucky</a>.</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For broader coverage of this topic, see <a href="/wiki/History_of_Kentucky" title="History of Kentucky">History of Kentucky</a>.</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Lexington,_Kentucky,_in_the_American_Civil_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Lexington, Kentucky, in the American Civil War">Lexington, Kentucky, in the American Civil War</a> and <a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Fayette_County,_Kentucky" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Fayette County, Kentucky">National Register of Historic Places listings in Fayette County, Kentucky</a></div> <p>Lexington was named in June 1775, in what was then considered <a href="/wiki/Fincastle_County,_Virginia" title="Fincastle County, Virginia">Fincastle County, Virginia</a>, 17 years before <a href="/wiki/Kentucky" title="Kentucky">Kentucky</a> became a <a href="/wiki/List_of_US_states" class="mw-redirect" title="List of US states">state</a>. A party of frontiersmen, led by William McConnell, camped on the Middle Fork of <a href="/wiki/Elkhorn_Creek_(Kentucky)" title="Elkhorn Creek (Kentucky)">Elkhorn Creek</a> (now known as Town Branch and rerouted under Vine Street) at the site of the present-day <a href="/wiki/McConnell_Springs_(springs)" class="mw-redirect" title="McConnell Springs (springs)">McConnell Springs</a>. Upon hearing of the colonists' victory in the <a href="/wiki/Battles_of_Lexington_and_Concord" title="Battles of Lexington and Concord">Battles of Lexington and Concord</a> on April 19, 1775, they named the site Lexington. It was the first of many American places to be named after the <a href="/wiki/Lexington,_Massachusetts" title="Lexington, Massachusetts">Massachusetts town</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On January 25, 1780, 45 original settlers signed the Lexington Compact, known also as the "Articles of Agreement, made by the inhabitants of the town of Lexington, in the <a href="/wiki/Kentucky_County,_Virginia" title="Kentucky County, Virginia">County of Kentucky</a>."<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The settlement at Lexington at this time was also known as Fort Lexington, as it was surrounded by fortifications to protect from potential attacks from British-allied Indians. The Articles allocated land by granting "In" lots of 1/2 acre to each share, along with "Out" lots of 5 acres for each share. Presumably the "In" lots were for the family dwelling inside the fortifications, while the "Out" lots were to be "cleared" for farming. (Corn is the only crop specifically mentioned in the Articles.) It is known that several of these original settlers (perhaps many of them) served under General <a href="/wiki/George_Rogers_Clark" title="George Rogers Clark">George Rogers Clark</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Illinois_campaign" title="Illinois campaign">Illinois campaign</a> (also called the Northwestern campaign) against the British in 1778–79.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While the ostensible founder of Lexington, William McConnell, is not one of the signees, an Alexander McConnell is. Within two years of signing the Agreement, both John and Jacob Wymore were killed by Indians in separate incidents outside the walls of "Fort Lexington".<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Henry_Clay%27s_law_office.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Henry_Clay%27s_law_office.jpg/220px-Henry_Clay%27s_law_office.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="167" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Henry_Clay%27s_law_office.jpg/330px-Henry_Clay%27s_law_office.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Henry_Clay%27s_law_office.jpg/440px-Henry_Clay%27s_law_office.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2937" data-file-height="2230" /></a><figcaption>Historic <a href="/wiki/Henry_Clay" title="Henry Clay">Henry Clay</a> law office in downtown Lexington</figcaption></figure> <p>In December 1781, a huge caravan of around 600 pioneers from Spotsylvania County, Virginia—dubbed "The Travelling Church"—arrived in the Lexington area. Led by the preacher Lewis Craig and Captain William Ellis, the Travelling Church established numerous churches, including the South Elkhorn Christian Church in Lexington.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On May 6, 1782, the town of Lexington was chartered by an act of the <a href="/wiki/Virginia_General_Assembly" title="Virginia General Assembly">Virginia General Assembly</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-sos_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sos-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Around 1790, the <a href="/wiki/First_African_Baptist_Church_(Lexington,_Kentucky)" title="First African Baptist Church (Lexington, Kentucky)">First African Baptist Church</a> was founded in Lexington by <a href="/wiki/Peter_Durrett" title="Peter Durrett">Peter Durrett</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-First_African_Baptist_Church_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-First_African_Baptist_Church-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a Baptist preacher and <a href="/wiki/Slavery_in_the_United_States" title="Slavery in the United States">slave</a> held by Joseph Craig. Durrett had helped guide "<a href="/wiki/The_Travelling_Church" title="The Travelling Church">The Travelling Church</a>" on its trek to Kentucky. This church is the oldest black Baptist congregation in Kentucky and the third-oldest in the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-First_African_Baptist_Church_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-First_African_Baptist_Church-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Nutter_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nutter-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p> In the early 1800s, Lexington was a rising city of the vast territory to the west of the Appalachian Mountains; Josiah Espy described it in a published version of his notes as he toured Ohio and Kentucky:<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style></p><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>Lexington is the largest and most wealthy town in Kentucky, or indeed west of the Allegheny Mountains; the main street of Lexington has all the appearance of Market Street in Philadelphia on a busy day ... I would suppose it contains about five hundred dwelling houses [it was closer to three hundred], many of them elegant and three stories high. About thirty brick buildings were then raising, and I have little doubt but that in a few years it will rival, not only in wealth, but in population, the most populous inland town of the United States ... The country around Lexington for many miles in every direction, is equal in beauty and fertility to anything the imagination can paint and is already in a high state of cultivation.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <p>In the early 19th century, Lexington planter <a href="/wiki/John_Wesley_Hunt" title="John Wesley Hunt">John Wesley Hunt</a> became the first millionaire west of the Alleghenies. <a href="/wiki/Henry_Clay" title="Henry Clay">Henry Clay</a>, a lawyer who married into one of the wealthiest families of Kentucky and served as Speaker of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">United States House of Representatives</a> in 1812, helped to lead the <a href="/wiki/War_Hawks" class="mw-redirect" title="War Hawks">War Hawks</a>, pushing for war with Britain to bolster the markets of American products.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Six companies of volunteers came from Lexington, with a rope-walk on James Erwin's farm on the Richmond Road used as a recruiting office and barracks until the war ended.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Several Lexingtonians served with prominence as officers in the war. For example, Captain Nathaniel G.S. Hart commanded the Lexington Light Infantry (also known as the "Silk Stocking Boys") and was killed while a captive after the Battle of the River Raisin.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Henry Clay also served as a negotiator at the <a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Ghent" title="Treaty of Ghent">Treaty of Ghent</a> in 1814. </p><p>The growing town was devastated by a <a href="/wiki/Cholera_epidemic_in_Lexington,_Kentucky" title="Cholera epidemic in Lexington, Kentucky">cholera epidemic in 1833</a>, which had spread throughout the waterways of the Mississippi and Ohio valleys: 500 of 7,000 Lexington residents died within two months, including nearly one-third of the congregation of <a href="/wiki/Christ_Church_Episcopal_(Lexington_Kentucky)" class="mw-redirect" title="Christ Church Episcopal (Lexington Kentucky)">Christ Church Episcopal</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/London_Ferrill" title="London Ferrill">London Ferrill</a>, second preacher of First African Baptist, was one of three clergy who stayed in the city to serve the suffering victims.<sup id="cite_ref-Nutter_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nutter-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Farmers in the areas around Lexington held slaves for use as field hands, laborers, artisans, and <a href="/wiki/Domestic_servant" class="mw-redirect" title="Domestic servant">domestic servants</a>. In the city, slaves worked primarily as domestic servants and artisans, although they also worked with merchants, shippers, and in a wide variety of trades. Farms raised commodity crops of tobacco and hemp, and thoroughbred horse breeding and racing became established in this part of the state. By 1850, Lexington had the highest concentration of enslaved people in the entire state. The city also had a significant population of <a href="/wiki/Free_people_of_color" title="Free people of color">free blacks</a>, who were often of mixed race. By 1850, First African Baptist Church, led by <a href="/wiki/London_Ferrill" title="London Ferrill">London Ferrill</a>, a free black from Virginia, had a congregation of 1,820 persons. At that time, First African Baptist Church had the largest congregation of any church, black or white, in the state of Kentucky.<sup id="cite_ref-Nutter_13-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nutter-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="20th_century_to_present">20th century to present</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lexington,_Kentucky&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: 20th century to present"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>City school superintendent Massillon Alexander Cassidy (1886–1928) implemented <a href="/wiki/Progressive_Era" title="Progressive Era">Progressive Era</a> reforms. He focused on upgrading the buildings and setting up teacher-training. He emphasized the need to improve literacy rates and expand access to public schooling. Cassidy's own philosophy stressed the use of science, business, and expertise. He also had a paternalistic attitude toward blacks, who were in segregated public schools.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Amidst the tensions between black and white populations over the lack of <a href="/wiki/Affordable_housing" title="Affordable housing">affordable housing</a> in the city, a race riot broke out on September 1, 1917. At the time, the Colored A. & M. Fair (one of the largest African American fairs in the South) on Georgetown Pike had attracted more African Americans from the surrounding area into the city. Also during this time, some <a href="/wiki/United_States_National_Guard" class="mw-redirect" title="United States National Guard">United States National Guard</a> troops were camping on the edge of the city. Three troops passed in front of an African American restaurant and shoved some people on the sidewalk. A fight broke out, reinforcements for the troops and civilians both appeared, and soon a riot began. The <a href="/wiki/Kentucky_National_Guard" title="Kentucky National Guard">Kentucky National Guard</a> was summoned, and once the riot had ended, armed soldiers and police patrolled the streets. All other National Guard troops were barred from the city streets until the fair ended.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On February 9, 1920, tensions flared up again, this time over the trial of <a href="/wiki/Will_Lockett" title="Will Lockett">Will Lockett</a>, a black man who murdered Geneva Hardman, a 10-year-old white girl. When a large mob gathered outside the courthouse where Lockett's trial was underway, Kentucky Governor <a href="/wiki/Edwin_P._Morrow" title="Edwin P. Morrow">Edwin P. Morrow</a> massed the National Guard troops into the streets to work alongside local law enforcement. As the mob advanced on the courthouse, the National Guard opened fire, killing six and wounding 50 others. Fearing further retaliation from the mob, Morrow urged the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a> to provide assistance. Led by Brigadier General <a href="/wiki/Francis_Marshall_(U.S._Army_officer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Francis Marshall (U.S. Army officer)">Francis C. Marshall</a>, approximately 1,200 federal troops from nearby <a href="/wiki/Camp_Zachary_Taylor" title="Camp Zachary Taylor">Camp Zachary Taylor</a> moved into the city the same day to assist National Guard forces and local police in bringing order and peace. Marshall declared <a href="/wiki/Martial_law" title="Martial law">martial law</a> in the city and had soldiers positioned throughout the area for two weeks. Lockett was eventually executed on March 11 at the <a href="/wiki/Kentucky_State_Penitentiary" title="Kentucky State Penitentiary">Kentucky State Penitentiary</a> in <a href="/wiki/Eddyville,_Kentucky" title="Eddyville, Kentucky">Eddyville</a>, after being found guilty of murdering Hardman.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1935, during the <a href="/wiki/Great_Depression" title="Great Depression">Great Depression</a>, the Addiction Research Center (ARC) was created as a small research unit at the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Public_Health_Service" title="United States Public Health Service">United States Public Health Service</a> hospital in Lexington.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Founded as one of the first <a href="/wiki/Drug_rehabilitation" title="Drug rehabilitation">drug rehabilitation</a> clinics in the nation, the ARC was affiliated with a federal prison. Expanded as the first alcohol and drug rehabilitation hospital in the United States, it was known as "Narco" of Lexington. The hospital was later converted to operate as part of the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Bureau_of_Prisons" title="Federal Bureau of Prisons">federal prison system</a>; it is known as the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Medical_Center,_Lexington" title="Federal Medical Center, Lexington">Federal Medical Center, Lexington</a> and serves a variety of health needs for prisoners. Lexington also served as the headquarters for a <a href="/wiki/Pack_Horse_Library_Project" title="Pack Horse Library Project">pack horse library</a> in the late 1930s and early 1940s.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lexington,_Kentucky&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Lexington-Fayette metro area includes five additional counties: <a href="/wiki/Clark_County,_Kentucky" title="Clark County, Kentucky">Clark</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jessamine_County,_Kentucky" title="Jessamine County, Kentucky">Jessamine</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bourbon_County,_Kentucky" title="Bourbon County, Kentucky">Bourbon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Woodford_County,_Kentucky" title="Woodford County, Kentucky">Woodford</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Scott_County,_Kentucky" title="Scott County, Kentucky">Scott</a>. This is the second-largest metro area in Kentucky after Louisville. According to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Census_Bureau" title="United States Census Bureau">United States Census Bureau</a>, the city has a total area of 285.5 sq mi (739 km<sup>2</sup>), of which 284.5 sq mi (737 km<sup>2</sup>) is land and 1.0 sq mi (2.6 km<sup>2</sup>), or 0.35%, is covered by water.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cityscape">Cityscape</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lexington,_Kentucky&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Cityscape"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Cityscape_of_Lexington,_Kentucky" title="Cityscape of Lexington, Kentucky">Cityscape of Lexington, Kentucky</a></div> <p>Lexington features a diverse cityscape. </p> <div class="thumb tnone" style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;overflow:hidden;width:auto;max-width:808px"><div class="thumbinner"><div class="noresize" style="overflow:auto"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lexington_Downtown_Area_Panorama.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Panoramic view of downtown Lexington before the construction of City Center"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Lexington_Downtown_Area_Panorama.jpg/800px-Lexington_Downtown_Area_Panorama.jpg" decoding="async" width="800" height="185" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Lexington_Downtown_Area_Panorama.jpg/1200px-Lexington_Downtown_Area_Panorama.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Lexington_Downtown_Area_Panorama.jpg/1600px-Lexington_Downtown_Area_Panorama.jpg 2x" data-file-width="11503" data-file-height="2665" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:Lexington_Downtown_Area_Panorama.jpg" title="File:Lexington Downtown Area Panorama.jpg"> </a></div>Panoramic view of downtown Lexington before the construction of <a href="/wiki/City_Center_(Lexington)" title="City Center (Lexington)">City Center</a></div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Planning">Planning</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lexington,_Kentucky&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Planning"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Khp.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Khp.jpg/220px-Khp.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="210" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Khp.jpg/330px-Khp.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Khp.jpg/440px-Khp.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1752" data-file-height="1672" /></a><figcaption>Lexington's strict urban growth boundary protects area horse farms from development.</figcaption></figure> <p>Lexington has had to manage a rapidly growing population while working to maintain the character of the surrounding horse farms that give the region its identity. In 1958, Lexington enacted the nation's first <a href="/wiki/Urban_growth_boundary" title="Urban growth boundary">urban growth boundary</a>, restricting new development to an urban service area (USA). It set a minimum area requirement of 40 acres (160,000 m<sup>2</sup>) to maintain open space for landholdings in the rural service area.<sup id="cite_ref-GSAP_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GSAP-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:DowntownLexUpperJBM.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/DowntownLexUpperJBM.jpg/220px-DowntownLexUpperJBM.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/DowntownLexUpperJBM.jpg/330px-DowntownLexUpperJBM.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/84/DowntownLexUpperJBM.jpg 2x" data-file-width="375" data-file-height="500" /></a><figcaption>West Short Street in downtown</figcaption></figure> <p>In 1980, the comprehensive plan was updated: the USA was modified to include urban activity centers (UACs) and rural activity centers (RACs).<sup id="cite_ref-PlanningHistory_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PlanningHistory-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The UACs were commercial and light-industrial districts in urbanized areas, while RACs were retail trade and light-industrial centers clustered around the <a href="/wiki/Interstate_64" title="Interstate 64">Interstate 64</a>/<a href="/wiki/Interstate_75" title="Interstate 75">Interstate 75</a> interchanges. In 1996, the USA was expanded when 5,300 acres (21 km<sup>2</sup>) of the RSA were acquired through the expansion area master plan (EAMP).<sup id="cite_ref-GSAP_26-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GSAP-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was controversial: this first major update to the comprehensive plan in over a decade was accompanied by arguments among residents about the future of Lexington and the Thoroughbred farms.<sup id="cite_ref-PlanningHistory_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PlanningHistory-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The EAMP included new concepts of impact fees, assessment districts, neighborhood design concepts, design overlays, mandatory <a href="/wiki/Greenway_(landscape)" title="Greenway (landscape)">greenways</a>, major roadway improvements, storm water management, and open-space mitigation for the first time. It also included a draft of the rural land management plan, which included large-lot zoning and traffic-impact controls. A pre-zoning of the entire expansion area was refuted in the plan. A 50-acre (200,000 m<sup>2</sup>) minimum proposal was defeated. Discussion of this proposal appeared to stimulate the development of numerous 10-acre (40,000 m<sup>2</sup>) subdivisions in the RSAs.<sup id="cite_ref-PlanningHistory_27-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PlanningHistory-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Three years after the expansion was initiated, the RSA land management plan was adopted, which increased the minimum lot size in the agricultural rural zones to 40 acres (160,000 m<sup>2</sup>).<sup id="cite_ref-GSAP_26-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GSAP-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2000, a purchase of development rights plan was adopted, granting the city the power to purchase the development rights of existing farms; in 2001, $40 million was allocated to the plan from a $25 million local, $15 million state grant.<sup id="cite_ref-PlanningHistory_27-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PlanningHistory-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Climate">Climate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lexington,_Kentucky&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Lexington is in the northern periphery of the <a href="/wiki/Humid_subtropical_climate" title="Humid subtropical climate">humid subtropical climate</a> zone (<a href="/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification" title="Köppen climate classification">Köppen</a>: <i>Cfa</i>),<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with hot, humid summers and moderately cold winters with occasional mild periods; it falls in USDA <a href="/wiki/Hardiness_zone" title="Hardiness zone">hardiness zone</a> 6b.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The city and the surrounding Bluegrass region have four distinct seasons that include cool plateau breezes; moderate nights in the summer; and no prolonged periods of heat, cold, rain, wind, or snow. The monthly daily average temperature ranges from 33.9 °F (1.1 °C) in January to 76.7 °F (24.8 °C) in July, while the annual mean temperature is 56.3 °F (13.5 °C).<sup id="cite_ref-NOWData_NWS_Louisville,_KY_(LMK)_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NOWData_NWS_Louisville,_KY_(LMK)-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On average, 25 days at or above 90 °F (32 °C) occur annually and 23 days per winter where the high is at or below freezing.<sup id="cite_ref-NOAA_KLEX_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NOAA_KLEX-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Annual precipitation is 49.84 in (1,270 mm), with the late spring and summer being slightly wetter; snowfall averages 14.5 in (37 cm) per season.<sup id="cite_ref-NOAA_KLEX_31-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NOAA_KLEX-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Extreme temperatures range from −21 °F (−29 °C) on January 24, 1963, to 108 °F (42 °C) on July 10 and 15, 1936.<sup id="cite_ref-NOWData_NWS_Louisville,_KY_(LMK)_30-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NOWData_NWS_Louisville,_KY_(LMK)-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Lexington is recognized as a high allergy area by the <a href="/wiki/Asthma_and_Allergy_Foundation_of_America" title="Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America">Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:auto; text-align:center; line-height:1.2em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="14">Climate data for Lexington, Kentucky (<a href="/wiki/Blue_Grass_Airport" title="Blue Grass Airport">Blue Grass Airport</a>), 1991–2020 normals,<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> extremes 1872–present<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Month </th> <th scope="col">Jan </th> <th scope="col">Feb </th> <th scope="col">Mar </th> <th scope="col">Apr </th> <th scope="col">May </th> <th scope="col">Jun </th> <th scope="col">Jul </th> <th scope="col">Aug </th> <th scope="col">Sep </th> <th scope="col">Oct </th> <th scope="col">Nov </th> <th scope="col">Dec </th> <th scope="col" style="border-left-width:medium">Year </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record high °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #FF6300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">80<br />(27) </td> <td style="background: #FF6300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">80<br />(27) </td> <td style="background: #FF4F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">86<br />(30) </td> <td style="background: #FF3A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">91<br />(33) </td> <td style="background: #FF2500; color:#000000;" class="notheme">96<br />(36) </td> <td style="background: #FF0A00; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">104<br />(40) </td> <td style="background: #F80000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">108<br />(42) </td> <td style="background: #FF0300; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">105<br />(41) </td> <td style="background: #FF1100; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">103<br />(39) </td> <td style="background: #FF2500; color:#000000;" class="notheme">97<br />(36) </td> <td style="background: #FF5D00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">83<br />(28) </td> <td style="background: #FF7800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">75<br />(24) </td> <td style="background: #F80000; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">108<br />(42) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean maximum °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #FFA246; color:#000000;" class="notheme">64.2<br />(17.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF9226; color:#000000;" class="notheme">68.4<br />(20.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF7900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">75.0<br />(23.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF5F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">81.6<br />(27.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF4A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">87.2<br />(30.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF3800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">92.0<br />(33.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF3000; color:#000000;" class="notheme">93.9<br />(34.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF3200; color:#000000;" class="notheme">93.4<br />(34.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF3C00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">90.9<br />(32.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF5800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">83.6<br />(28.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF7E00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">73.5<br />(23.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF9D3B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">65.6<br />(18.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF2900; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">95.9<br />(35.5) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily maximum °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #FFF6EE; color:#000000;" class="notheme">42.3<br />(5.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFE5CC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">46.8<br />(8.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFC184; color:#000000;" class="notheme">56.1<br />(13.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF962E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">67.2<br />(19.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF7600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">75.8<br />(24.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF5700; color:#000000;" class="notheme">83.8<br />(28.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF4B00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">86.9<br />(30.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF4E00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">86.2<br />(30.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF6500; color:#000000;" class="notheme">80.2<br />(26.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF9225; color:#000000;" class="notheme">68.6<br />(20.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFC387; color:#000000;" class="notheme">55.8<br />(13.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFE8D2; color:#000000;" class="notheme">45.9<br />(7.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF9A35; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">66.3<br />(19.1) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Daily mean °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #ECECFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">33.9<br />(1.1) </td> <td style="background: #F7F7FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">37.5<br />(3.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFE8D2; color:#000000;" class="notheme">45.9<br />(7.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFC184; color:#000000;" class="notheme">56.2<br />(13.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF9D3C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">65.4<br />(18.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF8001; color:#000000;" class="notheme">73.3<br />(22.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF7300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">76.7<br />(24.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF7600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">75.7<br />(24.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF9021; color:#000000;" class="notheme">69.1<br />(20.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFBB77; color:#000000;" class="notheme">57.8<br />(14.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFE8D1; color:#000000;" class="notheme">46.1<br />(7.8) </td> <td style="background: #F7F7FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">37.8<br />(3.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFC082; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">56.3<br />(13.5) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily minimum °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #D2D2FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">25.4<br />(−3.7) </td> <td style="background: #DBDBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28.3<br />(−2.1) </td> <td style="background: #F2F2FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">35.8<br />(2.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFEBD8; color:#000000;" class="notheme">45.2<br />(7.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFC58C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">55.0<br />(12.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFA851; color:#000000;" class="notheme">62.8<br />(17.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF9934; color:#000000;" class="notheme">66.5<br />(19.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF9F3F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">65.2<br />(18.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFBA75; color:#000000;" class="notheme">58.1<br />(14.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFE4CA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">47.0<br />(8.3) </td> <td style="background: #F3F3FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">36.4<br />(2.4) </td> <td style="background: #DFDFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29.6<br />(−1.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFE7D0; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">46.3<br />(7.9) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean minimum °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #9191FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.5<br />(−15.8) </td> <td style="background: #9E9EFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.8<br />(−13.4) </td> <td style="background: #B9B9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">16.9<br />(−8.4) </td> <td style="background: #DADAFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28.1<br />(−2.2) </td> <td style="background: #FBFBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">38.9<br />(3.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFD9B4; color:#000000;" class="notheme">49.8<br />(9.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFBE7E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">56.9<br />(13.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFC68D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">54.9<br />(12.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFF1E4; color:#000000;" class="notheme">43.5<br />(6.4) </td> <td style="background: #E2E2FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">30.8<br />(−0.7) </td> <td style="background: #C3C3FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">20.2<br />(−6.6) </td> <td style="background: #A9A9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.5<br />(−11.4) </td> <td style="background: #8787FF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">0.3<br />(−17.6) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record low °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #4A4AFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">−21<br />(−29) </td> <td style="background: #4A4AFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">−20<br />(−29) </td> <td style="background: #8080FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−2<br />(−19) </td> <td style="background: #B6B6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">15<br />(−9) </td> <td style="background: #D6D6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26<br />(−3) </td> <td style="background: #FCFCFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">39<br />(4) </td> <td style="background: #FFE6CE; color:#000000;" class="notheme">47<br />(8) </td> <td style="background: #FFF4EA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">42<br />(6) </td> <td style="background: #E6E6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32<br />(0) </td> <td style="background: #C0C0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">20<br />(−7) </td> <td style="background: #8080FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−3<br />(−19) </td> <td style="background: #4F4FFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">−19<br />(−28) </td> <td style="background: #4A4AFF; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">−21<br />(−29) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Precipitation" title="Precipitation">precipitation</a> inches (mm) </th> <td style="background: #7DFF7D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.42<br />(87) </td> <td style="background: #68FF68; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.64<br />(92) </td> <td style="background: #55FF55; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.48<br />(114) </td> <td style="background: #52FF52; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.42<br />(112) </td> <td style="background: #31FF31; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.44<br />(138) </td> <td style="background: #3CFF3C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.96<br />(126) </td> <td style="background: #3DFF3D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.12<br />(130) </td> <td style="background: #72FF72; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.71<br />(94) </td> <td style="background: #79FF79; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.42<br />(87) </td> <td style="background: #74FF74; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.66<br />(93) </td> <td style="background: #7AFF7A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.37<br />(86) </td> <td style="background: #5FFF5F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.20<br />(107) </td> <td style="background: #5EFF5E; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">49.84<br />(1,266) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average snowfall inches (cm) </th> <td style="background: #4C4CFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">4.7<br />(12) </td> <td style="background: #4B4BFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">4.5<br />(11) </td> <td style="background: #9595FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.8<br />(7.1) </td> <td style="background: #F7F7FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.2<br />(0.51) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #EFEFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.4<br />(1.0) </td> <td style="background: #B7B7FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.9<br />(4.8) </td> <td style="background: #D0D0FF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">14.5<br />(37) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average precipitation days <span style="font-size:90%;" class="nowrap">(≥ 0.01 in)</span> </th> <td style="background: #6363FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">12.6 </td> <td style="background: #6161FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">11.6 </td> <td style="background: #6161FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">12.8 </td> <td style="background: #5B5BFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">12.8 </td> <td style="background: #6363FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">12.6 </td> <td style="background: #6969FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.7 </td> <td style="background: #7A7AFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.7 </td> <td style="background: #8888FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.6 </td> <td style="background: #9C9CFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.7 </td> <td style="background: #8D8DFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.2 </td> <td style="background: #7B7BFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.3 </td> <td style="background: #6363FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">12.6 </td> <td style="background: #7272FF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">134.2 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average snowy days <span style="font-size:90%;" class="nowrap">(≥ 0.1 in)</span> </th> <td style="background: #C7C7FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.5 </td> <td style="background: #CBCBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.8 </td> <td style="background: #EAEAFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.7 </td> <td style="background: #FCFCFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.2 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #F6F6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.7 </td> <td style="background: #E0E0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.5 </td> <td style="background: #F0F0FF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">13.4 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source: NOAA<sup id="cite_ref-NOWData_NWS_Louisville,_KY_(LMK)_30-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NOWData_NWS_Louisville,_KY_(LMK)-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NOAA_KLEX_31-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NOAA_KLEX-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lexington,_Kentucky&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224496135">.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop{border-spacing:1px;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0.3em;font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop caption{background-color:lavender;color:black;padding-right:0.2em;padding-left:0.2em;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-bottom:none}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop th[scope=col]{border-bottom:1px solid black}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(2){text-align:right;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td.us-census-pop-estimate{padding-left:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(3){padding-left:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(4){padding-left:0.5em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-footnote{border-top:1px solid black;font-size:85%;text-align:center}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-right{float:right;clear:right;margin:0 0 1em 1em}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-left{float:left;clear:left;margin:0 1em 1em 0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-center{float:none;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-none{float:none;margin:0 1em 1em 0}}</style> <table class="us-census-pop us-census-pop-right"> <caption>Historical population</caption> <tbody><tr><th scope="col">Census</th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr></th><th scope="col"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1152813436">.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="sr-only">Note</span></th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Percent change">%±</abbr></th></tr> <tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1790_United_States_census" title="1790 United States census">1790</a></th><td>834</td><td></td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1800_United_States_census" title="1800 United States census">1800</a></th><td>1,795</td><td></td><td>115.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1810_United_States_census" title="1810 United States census">1810</a></th><td>4,326</td><td></td><td>141.0%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1820_United_States_census" title="1820 United States census">1820</a></th><td>5,270</td><td></td><td>21.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1830_United_States_census" title="1830 United States census">1830</a></th><td>6,026</td><td></td><td>14.3%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1840_United_States_census" title="1840 United States census">1840</a></th><td>6,997</td><td></td><td>16.1%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1850_United_States_census" title="1850 United States census">1850</a></th><td>8,159</td><td></td><td>16.6%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1860_United_States_census" title="1860 United States census">1860</a></th><td>9,321</td><td></td><td>14.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1870_United_States_census" title="1870 United States census">1870</a></th><td>14,801</td><td></td><td>58.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1880_United_States_census" title="1880 United States census">1880</a></th><td>16,656</td><td></td><td>12.5%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1890_United_States_census" title="1890 United States census">1890</a></th><td>21,567</td><td></td><td>29.5%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_census" title="1900 United States census">1900</a></th><td>26,369</td><td></td><td>22.3%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1910_United_States_census" title="1910 United States census">1910</a></th><td>35,099</td><td></td><td>33.1%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_census" title="1920 United States census">1920</a></th><td>41,534</td><td></td><td>18.3%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1930_United_States_census" title="1930 United States census">1930</a></th><td>45,736</td><td></td><td>10.1%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_census" title="1940 United States census">1940</a></th><td>49,304</td><td></td><td>7.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1950_United_States_census" title="1950 United States census">1950</a></th><td>55,534</td><td></td><td>12.6%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_census" title="1960 United States census">1960</a></th><td>62,810</td><td></td><td>13.1%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1970_United_States_census" title="1970 United States census">1970</a></th><td>108,137</td><td></td><td>72.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_census" title="1980 United States census">1980</a></th><td>204,165</td><td></td><td>88.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1990_United_States_census" title="1990 United States census">1990</a></th><td>225,366</td><td></td><td>10.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_census" title="2000 United States census">2000</a></th><td>260,512</td><td></td><td>15.6%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_census" title="2010 United States census">2010</a></th><td>295,803</td><td></td><td>13.5%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a></th><td>322,570</td><td></td><td>9.0%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">2022 (est.)</th><td class="us-census-pop-estimate">320,347</td><td><sup id="cite_ref-United_States_Census_Bureau_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-United_States_Census_Bureau-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td>−0.7%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="us-census-pop-footnote">U.S. Decennial Census<sup id="cite_ref-DecennialCensus_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DecennialCensus-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>The Lexington-Fayette Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes <a href="/wiki/Bourbon_County,_Kentucky" title="Bourbon County, Kentucky">Bourbon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Clark_County,_Kentucky" title="Clark County, Kentucky">Clark</a>, Fayette, <a href="/wiki/Jessamine_County,_Kentucky" title="Jessamine County, Kentucky">Jessamine</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scott_County,_Kentucky" title="Scott County, Kentucky">Scott</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Woodford_County,_Kentucky" title="Woodford County, Kentucky">Woodford</a> Counties. The MSA population is 516,811 as of the 2020 census.<sup id="cite_ref-PopEst_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PopEst-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Lexington%E2%80%93Fayette%E2%80%93Richmond%E2%80%93Frankfort_combined_statistical_area" title="Lexington–Fayette–Richmond–Frankfort combined statistical area">Lexington–Fayette–Richmond–Frankfort combined statistical area</a> had a population of 747,919 in 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-PopEstCS_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PopEstCS-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This includes the metro area and an additional seven counties.<sup id="cite_ref-PopEstCSA_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PopEstCSA-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/African-American_neighborhoods_in_Lexington,_Kentucky" title="African-American neighborhoods in Lexington, Kentucky">African-American neighborhoods in Lexington, Kentucky</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Race_and_ethnicity_2010-_Lexington_(5559865913).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Race_and_ethnicity_2010-_Lexington_%285559865913%29.png/220px-Race_and_ethnicity_2010-_Lexington_%285559865913%29.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Race_and_ethnicity_2010-_Lexington_%285559865913%29.png/330px-Race_and_ethnicity_2010-_Lexington_%285559865913%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Race_and_ethnicity_2010-_Lexington_%285559865913%29.png/440px-Race_and_ethnicity_2010-_Lexington_%285559865913%29.png 2x" data-file-width="3009" data-file-height="3009" /></a><figcaption>Map of racial distribution in Lexington, 2010 U.S. Census. Each dot is 25 people: <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><span class="legend nowrap"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px solid white;background-color:white; color:black;color:#ff0000;"><span class="legend-text" style="font-family: monospace, monospace;">⬤</span></span> White</span> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend nowrap"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px solid white;background-color:white; color:black;color:#0000ff;"><span class="legend-text" style="font-family: monospace, monospace;">⬤</span></span> Black</span> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend nowrap"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px solid white;background-color:white; color:black;color:#00ffaa;"><span class="legend-text" style="font-family: monospace, monospace;">⬤</span></span> Asian</span> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend nowrap"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px solid white;background-color:white; color:black;color:#ffa600;"><span class="legend-text" style="font-family: monospace, monospace;">⬤</span></span> Hispanic</span> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend nowrap"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px solid white;background-color:white; color:black;color:#ffff07;"><span class="legend-text" style="font-family: monospace, monospace;">⬤</span></span> Other</span></figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2020">2020</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lexington,_Kentucky&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: 2020"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <caption><b>Lexington, Kentucky – Racial and ethnic composition</b><br /><small><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886047488">.mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}</style><span class="nobold"><i>Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.</i></span></small> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Race / Ethnicity <small>(<i>NH = Non-Hispanic</i>)</small> </th> <th>Pop 2000<sup id="cite_ref-2000CensusP004_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2000CensusP004-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>Pop 2010<sup id="cite_ref-2010CensusP2_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2010CensusP2-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th style="background:#FFB; color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-partial">Pop 2020<sup id="cite_ref-2020CensusP2_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2020CensusP2-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>% 2000 </th> <th>% 2010 </th> <th style="background:#FFB; color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-partial">% 2020 </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Non-Hispanic_or_Latino_whites" class="mw-redirect" title="Non-Hispanic or Latino whites">White</a> alone (NH) </td> <td>206,174 </td> <td>216,072 </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">215,343 </td> <td>79.14% </td> <td>73.05% </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">66.76% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Non-Hispanic_or_Latino_African_Americans" class="mw-redirect" title="Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans">Black or African American</a> alone (NH) </td> <td>34,876 </td> <td>42,336 </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">47,501 </td> <td>13.39% </td> <td>14.31% </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">14.73% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Native_Americans_in_the_United_States" title="Native Americans in the United States">Native American</a> or <a href="/wiki/Alaska_Native" class="mw-redirect" title="Alaska Native">Alaska Native</a> alone (NH) </td> <td>457 </td> <td>599 </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">480 </td> <td>0.18% </td> <td>0.20% </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">0.15% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Asian_Americans" title="Asian Americans">Asian</a> alone (NH) </td> <td>6,360 </td> <td>9,506 </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">13,374 </td> <td>2.44% </td> <td>3.21% </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">4.15% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Islander_Americans" title="Pacific Islander Americans">Pacific Islander</a> alone (NH) </td> <td>80 </td> <td>107 </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">133 </td> <td>0.03% </td> <td>0.04% </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">0.04% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Race_and_ethnicity_in_the_United_States_census" title="Race and ethnicity in the United States census">Other race</a> alone (NH) </td> <td>470 </td> <td>546 </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">1,667 </td> <td>0.18% </td> <td>0.18% </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">0.52% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Multiracial_Americans" title="Multiracial Americans">Mixed race or Multiracial</a> (NH) </td> <td>3,534 </td> <td>6,163 </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">14,322 </td> <td>1.36% </td> <td>2.08% </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">4.44% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hispanic_and_Latino_Americans" title="Hispanic and Latino Americans">Hispanic or Latino</a> (any race) </td> <td>8,561 </td> <td>20,474 </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">29,750 </td> <td>3.29% </td> <td>6.92% </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">9.22% </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Total</b> </td> <td><b>260,512</b> </td> <td><b>295,803</b> </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;"><b>322,570</b> </td> <td><b>100.00%</b> </td> <td><b>100.00%</b> </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;"><b>100.00%</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>As of the 2020 census, there were 322,570 people, 129,784 households, and 74,761 families within the city. The population density was 1,137.3/sq mi (439.1/km<sup>2</sup>). The <a href="/wiki/Race_and_ethnicity_in_the_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="Race and ethnicity in the United States Census">racial makeup</a> of the city was 70.7% <a href="/wiki/Non-Hispanic_whites" title="Non-Hispanic whites">non-Hispanic White</a>, 15.6% <a href="/wiki/African_Americans" title="African Americans">Black or African American</a>, 0.3% <a href="/wiki/Native_Americans_in_the_United_States" title="Native Americans in the United States">Native American</a>, 4.1% <a href="/wiki/Asian_Americans" title="Asian Americans">Asian</a>, 0.1% Pacific Islander, and 2.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race were 7.4% of the population. </p><p>The most common spoken language in Lexington is English with the <a href="/wiki/Southern_American_English" title="Southern American English">Southern American English</a> dialect being the native and most common of the city and region, but there are approximately 196 languages from all parts of the world spoken in Lexington.<sup id="cite_ref-City_of_Lexington_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-City_of_Lexington-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The non-English language spoken by the largest group is <a href="/wiki/Spanish_language" title="Spanish language">Spanish</a> followed by <a href="/wiki/Swahili_language" title="Swahili language">Swahili</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other more common non-English languages in the city are <a href="/wiki/Arabic" title="Arabic">Arabic</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nepali_language" title="Nepali language">Nepali</a>, <a href="/wiki/Japanese_language" title="Japanese language">Japanese</a>, <a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mandarin_Chinese" title="Mandarin Chinese">Mandarin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kinyarwanda" title="Kinyarwanda">Kinyarwanda</a>, <a href="/wiki/Korean_language" title="Korean language">Korean</a> and <a href="/wiki/Portuguese_language" title="Portuguese language">Portuguese</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-City_of_Lexington_42-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-City_of_Lexington-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Local estimates drawn from <a href="/wiki/English_as_a_second_or_foreign_language" title="English as a second or foreign language">English Language Learner</a> enrollment in <a href="/wiki/Fayette_County_Public_Schools_(Kentucky)" title="Fayette County Public Schools (Kentucky)">Fayette County Public Schools</a> estimates that approximately 23% of the total Lexington population speaks a language other than English at home.<sup id="cite_ref-City_of_Lexington_42-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-City_of_Lexington-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Of the 131,929 households reported in the 2019 <a href="/wiki/American_Community_Survey" title="American Community Survey">American Community Survey</a>, 52% were married couples living together, 15% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27% were non-families. 28.4% of households were home to children under the age of 18. The average household size was 2.37, and the average family size was 2.99. 31.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. </p><p>In 2019, 20.9% of residents were under the age of 18, 14.2% were from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.2 males. </p><p>The median income for a household in the city was $57,291 in 2019, slightly below the national average of $62,843, and for a family it was $53,264. Males living alone had a median income of $36,268 versus $30,811 for females. The <a href="/wiki/Per_capita_income" title="Per capita income">per capita income</a> for the city was $34,442. About 8.7% of families and 14.6% of the population were below the <a href="/wiki/Poverty_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Poverty line">poverty line</a>, including 17.6% of those under the age of 18 and 9.4% of those ages 65 and older. </p><p>The table below illustrates the population growth of Fayette County since the first U.S. Census in 1790. Lexington city limits became coterminous with Fayette County in 1974. </p><p>Sources: </p> <ul><li>1790 to 1960 census:<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>1970 census:<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>1980 census:<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>1990 census:<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2000 to 2005 census:<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2006 census:<sup id="cite_ref-2006estimate_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2006estimate-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="center"> <div class="timeline-wrapper"><map name="timeline_2pltwxngcurni90rsychcvv79kmyoez"></map><img usemap="#timeline_2pltwxngcurni90rsychcvv79kmyoez" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/timeline/2pltwxngcurni90rsychcvv79kmyoez.png" /></div> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economy">Economy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lexington,_Kentucky&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Economy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Economy_of_Lexington,_Kentucky" title="Economy of Lexington, Kentucky">Economy of Lexington, Kentucky</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_employers_in_Lexington,_Kentucky" title="List of employers in Lexington, Kentucky">List of employers in Lexington, Kentucky</a></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Jif_peanut_butter_production_plant_Lexington_Kentucky.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Jif_peanut_butter_production_plant_Lexington_Kentucky.JPG/350px-Jif_peanut_butter_production_plant_Lexington_Kentucky.JPG" decoding="async" width="350" height="136" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Jif_peanut_butter_production_plant_Lexington_Kentucky.JPG/525px-Jif_peanut_butter_production_plant_Lexington_Kentucky.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Jif_peanut_butter_production_plant_Lexington_Kentucky.JPG/700px-Jif_peanut_butter_production_plant_Lexington_Kentucky.JPG 2x" data-file-width="4752" data-file-height="1850" /></a><figcaption>The Jif peanut butter plant on Winchester Road</figcaption></figure> <p>Lexington has one of the nation's most stable economies. Lexington describes itself as having "a fortified economy, strong in manufacturing, technology, and entrepreneurial support, benefiting from a diverse, balanced business base".<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Lexington Metro Area had an unemployment rate of 3.7% in August 2015, lower than many cities of similar size.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The city is home to several large corporations. Sizable employment is generated by four <a href="/wiki/Fortune_500" title="Fortune 500"><i>Fortune</i> 500</a> companies: <a href="/wiki/Xerox" title="Xerox">Xerox</a> (which acquired <a href="/wiki/Affiliated_Computer_Services" title="Affiliated Computer Services">Affiliated Computer Services</a>), <a href="/wiki/Lexmark_International" class="mw-redirect" title="Lexmark International">Lexmark International</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lockheed-Martin" class="mw-redirect" title="Lockheed-Martin">Lockheed-Martin</a>, and <a href="/wiki/IBM" title="IBM">IBM</a>, employing 3,000, 2,800, 1,705, and 552, respectively.<sup id="cite_ref-ME_52-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ME-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/United_Parcel_Service" title="United Parcel Service">United Parcel Service</a>, <a href="/wiki/Trane" title="Trane">Trane</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Amazon.com" class="mw-redirect" title="Amazon.com">Amazon.com, Inc.</a> have large operations in the city, and <a href="/wiki/Toyota_Motor_Manufacturing_Kentucky" title="Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky">Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky</a> is within the Lexington CSA, located in adjoining <a href="/wiki/Georgetown,_Kentucky" title="Georgetown, Kentucky">Georgetown</a>. A <a href="/wiki/Jif_(peanut_butter)" title="Jif (peanut butter)">Jif</a> <a href="/wiki/Peanut_butter" title="Peanut butter">peanut butter</a> plant located in the city produces more peanut butter than any other factory in the world.<sup id="cite_ref-FUNTIDBITS_53-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FUNTIDBITS-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Notable corporate headquarters include <a href="/wiki/Lexmark" title="Lexmark">Lexmark International</a>, a manufacturer of printers and enterprise software;<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Link-Belt_Construction_Equipment" class="mw-redirect" title="Link-Belt Construction Equipment">Link-Belt Construction Equipment</a>, a designer and manufacturer of telescopic and <a href="/wiki/Lattice_boom_crawler_crane" title="Lattice boom crawler crane">lattice boom crawler cranes</a>;<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Big_Ass_Solutions" class="mw-redirect" title="Big Ass Solutions">Big Ass Fans</a>, a manufacturer of large ceiling fans and lighting fixtures for industrial, commercial, agricultural, and residential use;<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/A%26W_Restaurants" title="A&W Restaurants">A&W Restaurants</a>, a restaurant chain known for <a href="/wiki/Root_beer" title="Root beer">root beer</a>;<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Fazoli%27s" title="Fazoli's">Fazoli's</a>, an Italian-American fast-food chain.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The city's largest employer, the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Kentucky" title="University of Kentucky">University of Kentucky</a>, employed 16,743 as of 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Other sizable employers include the Lexington-Fayette County government and other hospital facilities. The <a href="/wiki/Fayette_County_Public_Schools_(Kentucky)" title="Fayette County Public Schools (Kentucky)">Fayette County Public Schools</a> employ 5,374, and the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government employs 2,699. Central Baptist Hospital, <a href="/wiki/Saint_Joseph_Hospital_(Lexington,_Kentucky)" title="Saint Joseph Hospital (Lexington, Kentucky)">Saint Joseph Hospital</a>, Saint Joseph East, and the Veterans Administration Hospital employ 7,000 persons in total.<sup id="cite_ref-ME_52-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ME-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Arts_and_culture">Arts and culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lexington,_Kentucky&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Arts and culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Annual_cultural_events_and_fairs">Annual cultural events and fairs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lexington,_Kentucky&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Annual cultural events and fairs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lexington_History_Center_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Lexington_History_Center_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Lexington_History_Center_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="184" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Lexington_History_Center_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Lexington_History_Center_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Lexington_History_Center_%28cropped%29.jpg/440px-Lexington_History_Center_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="465" data-file-height="388" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Old_Fayette_County_Courthouse_(Kentucky)" title="Old Fayette County Courthouse (Kentucky)">Old Fayette County Courthouse</a></figcaption></figure> <p>June has two popular music festivals: Bluegrass and Broadway. The <a href="/wiki/Festival_of_the_Bluegrass" title="Festival of the Bluegrass">Festival of the Bluegrass</a>, Kentucky's oldest <a href="/wiki/Bluegrass_music" title="Bluegrass music">bluegrass music</a> festival, is in early June; it includes three stages for music and a "bluegrass music camp" for school children. For more than two decades, during the second and third weekends, UK Opera Theatre presents a Broadway medley "It's A Grand Night for Singing!"<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Later in June, the Gay and Lesbian Services Organization hosts the Lexington Pride Festival, which celebrates <a href="/wiki/LGBT_pride" class="mw-redirect" title="LGBT pride">pride</a> of the <a href="/wiki/LGBTQIA%2B" class="mw-redirect" title="LGBTQIA+">LGBTQIA+</a> community and welcomes <a href="/wiki/Straight_ally" title="Straight ally">allies</a>. The festival offers live music, crafts, food, and informational booths from diverse service organizations. Lexington Mayor <a href="/wiki/Jim_Gray_(American_politician)" title="Jim Gray (American politician)">Jim Gray</a>, elected in 2010 and openly gay, proclaimed June 29, 2013, as Pride Day.<sup id="cite_ref-gay_61-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gay-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lexington has one of the highest concentrations of gay and lesbian couples in the United States for a city its size.<sup id="cite_ref-gay_61-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gay-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Area residents gather downtown for the Fourth of July festivities, which extend for several days. On July 3, the <a href="/wiki/Gratz_Park_Historic_District" title="Gratz Park Historic District">Gratz Park Historic District</a> is transformed into an outdoor music hall, when the Patriotic Music Concert is held on the steps of Morrison Hall at Transylvania University. The Lexington Singers and the <a href="/wiki/Lexington_Philharmonic_Orchestra" title="Lexington Philharmonic Orchestra">Lexington Philharmonic Orchestra</a> perform at this event. On the Fourth, events include a reading of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Declaration_of_Independence" title="United States Declaration of Independence">Declaration of Independence</a> on the steps of the Old Courthouse, a <a href="/wiki/10K_run" title="10K run">10K run</a>, a parade, street vendors for wares and food, and fireworks.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Woodland Arts Fair, an outdoor art fair hosted by the Lexington Art League in the summer, is almost five decades old and attracts over 70,000 attendees.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Rupp_Arena_February_2020.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Rupp_Arena_February_2020.jpg/220px-Rupp_Arena_February_2020.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Rupp_Arena_February_2020.jpg/330px-Rupp_Arena_February_2020.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Rupp_Arena_February_2020.jpg/440px-Rupp_Arena_February_2020.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Rupp_Arena" title="Rupp Arena">Rupp Arena</a></figcaption></figure> <p>"Southern Lights: Spectacular Sights on Holiday Nights", which takes place from November 18 to December 31, is held at the <a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Horse_Park" title="Kentucky Horse Park">Kentucky Horse Park</a>. It includes a 3 mi (4.8 km) drive through the park, showcasing numerous displays, many in character with the horse industry and history of Lexington. The "Mini-Train Express", an indoor petting zoo featuring exotic animals, the International Museum of the Horse, an exhibit showcasing the Bluegrass Railway Club's model train, and <a href="/wiki/Santa_Claus" title="Santa Claus">Santa Claus</a> are other major highlights.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Other events and fares include: </p> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/Lexington_Philharmonic_Orchestra" title="Lexington Philharmonic Orchestra">Lexington Philharmonic Orchestra</a> presents several annual concerts.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Lexington_Ballet_Company" title="Lexington Ballet Company">Lexington Ballet Company</a> performs their annual <a href="/wiki/The_Nutcracker" title="The Nutcracker">Nutcracker Ballet</a>.</li> <li>LexArts Gallery HOP is a seasonal event when the city's art galleries are open to the public on the third Friday of January, March, May, July, September, and November.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Historical_structures_and_museums">Historical structures and museums</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lexington,_Kentucky&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Historical structures and museums"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mary_Todd_Lincoln_House,_Lexington_Kentucky_3.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Mary_Todd_Lincoln_House%2C_Lexington_Kentucky_3.jpg/220px-Mary_Todd_Lincoln_House%2C_Lexington_Kentucky_3.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Mary_Todd_Lincoln_House%2C_Lexington_Kentucky_3.jpg/330px-Mary_Todd_Lincoln_House%2C_Lexington_Kentucky_3.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Mary_Todd_Lincoln_House%2C_Lexington_Kentucky_3.jpg/440px-Mary_Todd_Lincoln_House%2C_Lexington_Kentucky_3.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2500" data-file-height="1672" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Mary_Todd_Lincoln_House" title="Mary Todd Lincoln House">Mary Todd Lincoln House</a>, completed in 1832</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Hunt-Morgan_House,_Lexington_Kentucky.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Hunt-Morgan_House%2C_Lexington_Kentucky.jpg/220px-Hunt-Morgan_House%2C_Lexington_Kentucky.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Hunt-Morgan_House%2C_Lexington_Kentucky.jpg/330px-Hunt-Morgan_House%2C_Lexington_Kentucky.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Hunt-Morgan_House%2C_Lexington_Kentucky.jpg/440px-Hunt-Morgan_House%2C_Lexington_Kentucky.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Hunt-Morgan_House" class="mw-redirect" title="Hunt-Morgan House">Hunt-Morgan House</a>, completed in 1814, served as residence for <a href="/wiki/John_Wesley_Hunt" title="John Wesley Hunt">John Wesley Hunt</a>, the first millionaire west of the Appalachians; a Confederate General (<a href="/wiki/John_Hunt_Morgan" title="John Hunt Morgan">John Hunt Morgan</a>); and one of Kentucky's Nobel Prize winners (<a href="/wiki/Thomas_Hunt_Morgan" title="Thomas Hunt Morgan">Thomas Hunt Morgan</a>).</figcaption></figure> <p>Additional historic sites include: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lexington_Opera_House" title="Lexington Opera House">Lexington Opera House</a><sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>The <a href="/wiki/University_of_Kentucky_Art_Museum" title="University of Kentucky Art Museum">University of Kentucky Art Museum</a> is the premier art museum for Lexington and the only accredited museum in the region. Its collection of over 4,000 objects ranges from Old Masters to Contemporary. It regularly hosts special exhibitions.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The local <a href="/wiki/F._W._Woolworth_Building_(Lexington,_Kentucky)" title="F. W. Woolworth Building (Lexington, Kentucky)">Woolworth's</a> building was listed on the <a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places" title="National Register of Historic Places">National Register of Historic Places</a> for its significance as a site of protests during the <a href="/wiki/Civil_Rights_Movement" class="mw-redirect" title="Civil Rights Movement">Civil Rights Movement</a> against <a href="/wiki/Racial_segregation" title="Racial segregation">segregation</a> during the 1960s. Activists conducted sit-ins to gain integrated lunch service, full access to facilities, and more employment. However, in 2004, the building was demolished by its owner, and the area was paved for use as a parking lot until further development.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Cocaine_Bear_(bear)" title="Cocaine Bear (bear)">Pablo Eskobear</a>, the <a href="/wiki/American_black_bear" title="American black bear">American black bear</a> that overdosed on cocaine that was dropped from smuggler <a href="/wiki/Andrew_C._Thornton_II" title="Andrew C. Thornton II">Andrew C. Thornton II</a>'s airplane—an incident which inspired the 2023 movie <i><a href="/wiki/Cocaine_Bear" title="Cocaine Bear">Cocaine Bear</a></i>—has been stuffed and can be visited at the Kentucky for Kentucky Fun Mall.<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sports">Sports</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lexington,_Kentucky&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Sports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="College_athletics">College athletics</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lexington,_Kentucky&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: College athletics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kroger_Field_during_a_Kentucky_Football_game.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Kroger_Field_during_a_Kentucky_Football_game.png/220px-Kroger_Field_during_a_Kentucky_Football_game.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="164" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Kroger_Field_during_a_Kentucky_Football_game.png/330px-Kroger_Field_during_a_Kentucky_Football_game.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Kroger_Field_during_a_Kentucky_Football_game.png/440px-Kroger_Field_during_a_Kentucky_Football_game.png 2x" data-file-width="852" data-file-height="636" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Kroger_Field" title="Kroger Field">Kroger Field</a> (formerly Commonwealth Stadium) during a Kentucky Football Game against the Florida Gators</figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Wildcats" title="Kentucky Wildcats">Kentucky Wildcats</a>, the athletic program of the University of Kentucky, is Lexington's most popular sports entity. The school fields 22 varsity sports teams, most of which compete in the <a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Conference" title="Southeastern Conference">Southeastern Conference</a> as a founding member.<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball" title="Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball">men's basketball team</a> is one of the winningest programs in <a href="/wiki/NCAA" class="mw-redirect" title="NCAA">NCAA</a> history, having won eight national championships. The basketball program was also the first to reach 2000 wins.<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Professional_sports">Professional sports</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lexington,_Kentucky&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Professional sports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:155493503_cf0435fc6d_o.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/155493503_cf0435fc6d_o.jpg/220px-155493503_cf0435fc6d_o.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/155493503_cf0435fc6d_o.jpg/330px-155493503_cf0435fc6d_o.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/155493503_cf0435fc6d_o.jpg/440px-155493503_cf0435fc6d_o.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480" /></a><figcaption>A <a href="/wiki/Lexington_Legends" title="Lexington Legends">Lexington Legends</a> game</figcaption></figure> <p>Lexington is home to the <a href="/wiki/Lexington_Legends" title="Lexington Legends">Lexington Legends</a>, a member of the <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_League_of_Professional_Baseball" title="Atlantic League of Professional Baseball">Atlantic League of Professional Baseball</a>, an independent <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">MLB</a> Partner league.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Minor_League_Baseball" title="Minor League Baseball">minor league</a> team plays home games at <a href="/wiki/Counter_Clocks_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="Counter Clocks Field">The Ballpark at 207 Legends Lane</a>. In 2020, the team lost MLB affiliation under a new plan by the MLB.<sup id="cite_ref-proposed_downsizing_77-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-proposed_downsizing-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The city also hosts <a href="/wiki/Lexington_SC" title="Lexington SC">Lexington SC</a> of <a href="/wiki/United_States_soccer_league_system" title="United States soccer league system">third-division</a> professional soccer league <a href="/wiki/USL_League_One" title="USL League One">USL League One</a>. The club was founded in 2021 and currently plays at <a href="/wiki/Toyota_Stadium_(Georgetown,_Kentucky)" class="mw-redirect" title="Toyota Stadium (Georgetown, Kentucky)">Toyota Stadium</a> on the campus of <a href="/wiki/Georgetown_College" title="Georgetown College">Georgetown College</a>. In October 2023, Lexington SC announced it would be building a new stadium on their youth training ground off of Athens-Boonesboro Road. It will be open by 2024, with a capacity for 5,000 fans, with up to 11,000 possible.<sup id="cite_ref-Lexington_Sporting_Club_Announces_New_State_of_the_Art_Stadium_78-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lexington_Sporting_Club_Announces_New_State_of_the_Art_Stadium-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Former professional sport teams based in Lexington were the <a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Thoroughblades" title="Kentucky Thoroughblades">Kentucky Thoroughblades</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lexington_Men_O%27_War" title="Lexington Men O' War">Lexington Men O' War</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lexington_Bluegrass_Bandits" title="Lexington Bluegrass Bandits">Lexington Bluegrass Bandits</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Horsemen" title="Kentucky Horsemen">Kentucky Horsemen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bluegrass_Warhorses" title="Bluegrass Warhorses">Bluegrass Warhorses</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bluegrass_Stallions" title="Bluegrass Stallions">Bluegrass Stallions</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lexington_Colts" title="Lexington Colts">Lexington Colts</a>, and Lexington Counter Clocks. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Horse_racing_and_equestrian_events">Horse racing and equestrian events</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lexington,_Kentucky&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Horse racing and equestrian events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:R3DE_StadiumJump.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/R3DE_StadiumJump.jpg/220px-R3DE_StadiumJump.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/R3DE_StadiumJump.jpg/330px-R3DE_StadiumJump.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/R3DE_StadiumJump.jpg/440px-R3DE_StadiumJump.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3153" data-file-height="2101" /></a><figcaption>The Rolex <a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Three-Day_Event" title="Kentucky Three-Day Event">Kentucky Three-Day Event</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The city is home to two <a href="/wiki/Horse-racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Horse-racing">horse-racing</a> tracks, <a href="/wiki/Keeneland" title="Keeneland">Keeneland</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Red_Mile" title="The Red Mile">The Red Mile</a> harness track. Keeneland, sporting live races in April and October, is steeped in tradition; little has changed since the track's opening in 1936. Keeneland hosted the <a href="/wiki/2015_Breeders%27_Cup" title="2015 Breeders' Cup">2015 Breeders' Cup</a>, with the event's signature race, the <a href="/wiki/Breeders%27_Cup_Classic" title="Breeders' Cup Classic">Breeders' Cup Classic</a>, won by <a href="/wiki/Triple_Crown_of_Thoroughbred_Racing_(United_States)" title="Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (United States)">Triple Crown</a> winner <a href="/wiki/American_Pharoah" title="American Pharoah">American Pharoah</a>. This track also has the world's largest Thoroughbred auction house; 19 <a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Derby" title="Kentucky Derby">Kentucky Derby</a> winners, 21 <a href="/wiki/Preakness_Stakes" title="Preakness Stakes">Preakness Stakes</a> winners, and 18 <a href="/wiki/Belmont_Stakes" title="Belmont Stakes">Belmont Stakes</a> winners were purchased at Keeneland sales. Its most notable race is the <a href="/wiki/Blue_Grass_Stakes" title="Blue Grass Stakes">Blue Grass Stakes</a>, which is considered an important preparation for the Kentucky Derby. The Red Mile is the oldest horse racing track in the city and the second-oldest in the nation. It runs live <a href="/wiki/Harness_racing" title="Harness racing">harness races</a>, in which horses pull two-wheeled carts called sulkies. The two tracks announced a partnership in 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Horse_Park" title="Kentucky Horse Park">Kentucky Horse Park</a>, located along scenic <a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Route_1973" title="Kentucky Route 1973">Iron Works Pike</a> in northern Fayette County, is a comparative latecomer to Lexington, opening in 1978. Although commonly known as a tourist attraction and museum, it is also a working horse farm with a <a href="/wiki/Farrier" title="Farrier">farrier</a> and famous retired horses such as 2003 Kentucky Derby winner <a href="/wiki/Funny_Cide" title="Funny Cide">Funny Cide</a>. Since its opening in April 1978, the Kentucky Horse Park has hosted the <a href="/wiki/Rolex_Kentucky_Three_Day" class="mw-redirect" title="Rolex Kentucky Three Day">Rolex Kentucky Three Day</a> Event, which is one of the top-three annual equestrian <a href="/wiki/Eventing" title="Eventing">eventing</a> competitions in the world and is held immediately before the <a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Derby" title="Kentucky Derby">Kentucky Derby</a> at <a href="/wiki/Churchill_Downs" title="Churchill Downs">Churchill Downs</a> in <a href="/wiki/Louisville,_Kentucky" title="Louisville, Kentucky">Louisville</a>. In September and October 2010, Lexington was the first city outside of Europe to host the <a href="/wiki/2010_FEI_World_Equestrian_Games" title="2010 FEI World Equestrian Games">World Equestrian Games</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_sports">Other sports</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lexington,_Kentucky&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Other sports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lexington_Dirt_Bowl_2023.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Lexington_Dirt_Bowl_2023.jpg/220px-Lexington_Dirt_Bowl_2023.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Lexington_Dirt_Bowl_2023.jpg/330px-Lexington_Dirt_Bowl_2023.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Lexington_Dirt_Bowl_2023.jpg/440px-Lexington_Dirt_Bowl_2023.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5713" data-file-height="3808" /></a><figcaption>A player shoots a shot at the 2023 Lexington Dirt Bowl at Douglass Park.</figcaption></figure> <p>Lexington is home to <a href="/wiki/Roller_Derby_of_Central_Kentucky" title="Roller Derby of Central Kentucky">Roller Derby of Central Kentucky</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hardcourt_Bike_Polo" title="Hardcourt Bike Polo">Lexington Bike Polo League</a>. In 2017, Lexington hosted the World Hardcourt Bike Polo Championship, the most competitive bike polo tournament in the world, at facilities in Coolavin Park.<sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Two years prior the city hosted the North American Hardcourt Bike Polo Championship for teams from across Canada, Mexico, and the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2023, Roller Derby of Central Kentucky returned to competitive play at Central Bank Center after a three-year hiatus.<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Dirt Bowl is a long-standing local basketball tournament held by Lexington Parks and Recreation at Douglass Park. The league has been around since the early 1970s. Sports Illustrated covered it in 1983 and called it one of the premier summer leagues in the country at the time. The basketball courts at Douglass Park were originally dirt, giving the tournament its "Dirt Bowl" name. The courts have since been paved.<sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Parks_and_recreation">Parks and recreation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lexington,_Kentucky&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Parks and recreation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="City_parks_and_facilities">City parks and facilities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lexington,_Kentucky&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: City parks and facilities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lexington_Cemetery.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/6f/Lexington_Cemetery.jpg/170px-Lexington_Cemetery.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="256" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/6f/Lexington_Cemetery.jpg/255px-Lexington_Cemetery.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/6f/Lexington_Cemetery.jpg/340px-Lexington_Cemetery.jpg 2x" data-file-width="399" data-file-height="600" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Lexington_Cemetery" title="Lexington Cemetery">Lexington Cemetery</a>'s tulip garden. The facility was founded in 1848, during a <a href="/wiki/Cholera" title="Cholera">cholera</a> epidemic.</figcaption></figure> <p>Lexington has over 100 parks, ranging in size from the 8,719 sq ft (810.0 m<sup>2</sup>) Smith Street Park to the 659-acre (2.7 km<sup>2</sup>) Masterson Station Park.<sup id="cite_ref-FunGuide2007_85-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FunGuide2007-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Many Lexington parks recently received improvements as part of a $25,183,270.63 investment from the <a href="/wiki/American_Rescue_Plan_Act" class="mw-redirect" title="American Rescue Plan Act">American Rescue Plan Act</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lexington's parks include: </p> <ul><li>Five public golf courses at Kearney Hill Links, Lakeside, Meadowbrook, Tates Creek, and Picadome</li> <li>Six <a href="/wiki/Dog_park" title="Dog park">dog parks</a> at Jacobson, Masterson Station, Coldstream, Pleasant Ridge, Veteran's Park, and Wellington</li> <li>Three public 18-hole <a href="/wiki/Disc_golf" title="Disc golf">disc golf</a> courses at Shillito Park, Jacobson Park, and Veterans Park</li> <li>A public skate park at Woodland Park, featuring 12,000 sq ft (1,100 m<sup>2</sup>) of "ramps, platforms, bowls, and pipes"<sup id="cite_ref-FunGuide2007_85-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FunGuide2007-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Triangle_Park_(Lexington)" title="Triangle Park (Lexington)">Triangle Park</a> in the heart of downtown Lexington.</li> <li>Gatton Park on the Town Branch, a $39 million 10-acre (40,000 m<sup>2</sup>) private park in the center of downtown, will open in 2025.<sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Natural_areas">Natural areas</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lexington,_Kentucky&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Natural areas"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Raven_Run_Outlook.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Raven_Run_Outlook.jpg/220px-Raven_Run_Outlook.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Raven_Run_Outlook.jpg/330px-Raven_Run_Outlook.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Raven_Run_Outlook.jpg/440px-Raven_Run_Outlook.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a><figcaption>Overlooking the <a href="/wiki/Kentucky_River" title="Kentucky River">Kentucky River</a> at Raven Run</figcaption></figure> <p>The city is home to Raven Run Nature Sanctuary, a 734-acre (3.0 km<sup>2</sup>) nature preserve along the <a href="/wiki/Kentucky_River_Palisades" title="Kentucky River Palisades">Kentucky River Palisades</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FunGuide2007_85-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FunGuide2007-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Parks_89-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Parks-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/University_of_Kentucky_Arboretum" title="University of Kentucky Arboretum">Arboretum</a> is a 100-acre (0.40 km<sup>2</sup>) preserve adjacent to the University of Kentucky.<sup id="cite_ref-FunGuide2007_85-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FunGuide2007-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The city also plays host to the historic <a href="/wiki/McConnell_Springs_Park" title="McConnell Springs Park">McConnell Springs</a>, a 26-acre (110,000 m<sup>2</sup>) park within the industrial confines off Old Frankfort Pike.<sup id="cite_ref-FunGuide2007_85-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FunGuide2007-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Parks_89-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Parks-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Government">Government</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lexington,_Kentucky&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Government"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Kentucky" title="Government of Kentucky">Government of Kentucky</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mayor">Mayor</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lexington,_Kentucky&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Mayor"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Lexington-Fayette elects a mayor on a nonpartisan basis every four years.<sup id="cite_ref-City_of_Lexington-2_90-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-City_of_Lexington-2-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The current mayor, Linda Gorton, is a registered Republican<sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and is in her second term. She defeated former councilmember David Kloiber in the November 2022 General Election by a 71% to 14% margin.<sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Gorton, 75, is eligible to run for one additional term in 2026. The mayor may serve up to three consecutive terms.<sup id="cite_ref-City_of_Lexington-2_90-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-City_of_Lexington-2-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Urban_County_Council">Urban County Council</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lexington,_Kentucky&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Urban County Council"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The city's legislative branch is the 15-member Urban County Council. Twelve of the members represent specific districts and serve two-year terms; three are "at-large" members elected citywide and serve four-year terms. The at-large member receiving the highest number of votes in the general election automatically becomes the vice mayor, who acts as the presiding officer of the council when the mayor is absent. The council members as of 2025 are:<sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="width:45%;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Councilmember </th> <th>District </th> <th>Term ends </th></tr> <tr> <td>Dan Wu<sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Vice Mayor </td> <td>2026 </td></tr> <tr> <td>James Brown<sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>At-large </td> <td>2026 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Chuck Ellinger II<sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>At-large </td> <td>2026 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Tyler Morton<sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>1st </td> <td>2026 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Shayla Lynch<sup id="cite_ref-98" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>2nd </td> <td>2026 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Hannah LeGris<sup id="cite_ref-99" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-99"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>3rd </td> <td>2026 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Emma_Curtis" title="Emma Curtis">Emma Curtis</a><sup id="cite_ref-100" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>4th </td> <td>2026 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Liz Sheehan<sup id="cite_ref-101" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-101"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>5th </td> <td>2026 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Denise Gray<sup id="cite_ref-102" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-102"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>6th </td> <td>2026 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Joseph Hale<sup id="cite_ref-103" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-103"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>7th </td> <td>2026 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Amy Beasley<sup id="cite_ref-104" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-104"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>8th </td> <td>2026 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Whitney Baxter<sup id="cite_ref-105" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-105"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>9th </td> <td>2026 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Dave Sevigny<sup id="cite_ref-106" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-106"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>10th </td> <td>2026 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Jennifer Reynolds<sup id="cite_ref-107" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-107"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>11th </td> <td>2026 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Hilary Boone<sup id="cite_ref-108" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-108"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>12th </td> <td>2026 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Government_meetings">Government meetings</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lexington,_Kentucky&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Government meetings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lafayette_Hotel_in_Lexington.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Lafayette_Hotel_in_Lexington.jpg/210px-Lafayette_Hotel_in_Lexington.jpg" decoding="async" width="210" height="316" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Lafayette_Hotel_in_Lexington.jpg/315px-Lafayette_Hotel_in_Lexington.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Lafayette_Hotel_in_Lexington.jpg/420px-Lafayette_Hotel_in_Lexington.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="6016" /></a><figcaption>The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Center</figcaption></figure> <p>Most Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government meetings are open to the public. Council meetings are held Thursdays at 6 p.m. at the LFUCG Government Center at 200 East Main Street.<sup id="cite_ref-109" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-109"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>107<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Judicial">Judicial</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lexington,_Kentucky&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Judicial"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Robert_F._Stephens_Courthouse,_Fayette_County_Kentucky.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Robert_F._Stephens_Courthouse%2C_Fayette_County_Kentucky.jpg/220px-Robert_F._Stephens_Courthouse%2C_Fayette_County_Kentucky.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="171" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Robert_F._Stephens_Courthouse%2C_Fayette_County_Kentucky.jpg/330px-Robert_F._Stephens_Courthouse%2C_Fayette_County_Kentucky.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Robert_F._Stephens_Courthouse%2C_Fayette_County_Kentucky.jpg/440px-Robert_F._Stephens_Courthouse%2C_Fayette_County_Kentucky.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1887" data-file-height="1465" /></a><figcaption>Robert F. Stephens Courthouse</figcaption></figure> <p>Lexington has three main active judicial courts in its downtown district. It is served by Fayette Circuit Court, Fayette District Court, and US District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky Lexington Division.<sup id="cite_ref-110" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-110"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>108<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-111" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-111"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>109<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lexington,_Kentucky&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_schools_in_Lexington,_Kentucky" title="List of schools in Lexington, Kentucky">List of schools in Lexington, Kentucky</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Memorial_Hall_UK.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Memorial_Hall_UK.jpg/170px-Memorial_Hall_UK.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="255" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Memorial_Hall_UK.jpg/255px-Memorial_Hall_UK.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Memorial_Hall_UK.jpg/340px-Memorial_Hall_UK.jpg 2x" data-file-width="933" data-file-height="1400" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Memorial_Hall_(University_of_Kentucky)" title="Memorial Hall (University of Kentucky)">Memorial Hall</a> is the most frequently photographed building at the University of Kentucky.</figcaption></figure> <p>According to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Census">United States Census</a>, among Lexington's population over the age of 25, 22.4% hold a bachelor's degree, 11.4% hold a master's degree, 3.1% hold a professional degree, and 2.6% hold a doctoral degree. </p><p>The city is served by the <a href="/wiki/Fayette_County_Public_Schools_(Kentucky)" title="Fayette County Public Schools (Kentucky)">Fayette County Public Schools</a>. The system currently consists of six district high schools, along with multiple smaller multidistrict high schools, 12 middle schools, one combined middle/high school, and 37 elementary schools, and is supplemented with many private schools. FCPS opened two new elementary schools in August 2016, and opened a new high school in August 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-112" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-112"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>110<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-113" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-113"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>111<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-114" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-114"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>112<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Fayette County Public Schools' Fiscal Year 2023 – 2024 general fund budget is $677,440,375.<sup id="cite_ref-115" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-115"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>113<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The two traditional colleges are the University of Kentucky, which is the state's flagship public university, and Transylvania University, which is the state's oldest four-year university and the first university west of the Alleghenies.<sup id="cite_ref-116" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-116"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>114<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Media">Media</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lexington,_Kentucky&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Media"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Media_in_Lexington,_Kentucky" title="Media in Lexington, Kentucky">Media in Lexington, Kentucky</a></div><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lexington_Herald-Leader_Loudon_Avenue_Office.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Lexington_Herald-Leader_Loudon_Avenue_Office.jpg/220px-Lexington_Herald-Leader_Loudon_Avenue_Office.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Lexington_Herald-Leader_Loudon_Avenue_Office.jpg/330px-Lexington_Herald-Leader_Loudon_Avenue_Office.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Lexington_Herald-Leader_Loudon_Avenue_Office.jpg/440px-Lexington_Herald-Leader_Loudon_Avenue_Office.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6000" data-file-height="4000" /></a><figcaption>The office of the <i>Lexington Herald-Leader</i> on Loudon Avenue in Lexington, Kentucky</figcaption></figure> <p>Lexington's largest daily circulating newspaper is the <i><a href="/wiki/Lexington_Herald-Leader" title="Lexington Herald-Leader">Lexington Herald-Leader</a></i>. <i>Business Lexington</i><sup id="cite_ref-117" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-117"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>115<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is a monthly business newspaper. The <i>Chevy Chaser Magazine</i><sup id="cite_ref-Smiley_Pete_Publishing_118-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Smiley_Pete_Publishing-118"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>116<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <i>Southsider Magazine</i><sup id="cite_ref-Smiley_Pete_Publishing_118-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Smiley_Pete_Publishing-118"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>116<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> are two community publications. </p><p>The region is also served by eight primary television stations, including <a href="/wiki/WLEX" class="mw-redirect" title="WLEX">WLEX</a>, <a href="/wiki/WKYT" class="mw-redirect" title="WKYT">WKYT</a>, <a href="/wiki/WDKY-TV" title="WDKY-TV">WDKY</a>, <a href="/wiki/WTVQ" class="mw-redirect" title="WTVQ">WTVQ</a>, <a href="/wiki/WLJC-TV" title="WLJC-TV">WLJC</a>, <a href="/wiki/WUPX-TV" title="WUPX-TV">WUPX</a>, <a href="/wiki/WKLE" class="mw-redirect" title="WKLE">WKLE</a>, <a href="/wiki/WKON" class="mw-redirect" title="WKON">WKON</a>. The state's public television network, <a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Educational_Television" title="Kentucky Educational Television">Kentucky Educational Television</a>, is headquartered in Lexington and is one of the nation's largest public networks, reaching all 1.6 million television households in the state.<sup id="cite_ref-119" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-119"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>117<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Infrastructure">Infrastructure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lexington,_Kentucky&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Infrastructure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Transportation">Transportation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lexington,_Kentucky&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Transportation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Highways">Highways</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lexington,_Kentucky&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Highways"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Roads_of_Lexington,_Kentucky" class="mw-redirect" title="Roads of Lexington, Kentucky">Roads of Lexington, Kentucky</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:NBroadwayJBM.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/NBroadwayJBM.jpg/220px-NBroadwayJBM.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/NBroadwayJBM.jpg/330px-NBroadwayJBM.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/NBroadwayJBM.jpg/440px-NBroadwayJBM.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480" /></a><figcaption>North Broadway near Transylvania University's campus</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Interstate_75_in_Kentucky" title="Interstate 75 in Kentucky">Interstate 75</a> runs north–south on the edge of Lexington. <a href="/wiki/Interstate_64_in_Kentucky" title="Interstate 64 in Kentucky">Interstate 64</a> runs east–west on the northern edge of the city. Lexington itself is at the confluence of <a href="/wiki/US_Route_25" class="mw-redirect" title="US Route 25">US Route 25</a>, <a href="/wiki/US_Route_27" class="mw-redirect" title="US Route 27">US Route 27</a>, <a href="/wiki/US_Route_60" class="mw-redirect" title="US Route 60">US Route 60</a>, <a href="/wiki/US_Route_68" class="mw-redirect" title="US Route 68">US Route 68</a> and <a href="/wiki/US_Route_421" class="mw-redirect" title="US Route 421">US Route 421</a>. </p><p>Lexington suffers considerable <a href="/wiki/Traffic_congestion" title="Traffic congestion">traffic congestion</a> for a city of its size due to the lack of freeways, the proximity of the University of Kentucky to downtown, and the substantial number of <a href="/wiki/Commuter" class="mw-redirect" title="Commuter">commuters</a> from outlying towns.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> For traffic relief on northern New Circle Road, <a href="/wiki/Citation_Boulevard" title="Citation Boulevard">Citation Boulevard</a> is planned.<sup id="cite_ref-120" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-120"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>118<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Railroads">Railroads</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lexington,_Kentucky&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Railroads"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Interurban_Lines_centered_on_Lexington_Kentucky_c_1907.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Map_of_Interurban_Lines_centered_on_Lexington_Kentucky_c_1907.png/220px-Map_of_Interurban_Lines_centered_on_Lexington_Kentucky_c_1907.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="287" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Map_of_Interurban_Lines_centered_on_Lexington_Kentucky_c_1907.png/330px-Map_of_Interurban_Lines_centered_on_Lexington_Kentucky_c_1907.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Map_of_Interurban_Lines_centered_on_Lexington_Kentucky_c_1907.png/440px-Map_of_Interurban_Lines_centered_on_Lexington_Kentucky_c_1907.png 2x" data-file-width="1306" data-file-height="1704" /></a><figcaption>Map of Interurban Lines centered on Lexington, Kentucky <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1907</span></figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Southern_Railway_(U.S.)" title="Southern Railway (U.S.)">Southern Railway</a>, well into the 1960s, ran passenger trains through its Lexington station on a <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati" title="Cincinnati">Cincinnati</a>-<a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a> route: the <i><a href="/wiki/Ponce_de_Leon_(train)" title="Ponce de Leon (train)">Ponce de Leon</a></i> and the <i><a href="/wiki/Royal_Palm_(train)" title="Royal Palm (train)">Royal Palm</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-121" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-121"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>119<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The last remnant of the <i>Royal Palm</i> left Lexington in 1970. <a href="/wiki/Lexington_Union_Station" title="Lexington Union Station">Union Station</a>, open from 1907 and demolished in March 1960, hosted the <a href="/wiki/Chesapeake_%26_Ohio_Railway" class="mw-redirect" title="Chesapeake & Ohio Railway">Chesapeake & Ohio Railway</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Louisville_and_Nashville" class="mw-redirect" title="Louisville and Nashville">Louisville and Nashville</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-122" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-122"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>120<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The C&O's <a href="/wiki/Louisville,_Kentucky" title="Louisville, Kentucky">Louisville</a>-<a href="/wiki/Ashland,_Kentucky" title="Ashland, Kentucky">Ashland</a> connector train to the company's <i><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_(train)" title="George Washington (train)">George Washington</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-123" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-123"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>121<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> ran until 1970. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Airport">Airport</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lexington,_Kentucky&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: Airport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Blue_Grass_Airport" title="Blue Grass Airport">Blue Grass Airport</a> is on the west side of Lexington on US Route 60. It has passenger flights by four carriers: Allegiant, American, Delta and United.<sup id="cite_ref-124" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-124"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>122<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Modal_characteristics">Modal characteristics</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lexington,_Kentucky&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: Modal characteristics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2019, 79.3% of working Lexingtonians commuted by driving alone, 9.3% carpooled, 2.0% used public transportation, and 3.0% walked. 1.9% of commuters used all other forms of transportation, including taxi, bicycle, and motorcycle. About 4.4% worked from home.<sup id="cite_ref-125" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-125"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>123<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2015, 7.2 percent of city of Lexington households were without a car, which increased slightly to 7.4 percent in 2016. The national average was 8.7 percent in 2016. Lexington averaged 1.7 cars per household in 2016, compared to a national average of 1.8 per household.<sup id="cite_ref-126" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-126"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>124<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Law_enforcement">Law enforcement</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lexington,_Kentucky&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: Law enforcement"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Primary law enforcement duties within Lexington-Fayette County are the responsibility of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Division of Police. As of July 1, 2021, the Division of Police (also called Lexington Police Department) is authorized for 639 sworn police officers and 16 traffic safety officers. The Division of Police resulted from the merger of the Lexington Police Department with the Fayette County Patrol in 1974. The Fayette County Sheriff's Office is responsible for court service, including court security, prisoner transport, process and warrant service, and property tax collection. The 1974 merger also consolidated the office of city jailer into the office of county jailer, a constitutional position. In 1992 (effective 1993), the Kentucky General Assembly enabled a correctional services division to be established by ordinance, making employees civil-service employees rather than political appointees.<sup id="cite_ref-127" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-127"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>125<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fire_protection">Fire protection</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lexington,_Kentucky&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: Fire protection"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>All fire/rescue protection within Lexington-Fayette County (with the exception of the <a href="/wiki/Blue_Grass_Airport" title="Blue Grass Airport">Blue Grass Airport</a>) is provided by the <a href="/wiki/Lexington_Fire_Department" class="mw-redirect" title="Lexington Fire Department">Lexington Fire Department</a>. The current department was formed with the merger of the county and city fire departments in 1973. Lexington Fire Department is the largest single fire department in Kentucky with over 600 personnel and 24 individual fire stations broken into five districts (battalions).<sup id="cite_ref-128" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-128"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>126<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people">Notable people</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lexington,_Kentucky&action=edit&section=36" title="Edit section: Notable people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_people_from_Lexington,_Kentucky" title="List of people from Lexington, Kentucky">List of people from Lexington, Kentucky</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sister_cities">Sister cities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lexington,_Kentucky&action=edit&section=37" title="Edit section: Sister cities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Lexington has four <a href="/wiki/Sister_city" title="Sister city">sister cities</a>, as designated by <a href="/wiki/Sister_Cities_International" title="Sister Cities International">Sister Cities International</a>: </p> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Deauville" title="Deauville">Deauville</a>, <a href="/wiki/Calvados_(department)" title="Calvados (department)">Calvados</a>, <a href="/wiki/Normandy" title="Normandy">Normandy</a>, France (since 1957)<sup id="cite_ref-sister_cities_129-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sister_cities-129"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>127<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/County_Kildare" title="County Kildare">County Kildare</a>, <a href="/wiki/Leinster" title="Leinster">Leinster</a>, Ireland (since 1984)<sup id="cite_ref-sister_cities_129-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sister_cities-129"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>127<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Shinhidaka,_Hokkaid%C5%8D" class="mw-redirect" title="Shinhidaka, Hokkaidō">Shinhidaka</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hokkaido" title="Hokkaido">Hokkaido</a>, Japan (since 2006) <dl><dd>Shinhidaka was formed by a 2006 local government merger. One of the entities involved in the merger was <a href="/wiki/Shizunai,_Hokkaid%C5%8D" class="mw-redirect" title="Shizunai, Hokkaidō">Shizunai</a>, which established a sister city relationship with Lexington in 1988.<sup id="cite_ref-sister_cities_129-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sister_cities-129"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>127<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lexington,_Kentucky&action=edit&section=38" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1130092004">.mw-parser-output .portal-bar{font-size:88%;font-weight:bold;display:flex;justify-content:center;align-items:baseline}.mw-parser-output .portal-bar-bordered{padding:0 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maxima and minima (i.e. the expected highest and lowest temperature readings at any point during the year or given month) calculated based on data at said location from 1991 to 2020.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-34"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-34">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Official records for Lexington were kept at the State College on South Limestone Street from October 1872 to July 1876 before closing, the Tower State College Building on the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Kentucky" title="University of Kentucky">University of Kentucky</a> campus from September 1888 to July 1915 after reopening downtown in 1887, various locations near downtown from July 1915 to July 1944, and <a href="/wiki/Blue_Grass_Airport" title="Blue Grass Airport">Blue Grass Airport</a> since July 1944. For more information, see <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.weather.gov/media/lmk/climate/clilex/Station_History.pdf">[1]</a>.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lexington,_Kentucky&action=edit&section=40" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/lexington/athens.htm">"Athens of the West"</a>. <i>National Register of Historic Places</i> (Essay). 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Accessed September 18, 2013.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-CenPopGazetteer2020-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-CenPopGazetteer2020_3-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_21.txt">"2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files"</a>. United States Census Bureau. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220319080929/https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_21.txt">Archived</a> from the original on March 19, 2022<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">March 18,</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=2020+U.S.+Gazetteer+Files&rft.pub=United+States+Census+Bureau&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww2.census.gov%2Fgeo%2Fdocs%2Fmaps-data%2Fdata%2Fgazetteer%2F2020_Gazetteer%2F2020_gaz_place_21.txt&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALexington%2C+Kentucky" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-urban_area-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-urban_area_4-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFUnited_States_Census_Bureau2022" class="citation web cs1">United States Census Bureau (December 29, 2022). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/12/29/2022-28286/2020-census-qualifying-urban-areas-and-final-criteria-clarifications">"2020 Census Qualifying Urban Areas and Final Criteria Clarifications"</a>. <i>Federal Register</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221230035004/https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/12/29/2022-28286/2020-census-qualifying-urban-areas-and-final-criteria-clarifications">Archived</a> from the original on December 30, 2022<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">January 2,</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Federal+Register&rft.atitle=2020+Census+Qualifying+Urban+Areas+and+Final+Criteria+Clarifications&rft.date=2022-12-29&rft.au=United+States+Census+Bureau&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.federalregister.gov%2Fdocuments%2F2022%2F12%2F29%2F2022-28286%2F2020-census-qualifying-urban-areas-and-final-criteria-clarifications&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALexington%2C+Kentucky" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-United_States_Census_Bureau-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-United_States_Census_Bureau_5-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-United_States_Census_Bureau_5-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2022/cities/totals/SUB-IP-EST2022-POP-21.xlsx">"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Kentucky: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022"</a>. United States Census Bureau. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230520211714/https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2022/cities/totals/SUB-IP-EST2022-POP-21.xlsx">Archived</a> from the original on May 20, 2023<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">May 26,</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Annual+Estimates+of+the+Resident+Population+for+Incorporated+Places+in+Kentucky%3A+April+1%2C+2020+to+July+1%2C+2022&rft.pub=United+States+Census+Bureau&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww2.census.gov%2Fprograms-surveys%2Fpopest%2Ftables%2F2020-2022%2Fcities%2Ftotals%2FSUB-IP-EST2022-POP-21.xlsx&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALexington%2C+Kentucky" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFRamsay,_Robert_L.1952" class="citation book cs1">Ramsay, Robert L. (1952). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=YbyjamQWtScC&pg=PA16"><i>Our Storehouse of Missouri Place Names</i></a>. University of Missouri Press. p. 16. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780826205865" title="Special:BookSources/9780826205865"><bdi>9780826205865</bdi></a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240402052403/https://books.google.com/books?id=YbyjamQWtScC&pg=PA16#v=onepage&q&f=false">Archived</a> from the original on April 2, 2024<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">October 26,</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Our+Storehouse+of+Missouri+Place+Names&rft.pages=16&rft.pub=University+of+Missouri+Press&rft.date=1952&rft.isbn=9780826205865&rft.au=Ramsay%2C+Robert+L.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DYbyjamQWtScC%26pg%3DPA16&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALexington%2C+Kentucky" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Of these 45 original co-founders, the most common surnames were Wymore (4) and Thompson (3), while Johnson, Niblack, Collins, McDonald, Lindsay, Shannon, Stevenson, and Martin have two signees per name. The Lexington "Articles of Agreement" can be found in the Pogue Library of Murray State University, Murray, KY.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Paul L. Trovillion, Jr., <i>A History and Genealogy of the Wymores of Southern Illinois,' pp. 1–4, 'Silver Horse: Paducah, KY, 1998.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Copies of the full Lexington "Articles of Agreement" may be found in the Pogue Library, Murray State University, and in <i>Fayette County, Kentucky Records</i>, Vol. 1: pp. 356–357, by Michael L. Cook, C.G. & Betty Cummings Cook, C.G. Cook Publications, 3318 Wimberg, Evansville, IN 47712.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Paul L. Trovillion, Jr., <i>A History and Genealogy of the Wymores", p. 6.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGeorge_Washington_Ranck1910" class="citation book cs1">George Washington Ranck (1910). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=q6U-AAAAYAAJ&q=George+Washington+Ranck,+%27%27The+Traveling+Church"><i>The Travelling Church: An Account of the Baptist Exodus from Virginia to Kentucky in 1781 under the Leadership of Rev. Lewis Craig and Capt. William Ellis</i></a>. Louisville, KY. p. 22. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240402051740/https://books.google.com/books?id=q6U-AAAAYAAJ&q=George+Washington+Ranck,+%27%27The+Traveling+Church">Archived</a> from the original on April 2, 2024<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">August 21,</span> 2010</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Travelling+Church%3A+An+Account+of+the+Baptist+Exodus+from+Virginia+to+Kentucky+in+1781+under+the+Leadership+of+Rev.+Lewis+Craig+and+Capt.+William+Ellis&rft.place=Louisville%2C+KY&rft.pages=22&rft.date=1910&rft.au=George+Washington+Ranck&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3Dq6U-AAAAYAAJ%26q%3DGeorge%2BWashington%2BRanck%2C%2B%2527%2527The%2BTraveling%2BChurch&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALexington%2C+Kentucky" class="Z3988"></span><span class="cs1-maint citation-comment"><code class="cs1-code">{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Cite_book" title="Template:Cite book">cite book</a>}}</code>: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (<a href="/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_location_missing_publisher" title="Category:CS1 maint: location missing publisher">link</a>)</span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-First_African_Baptist_Church-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-First_African_Baptist_Church_12-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-First_African_Baptist_Church_12-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/lexington/fab.htm">"First African Baptist Church"</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140629031455/http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/lexington/fab.htm">Archived</a> June 29, 2014, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, <i>Lexington: The Athens of the West</i>, National Park Service. Retrieved August 21, 2010.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Nutter-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Nutter_13-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Nutter_13-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Nutter_13-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://baptisthistoryhomepage.com/ky.fayette.fbc.black.lex.html">H. E. Nutter, "A Brief History of the First Baptist Church (Black) Lexington, Kentucky"</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100921103950/http://baptisthistoryhomepage.com/ky.fayette.fbc.black.lex.html">Archived</a> September 21, 2010, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, in <i>Souvenir, Sesqui-Centennial Celebration, 1790–1940</i>, Lexington, KY: 1940, accessed August 22, 2010</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFEspy" class="citation web cs1">Espy, Josiah. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.patphil.com/espy02.htm">"Memorandums of a Tour in Ohio and Kentucky in 1805"</a>. <i>Espy – Morehead, Phil and Pat</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210210051230/http://www.patphil.com/espy02.htm">Archived</a> from the original on February 10, 2021<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">February 9,</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Espy+%E2%80%93+Morehead%2C+Phil+and+Pat&rft.atitle=Memorandums+of+a+Tour+in+Ohio+and+Kentucky+in+1805&rft.aulast=Espy&rft.aufirst=Josiah&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.patphil.com%2Fespy02.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALexington%2C+Kentucky" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"Athens of the West;" Lexington, Kentucky: The Athens of the West – A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary; National Park Service; 2009</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHammack1976" class="citation book cs1">Hammack, James W. Jr. (1976). <i>Kentucky and the Second American Revolution: The War of 1812</i>. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Kentucky+and+the+Second+American+Revolution%3A+The+War+of+1812&rft.place=Lexington&rft.pub=University+Press+of+Kentucky&rft.date=1976&rft.aulast=Hammack&rft.aufirst=James+W.+Jr.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALexington%2C+Kentucky" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFColeman1981" class="citation book cs1">Coleman, J. Winston (1981). <i>Lexington, the Athens of the West</i>. Lexington, Ky.: Winburn Press. p. 28.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Lexington%2C+the+Athens+of+the+West&rft.place=Lexington%2C+Ky.&rft.pages=28&rft.pub=Winburn+Press&rft.date=1981&rft.aulast=Coleman&rft.aufirst=J.+Winston&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALexington%2C+Kentucky" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-18">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFLindsey1944" class="citation journal cs1">Lindsey, Helen B. (July 1944). "The Lexington Light Infantry Company War of 1812". <i>Register of the Kentucky State Historical Society</i>. <b>42</b> (140): <span class="nowrap">263–</span>266.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Register+of+the+Kentucky+State+Historical+Society&rft.atitle=The+Lexington+Light+Infantry+Company+War+of+1812&rft.volume=42&rft.issue=140&rft.pages=%3Cspan+class%3D%22nowrap%22%3E263-%3C%2Fspan%3E266&rft.date=1944-07&rft.aulast=Lindsey&rft.aufirst=Helen+B.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALexington%2C+Kentucky" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/lexington/cce.htm">"Christ Church Episcopal"</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140628195201/http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/lexington/cce.htm">Archived</a> June 28, 2014, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, Lexington, National Park Service. Retrieved August 21, 2010.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-20">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Richard E. Day and Lindsey N. DeVries. "A Southern Progressive: M. A. Cassidy and the Lexington Schools, 1886–1928." <i>American Educational History Journal</i> 39.1/2 (2012): 107–125.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-21">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://nkaa.uky.edu/nkaa/items/show/2069">"Race Riot of 1917 (Lexington, KY)"</a>. <i>Notable Kentucky African Americans Database</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200205181736/https://nkaa.uky.edu/nkaa/items/show/2069">Archived</a> from the original on February 5, 2020<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">February 5,</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Notable+Kentucky+African+Americans+Database&rft.atitle=Race+Riot+of+1917+%28Lexington%2C+KY%29&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnkaa.uky.edu%2Fnkaa%2Fitems%2Fshow%2F2069&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALexington%2C+Kentucky" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-22">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBrackney2020" class="citation book cs1">Brackney, Peter (January 20, 2020). <i>The Murder of Geneva Hardman and Lexington's Mob Riot of 1920</i>. <a href="/wiki/The_History_Press" title="The History Press">The History Press</a>. pp. <span class="nowrap">89–</span>100, <span class="nowrap">103–</span>120. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-4671-4396-7" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-4671-4396-7"><bdi>978-1-4671-4396-7</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Murder+of+Geneva+Hardman+and+Lexington%27s+Mob+Riot+of+1920&rft.pages=%3Cspan+class%3D%22nowrap%22%3E89-%3C%2Fspan%3E100%2C+%3Cspan+class%3D%22nowrap%22%3E103-%3C%2Fspan%3E120&rft.pub=The+History+Press&rft.date=2020-01-20&rft.isbn=978-1-4671-4396-7&rft.aulast=Brackney&rft.aufirst=Peter&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALexington%2C+Kentucky" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-23">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090825210041/http://drugabuse.gov/NIDA_Notes/NNVol10N6/ARCHistory.html">"History of the Addiction Research Center"</a>. Drugabuse.gov. May 15, 1935. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.drugabuse.gov/NIDA_Notes/NNVol10N6/ARCHistory.html">the original</a> on August 25, 2009<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">November 18,</span> 2011</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=History+of+the+Addiction+Research+Center&rft.pub=Drugabuse.gov&rft.date=1935-05-15&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.drugabuse.gov%2FNIDA_Notes%2FNNVol10N6%2FARCHistory.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALexington%2C+Kentucky" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-24">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.newspapers.com/clip/13537685/">"Need in Kentucky"</a>. <i>The Indianapolis Star</i>. November 21, 1937. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240402051740/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star/13537685/">Archived</a> from the original on April 2, 2024<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">May 29,</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Council-at-large+2nd+member&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lexingtonky.gov%2Fcouncil-at-large-2&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALexington%2C+Kentucky" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-97"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-97">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.lexingtonky.gov/government/office-urban-county-council/councilmembers/council-district-1-tyler-morton">"Council District 1, Tyler Morton | City of Lexington, Kentucky"</a>. <i>www.lexingtonky.gov</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">January 10,</span> 2025</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.lexingtonky.gov&rft.atitle=Council+District+4%2C+Emma+Curtis+%7C+City+of+Lexington%2C+Kentucky&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lexingtonky.gov%2Fgovernment%2Foffice-urban-county-council%2Fcouncilmembers%2Fcouncil-district-4-emma-curtis&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALexington%2C+Kentucky" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-101"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-101">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.lexingtonky.gov/council-district-5">"5th district council member"</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190920201942/https://www.lexingtonky.gov/council-district-5">Archived</a> from the original on September 20, 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">September 1,</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.kentuckyfiretrucks.com&rft.atitle=Lexington&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kentuckyfiretrucks.com%2FPhotos%2FLexington&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALexington%2C+Kentucky" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-sister_cities-129"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-sister_cities_129-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-sister_cities_129-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-sister_cities_129-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-sister_cities_129-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180131200923/http://www.sistercities.org/interactive-map/Lexington,%20Kentucky">"sister cities"</a>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">October 8,</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Lexington+Sister+Cities&rft.atitle=Newmarket%2C+England&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Flexingtonsistercities.org%2Fnewmarket%252C-england&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALexington%2C+Kentucky" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lexington,_Kentucky&action=edit&section=41" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_Lexington,_Kentucky#Bibliography" title="Timeline of Lexington, Kentucky">Bibliography of the history of Lexington, Kentucky</a></div> <ul><li>Day, Richard E., and Lindsey N. DeVries. "A Southern Progressive: M. A. Cassidy and the Lexington Schools, 1886–1928." <i>American Educational History Journal</i> 39.1/2 (2012): 107–125 <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://encompass.eku.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1033&context=ci_fsresearch">online</a>.</li> <li>Gelbert, Doug. <i>A Walking Tour of Lexington, Kentucky</i> (2011) <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.amazon.com/Walking-Lexington-Kentucky-America-ebook/dp/B0069858OU/">excerpt and text search</a></li> <li>Leet, Karen M. et al. <i>Civil War Lexington, KY: Bluegrass Breeding Ground of Power</i> (2011) <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.amazon.com/Civil-War-Lexington-KY-Bluegrass/dp/1609493311/">excerpt and text search</a></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHollingsworth2004" class="citation book cs1">Hollingsworth, Randolph (2004). <i>Lexington: Queen of the Bluegrass</i>. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780738524665" title="Special:BookSources/9780738524665"><bdi>9780738524665</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Lexington%3A+Queen+of+the+Bluegrass&rft.place=Charleston%2C+SC&rft.pub=Arcadia+Press&rft.date=2004&rft.isbn=9780738524665&rft.aulast=Hollingsworth&rft.aufirst=Randolph&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALexington%2C+Kentucky" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFJillson1929" class="citation journal cs1"><a href="/wiki/Willard_Rouse_Jillson" title="Willard Rouse Jillson">Jillson, Willard Rouse</a> (October 1929). "The Founding of Lexington, Kentucky". <i>Filson Club History Quarterly</i>. <b>3</b> (5).</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Filson+Club+History+Quarterly&rft.atitle=The+Founding+of+Lexington%2C+Kentucky&rft.volume=3&rft.issue=5&rft.date=1929-10&rft.aulast=Jillson&rft.aufirst=Willard+Rouse&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALexington%2C+Kentucky" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFKlotterRowland2012" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/James_C._Klotter" title="James C. Klotter">Klotter, James C.</a>; Rowland, Daniel, eds. (2012). <i>Bluegrass Renaissance: The History and Culture of Central Kentucky, 1792–1852</i>. Lexington, Kentucky: <a href="/wiki/University_Press_of_Kentucky" title="University Press of Kentucky">University Press of Kentucky</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780813136073" title="Special:BookSources/9780813136073"><bdi>9780813136073</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Bluegrass+Renaissance%3A+The+History+and+Culture+of+Central+Kentucky%2C+1792%E2%80%931852&rft.place=Lexington%2C+Kentucky&rft.pub=University+Press+of+Kentucky&rft.date=2012&rft.isbn=9780813136073&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALexington%2C+Kentucky" class="Z3988"></span> (emphasis on the architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe and "neoclassical" Lexington)</li> <li>Smith, Gerald L. <i>Lexington Kentucky (KY) (Black America)</i> (2002)</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWilson1930" class="citation journal cs1">Wilson, Samuel M. (January 1930). "Date of the First Settlement of Lexington, Kentucky". <i>Filson Club History Quarterly</i>. <b>4</b> (1).</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Filson+Club+History+Quarterly&rft.atitle=Date+of+the+First+Settlement+of+Lexington%2C+Kentucky&rft.volume=4&rft.issue=1&rft.date=1930-01&rft.aulast=Wilson&rft.aufirst=Samuel+M.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALexington%2C+Kentucky" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li>Wright, John D. 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href="/wiki/Lexington_Brewing_and_Distilling_Company" title="Lexington Brewing and Distilling Company">Lexington Brewing and Distilling Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lexington_Cemetery" title="Lexington Cemetery">Lexington Cemetery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lexington_Financial_Center" title="Lexington Financial Center">Lexington Financial Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lexington_History_Center" title="Lexington History Center">Lexington History Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counter_Clocks_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="Counter Clocks Field">Counter Clocks Field</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mary_Todd_Lincoln_House" title="Mary Todd Lincoln House">Mary Todd Lincoln House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McConnell_Springs_Park" title="McConnell Springs Park">McConnell Springs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Memorial_Coliseum_(University_of_Kentucky)" title="Memorial Coliseum (University of Kentucky)">Memorial Coliseum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Horeb_Earthworks_Complex" title="Mount Horeb Earthworks Complex">Mount Horeb Earthworks Complex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patterson_Office_Tower" title="Patterson Office Tower">Patterson Office Tower</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pope_Villa" title="Pope Villa">Pope Villa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Red_Mile" title="The Red Mile">The Red Mile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Singletary_Center_for_the_Arts" title="Singletary Center for the Arts">Singletary Center for the Arts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Kentucky_Art_Museum" title="University of Kentucky Art Museum">University of Kentucky Art Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waveland_State_Historic_Site" title="Waveland State Historic Site">Waveland State Historic Site</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Colleges and<br /> universities</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bluegrass_Community_and_Technical_College" title="Bluegrass Community and Technical College">Bluegrass Community and Technical College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Wesleyan_University" title="Indiana Wesleyan University">Indiana Wesleyan University</a>-Lexington</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lexington_Theological_Seminary" title="Lexington Theological Seminary">Lexington Theological Seminary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midway_University" title="Midway University">Midway University</a>-Lexington</li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_College_(Virginia)" class="mw-redirect" title="National College (Virginia)">National College</a>–Lexington</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sullivan_University" title="Sullivan University">Sullivan University</a>-Lexington</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transylvania_University" title="Transylvania University">Transylvania University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Kentucky" title="University of Kentucky">University of Kentucky</a></li></ul> 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title="Man o' War Boulevard">Man o' War Boulevard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Circle_Road" title="New Circle Road">New Circle Road</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paris_Pike" title="Paris Pike">Paris Pike</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_25_in_Kentucky" title="U.S. Route 25 in Kentucky">US 25</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_27_in_Kentucky" title="U.S. Route 27 in Kentucky">US 27</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_60_in_Kentucky" title="U.S. Route 60 in Kentucky">US 60</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_68_in_Kentucky" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Route 68 in Kentucky">US 68</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_421_in_Kentucky" title="U.S. Route 421 in Kentucky">US 421</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valley_View_Ferry" title="Valley View Ferry">Valley View Ferry</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Sports</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div 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href="/wiki/Corinth,_Kentucky" title="Corinth, Kentucky">Corinth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georgetown,_Kentucky" title="Georgetown, Kentucky">Georgetown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midway,_Kentucky" title="Midway, Kentucky">Midway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Millersburg,_Kentucky" title="Millersburg, Kentucky">Millersburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicholasville,_Kentucky" title="Nicholasville, Kentucky">Nicholasville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Middletown,_Kentucky" title="North Middletown, Kentucky">North Middletown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paris,_Kentucky" title="Paris, Kentucky">Paris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sadieville,_Kentucky" title="Sadieville, Kentucky">Sadieville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stamping_Ground,_Kentucky" title="Stamping Ground, Kentucky">Stamping Ground</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Versailles,_Kentucky" title="Versailles, Kentucky">Versailles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilmore,_Kentucky" title="Wilmore, Kentucky">Wilmore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winchester,_Kentucky" title="Winchester, Kentucky">Winchester</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Neighborhoods</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Northeast</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bryan_Station,_Lexington,_Kentucky" title="Bryan Station, Lexington, Kentucky">Bryan Station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastland,_Lexington" title="Eastland, Lexington">Eastland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elkhorn_Park,_Lexington" title="Elkhorn Park, Lexington">Elkhorn Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gratz_Park_Historic_District" title="Gratz Park Historic District">Gratz Park</a></li> <li><a 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Station, Lexington">Masterson Station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McConnells_Trace,_Lexington" title="McConnells Trace, Lexington">McConnells Trace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meadowthorpe,_Lexington" title="Meadowthorpe, Lexington">Meadowthorpe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melrose_Park,_Lexington" title="Melrose Park, Lexington">Melrose Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oakwood,_Lexington" title="Oakwood, Lexington">Oakwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saddle_Club,_Lexington" title="Saddle Club, Lexington">Saddle Club</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Speigle_Heights,_Lexington" title="Speigle Heights, Lexington">Speigle Heights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spindletop,_Lexington" title="Spindletop, Lexington">Spindletop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westmoreland,_Lexington" title="Westmoreland, Lexington">Westmoreland</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Southeast</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Andover_Forest,_Lexington" title="Andover Forest, Lexington">Andover Forest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andover_Hills,_Lexington" title="Andover Hills, Lexington">Andover Hills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashland_Park" title="Ashland Park">Ashland Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athens,_Kentucky" title="Athens, Kentucky"> Athens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Autumn_Ridge,_Lexington" title="Autumn Ridge, Lexington">Autumn Ridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_Court,_Lexington" title="Bell Court, Lexington">Bell Court</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belleau_Woods,_Lexington" title="Belleau Woods, Lexington">Belleau Woods</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brigadoon,_Lexington" title="Brigadoon, Lexington">Brigadoon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Castlegate,_Lexington" title="Castlegate, Lexington">Castlegate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chevy_Chase,_Lexington,_Kentucky" title="Chevy Chase, Lexington, Kentucky">Chevy Chase</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cumberland_Hill,_Lexington" title="Cumberland Hill, Lexington">Cumberland Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastside,_Lexington" title="Eastside, Lexington">Eastside</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairway,_Lexington" title="Fairway, Lexington">Fairway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gainesway,_Lexington" title="Gainesway, Lexington">Gainesway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greenbrier,_Lexington" title="Greenbrier, Lexington">Greenbrier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hartland,_Lexington" title="Hartland, Lexington">Hartland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Idle_Hour,_Lexington" title="Idle Hour, Lexington">Idle Hour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenwick,_Lexington" title="Kenwick, Lexington">Kenwick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kirklevington,_Lexington" title="Kirklevington, Lexington">Kirklevington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakeview_Islands,_Lexington" title="Lakeview Islands, Lexington">Lakeview Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lansdowne,_Lexington" title="Lansdowne, Lexington">Lansdowne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liberty_Heights,_Lexington" title="Liberty Heights, Lexington">Liberty Heights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montclair,_Lexington" title="Montclair, Lexington">Montclair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Tabor,_Lexington" title="Mount Tabor, Lexington">Mount Tabor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pickway_Corner,_Lexington" title="Pickway Corner, Lexington">Pickway Corner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shadeland,_Lexington" title="Shadeland, Lexington">Shadeland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shriners,_Lexington" title="Shriners, Lexington">Shriners</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Heights,_Lexington" title="Southern Heights, Lexington">Southern Heights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Point,_Lexington" title="South Point, Lexington">South Point</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tanbark,_Lexington" title="Tanbark, Lexington">Tanbark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waterford,_Lexington" title="Waterford, Lexington">Waterford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Woodhill,_Lexington" title="Woodhill, Lexington">Woodhill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Woodland_Park,_Lexington" title="Woodland Park, Lexington">Woodland Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zandale,_Lexington" title="Zandale, Lexington">Zandale</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Southwest</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Beaumont_Centre,_Lexington" title="Beaumont Centre, Lexington">Beaumont Centre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beaumont_Park,_Lexington" title="Beaumont Park, Lexington">Beaumont Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burley_Park,_Lexington" title="Burley Park, Lexington">Burley Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cherokee_Park,_Lexington" title="Cherokee Park, Lexington">Cherokee Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Claymont,_Lexington" title="Claymont, Lexington">Claymont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clemens_Heights,_Lexington" title="Clemens Heights, Lexington">Clemens Heights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colony,_Lexington" title="Colony, Lexington">Colony</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Copperfield,_Lexington" title="Copperfield, Lexington">Copperfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cross_Keys,_Lexington" title="Cross Keys, Lexington">Cross Keys</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Davis_Bottom,_Lexington" title="Davis Bottom, Lexington">Davis Bottom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deerfield,_Lexington" title="Deerfield, Lexington">Deerfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dogwood_Trace,_Lexington" title="Dogwood Trace, Lexington">Dogwood Trace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Street,_Lexington" title="Elizabeth Street, Lexington">Elizabeth Street</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Firebrook,_Lexington" title="Firebrook, Lexington">Firebrook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Garden_Springs,_Lexington" title="Garden Springs, Lexington">Garden Springs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gardenside,_Lexington" title="Gardenside, Lexington">Gardenside</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Golf_View_Estates,_Lexington" title="Golf View Estates, Lexington">Golf View Estates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harrods_Hill,_Lexington" title="Harrods Hill, Lexington">Harrods Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Headley_Green,_Lexington" title="Headley Green, Lexington">Headley Green</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hill_N_Dale,_Lexington" title="Hill N Dale, Lexington">Hill N Dale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Hills,_Lexington" title="Indian Hills, Lexington">Indian Hills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mason_Headley,_Lexington" title="Mason Headley, Lexington">Mason Headley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Elizabeth_Street,_Lexington" title="North Elizabeth Street, Lexington">North Elizabeth Street</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Open_Gates,_Lexington" title="Open Gates, Lexington">Open Gates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palomar_Hills,_Lexington" title="Palomar Hills, Lexington">Palomar Hills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pasadena,_Lexington" title="Pasadena, Lexington">Pasadena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Picadome,_Lexington" title="Picadome, Lexington"> Picadome</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pine_Meadow,_Lexington" title="Pine Meadow, Lexington">Pine Meadow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plantation,_Lexington" title="Plantation, Lexington">Plantation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rabbit_Run,_Lexington" title="Rabbit Run, Lexington">Rabbit Run</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rosemill,_Lexington" title="Rosemill, Lexington">Rosemill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seven_Parks,_Lexington" title="Seven Parks, Lexington">Seven Parks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Skycrest,_Lexington" title="Skycrest, Lexington">Skycrest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Broadway_Park,_Lexington" title="South Broadway Park, Lexington">South Broadway Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Hill,_Lexington" title="South Hill, Lexington">South Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southland_Park,_Lexington" title="Southland Park, 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Kentucky">Winchester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richmond,_Kentucky" title="Richmond, Kentucky">Richmond</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Municipalities with population<br />5,000-10,000</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Paris,_Kentucky" title="Paris, Kentucky">Paris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Versailles,_Kentucky" title="Versailles, Kentucky">Versailles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilmore,_Kentucky" title="Wilmore, Kentucky">Wilmore</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Municipalities with population<br /> under 5,000</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Corinth,_Kentucky" title="Corinth, Kentucky">Corinth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midway,_Kentucky" title="Midway, Kentucky">Midway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Millersburg,_Kentucky" title="Millersburg, Kentucky">Millersburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Middletown,_Kentucky" title="North Middletown, Kentucky">North Middletown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sadieville,_Kentucky" title="Sadieville, Kentucky">Sadieville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stamping_Ground,_Kentucky" title="Stamping Ground, Kentucky">Stamping Ground</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Counties</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bourbon_County,_Kentucky" title="Bourbon County, Kentucky">Bourbon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clark_County,_Kentucky" title="Clark County, Kentucky">Clark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fayette_County,_Kentucky" title="Fayette County, Kentucky">Fayette</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jessamine_County,_Kentucky" title="Jessamine County, Kentucky">Jessamine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_County,_Kentucky" title="Scott County, Kentucky">Scott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Woodford_County,_Kentucky" title="Woodford County, Kentucky">Woodford</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Commonwealth_of_Kentucky497" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li 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class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Index_of_Kentucky-related_articles" title="Index of Kentucky-related articles">Index</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuisine_of_Kentucky" title="Cuisine of Kentucky">Cuisine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Environment_of_Kentucky" title="Category:Environment of Kentucky">Environment</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Climate_change_in_Kentucky" title="Climate change in Kentucky">climate change</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kentucky#Geography" title="Kentucky">Geography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Kentucky" title="History of Kentucky">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_education_in_Kentucky" title="History of education in Kentucky">History of education</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_of_Kentucky" title="Music of Kentucky">Music</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Mass_media_in_Kentucky" title="Category:Mass media in 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title="List of regions of the United States">Regions</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Allegheny_Plateau" title="Allegheny Plateau">Allegheny Plateau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bluegrass_region" title="Bluegrass region">The Bluegrass</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cumberland_Mountains" title="Cumberland Mountains">Cumberland Mountains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cumberland_Plateau" title="Cumberland Plateau">Cumberland Plateau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Kentucky_Coalfield" title="Eastern Kentucky Coalfield">Eastern Kentucky Coalfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Highland_Rim" title="Highland Rim">Highland Rim</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knobs_region" title="Knobs region">The Knobs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mississippi_Alluvial_Plain" title="Mississippi Alluvial Plain">Mississippi Plain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Kentucky" title="Northern Kentucky">Northern Kentucky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pennyroyal_Plateau" title="Pennyroyal Plateau">Pennyroyal Plateau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jackson_Purchase" title="Jackson Purchase">The Purchase</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ridge-and-Valley_Appalachians" title="Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians">Ridge-and-Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Valley" title="Tennessee Valley">Tennessee Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Coal_Field" title="Western Coal Field">Western Coal Fields</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Kentucky" title="List of cities in Kentucky">25 largest<br /> cities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Louisville,_Kentucky" title="Louisville, Kentucky">Louisville</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Lexington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bowling_Green,_Kentucky" title="Bowling Green, Kentucky">Bowling Green</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Owensboro,_Kentucky" title="Owensboro, Kentucky">Owensboro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Covington,_Kentucky" title="Covington, Kentucky">Covington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richmond,_Kentucky" title="Richmond, Kentucky">Richmond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georgetown,_Kentucky" title="Georgetown, Kentucky">Georgetown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Florence,_Kentucky" title="Florence, Kentucky">Florence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hopkinsville,_Kentucky" title="Hopkinsville, Kentucky">Hopkinsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicholasville,_Kentucky" title="Nicholasville, Kentucky">Nicholasville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elizabethtown,_Kentucky" title="Elizabethtown, Kentucky">Elizabethtown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Independence,_Kentucky" title="Independence, Kentucky">Independence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henderson,_Kentucky" title="Henderson, Kentucky">Henderson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frankfort,_Kentucky" title="Frankfort, Kentucky">Frankfort</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeffersontown,_Kentucky" title="Jeffersontown, Kentucky">Jeffersontown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paducah,_Kentucky" title="Paducah, Kentucky">Paducah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radcliff,_Kentucky" title="Radcliff, Kentucky">Radcliff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashland,_Kentucky" title="Ashland, Kentucky">Ashland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murray,_Kentucky" title="Murray, Kentucky">Murray</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erlanger,_Kentucky" title="Erlanger, Kentucky">Erlanger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winchester,_Kentucky" title="Winchester, Kentucky">Winchester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madisonville,_Kentucky" title="Madisonville, Kentucky">Madisonville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Washington,_Kentucky" title="Mount Washington, Kentucky">Mount Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Matthews,_Kentucky" title="St. Matthews, Kentucky">St. Matthews</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danville,_Kentucky" title="Danville, Kentucky">Danville</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_statistical_area" title="Metropolitan statistical area">Metropolitan<br />areas</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Huntington%E2%80%93Ashland_metropolitan_area" title="Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area">Ashland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bowling_Green_metropolitan_area,_Kentucky" title="Bowling Green metropolitan area, Kentucky">Bowling Green</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clarksville_metropolitan_area" title="Clarksville metropolitan area">Clarksville, TN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elizabethtown_metropolitan_area" title="Elizabethtown metropolitan area">Elizabethtown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evansville_metropolitan_area" title="Evansville metropolitan area">Evansville, IN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lexington%E2%80%93Fayette_metropolitan_area" title="Lexington–Fayette metropolitan area">Lexington–Fayette</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louisville_metropolitan_area" title="Louisville metropolitan area">Louisville/Jefferson County</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_metropolitan_area" title="Cincinnati metropolitan area">Northern Kentucky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Owensboro_metropolitan_area" title="Owensboro metropolitan area">Owensboro</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_counties_in_Kentucky" title="List of counties in Kentucky">Counties</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adair_County,_Kentucky" title="Adair County, Kentucky">Adair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allen_County,_Kentucky" title="Allen County, Kentucky">Allen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anderson_County,_Kentucky" title="Anderson County, Kentucky">Anderson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ballard_County,_Kentucky" title="Ballard County, Kentucky">Ballard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barren_County,_Kentucky" title="Barren County, Kentucky">Barren</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bath_County,_Kentucky" title="Bath County, Kentucky">Bath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_County,_Kentucky" title="Bell County, Kentucky">Bell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boone_County,_Kentucky" title="Boone County, Kentucky">Boone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bourbon_County,_Kentucky" title="Bourbon County, Kentucky">Bourbon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boyd_County,_Kentucky" title="Boyd County, Kentucky">Boyd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boyle_County,_Kentucky" title="Boyle County, Kentucky">Boyle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bracken_County,_Kentucky" title="Bracken County, Kentucky">Bracken</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Breathitt_County,_Kentucky" title="Breathitt County, Kentucky">Breathitt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Breckinridge_County,_Kentucky" title="Breckinridge County, Kentucky">Breckinridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bullitt_County,_Kentucky" title="Bullitt County, Kentucky">Bullitt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Butler_County,_Kentucky" title="Butler County, Kentucky">Butler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caldwell_County,_Kentucky" title="Caldwell County, Kentucky">Caldwell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Calloway_County,_Kentucky" title="Calloway County, Kentucky">Calloway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Campbell_County,_Kentucky" title="Campbell County, Kentucky">Campbell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carlisle_County,_Kentucky" title="Carlisle County, Kentucky">Carlisle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carroll_County,_Kentucky" title="Carroll County, Kentucky">Carroll</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carter_County,_Kentucky" title="Carter County, Kentucky">Carter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Casey_County,_Kentucky" title="Casey County, Kentucky">Casey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christian_County,_Kentucky" title="Christian County, Kentucky">Christian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clark_County,_Kentucky" title="Clark County, Kentucky">Clark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clay_County,_Kentucky" title="Clay County, Kentucky">Clay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clinton_County,_Kentucky" title="Clinton County, Kentucky">Clinton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crittenden_County,_Kentucky" title="Crittenden County, Kentucky">Crittenden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cumberland_County,_Kentucky" title="Cumberland County, Kentucky">Cumberland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daviess_County,_Kentucky" title="Daviess County, Kentucky">Daviess</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edmonson_County,_Kentucky" title="Edmonson County, Kentucky">Edmonson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elliott_County,_Kentucky" title="Elliott County, Kentucky">Elliott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Estill_County,_Kentucky" title="Estill County, Kentucky">Estill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fayette_County,_Kentucky" title="Fayette County, Kentucky">Fayette</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fleming_County,_Kentucky" title="Fleming County, Kentucky">Fleming</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Floyd_County,_Kentucky" title="Floyd County, Kentucky">Floyd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franklin_County,_Kentucky" title="Franklin County, Kentucky">Franklin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fulton_County,_Kentucky" title="Fulton County, Kentucky">Fulton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gallatin_County,_Kentucky" title="Gallatin County, Kentucky">Gallatin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Garrard_County,_Kentucky" title="Garrard County, Kentucky">Garrard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grant_County,_Kentucky" title="Grant County, Kentucky">Grant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Graves_County,_Kentucky" title="Graves County, Kentucky">Graves</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grayson_County,_Kentucky" title="Grayson County, Kentucky">Grayson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Green_County,_Kentucky" title="Green County, Kentucky">Green</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greenup_County,_Kentucky" title="Greenup County, Kentucky">Greenup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hancock_County,_Kentucky" title="Hancock County, Kentucky">Hancock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hardin_County,_Kentucky" title="Hardin County, Kentucky">Hardin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harlan_County,_Kentucky" title="Harlan County, Kentucky">Harlan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harrison_County,_Kentucky" title="Harrison County, Kentucky">Harrison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hart_County,_Kentucky" title="Hart County, Kentucky">Hart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henderson_County,_Kentucky" title="Henderson County, Kentucky">Henderson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_County,_Kentucky" title="Henry County, Kentucky">Henry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hickman_County,_Kentucky" title="Hickman County, Kentucky">Hickman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hopkins_County,_Kentucky" title="Hopkins County, Kentucky">Hopkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jackson_County,_Kentucky" title="Jackson County, Kentucky">Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jefferson_County,_Kentucky" title="Jefferson County, Kentucky">Jefferson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jessamine_County,_Kentucky" title="Jessamine County, Kentucky">Jessamine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnson_County,_Kentucky" title="Johnson County, Kentucky">Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenton_County,_Kentucky" title="Kenton County, Kentucky">Kenton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knott_County,_Kentucky" title="Knott County, Kentucky">Knott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knox_County,_Kentucky" title="Knox County, Kentucky">Knox</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LaRue_County,_Kentucky" title="LaRue County, Kentucky">LaRue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laurel_County,_Kentucky" title="Laurel County, Kentucky">Laurel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lawrence_County,_Kentucky" title="Lawrence County, Kentucky">Lawrence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lee_County,_Kentucky" title="Lee County, Kentucky">Lee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leslie_County,_Kentucky" title="Leslie County, Kentucky">Leslie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Letcher_County,_Kentucky" title="Letcher County, Kentucky">Letcher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lewis_County,_Kentucky" title="Lewis County, Kentucky">Lewis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lincoln_County,_Kentucky" title="Lincoln County, Kentucky">Lincoln</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Livingston_County,_Kentucky" title="Livingston County, Kentucky">Livingston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Logan_County,_Kentucky" title="Logan County, Kentucky">Logan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lyon_County,_Kentucky" title="Lyon County, Kentucky">Lyon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madison_County,_Kentucky" title="Madison County, Kentucky">Madison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Magoffin_County,_Kentucky" title="Magoffin County, Kentucky">Magoffin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marion_County,_Kentucky" title="Marion County, Kentucky">Marion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marshall_County,_Kentucky" title="Marshall County, Kentucky">Marshall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_County,_Kentucky" title="Martin County, Kentucky">Martin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mason_County,_Kentucky" title="Mason County, Kentucky">Mason</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McCracken_County,_Kentucky" title="McCracken County, Kentucky">McCracken</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McCreary_County,_Kentucky" title="McCreary County, Kentucky">McCreary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McLean_County,_Kentucky" title="McLean County, Kentucky">McLean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meade_County,_Kentucky" title="Meade County, Kentucky">Meade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Menifee_County,_Kentucky" title="Menifee County, Kentucky">Menifee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mercer_County,_Kentucky" title="Mercer County, Kentucky">Mercer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metcalfe_County,_Kentucky" title="Metcalfe County, Kentucky">Metcalfe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monroe_County,_Kentucky" title="Monroe County, Kentucky">Monroe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montgomery_County,_Kentucky" title="Montgomery County, Kentucky">Montgomery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morgan_County,_Kentucky" title="Morgan County, Kentucky">Morgan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhlenberg_County,_Kentucky" title="Muhlenberg County, Kentucky">Muhlenberg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nelson_County,_Kentucky" title="Nelson County, Kentucky">Nelson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicholas_County,_Kentucky" title="Nicholas County, Kentucky">Nicholas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ohio_County,_Kentucky" title="Ohio County, Kentucky">Ohio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oldham_County,_Kentucky" title="Oldham County, Kentucky">Oldham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Owen_County,_Kentucky" title="Owen County, Kentucky">Owen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Owsley_County,_Kentucky" title="Owsley County, Kentucky">Owsley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pendleton_County,_Kentucky" title="Pendleton County, Kentucky">Pendleton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perry_County,_Kentucky" title="Perry County, Kentucky">Perry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pike_County,_Kentucky" title="Pike County, Kentucky">Pike</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Powell_County,_Kentucky" title="Powell County, Kentucky">Powell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pulaski_County,_Kentucky" title="Pulaski County, Kentucky">Pulaski</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robertson_County,_Kentucky" title="Robertson County, Kentucky">Robertson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rockcastle_County,_Kentucky" title="Rockcastle County, Kentucky">Rockcastle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rowan_County,_Kentucky" title="Rowan County, Kentucky">Rowan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russell_County,_Kentucky" title="Russell County, Kentucky">Russell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_County,_Kentucky" title="Scott County, Kentucky">Scott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shelby_County,_Kentucky" title="Shelby County, Kentucky">Shelby</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Simpson_County,_Kentucky" title="Simpson County, Kentucky">Simpson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spencer_County,_Kentucky" title="Spencer County, Kentucky">Spencer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taylor_County,_Kentucky" title="Taylor County, Kentucky">Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Todd_County,_Kentucky" title="Todd County, Kentucky">Todd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trigg_County,_Kentucky" title="Trigg County, Kentucky">Trigg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trimble_County,_Kentucky" title="Trimble County, Kentucky">Trimble</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_County,_Kentucky" title="Union County, Kentucky">Union</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warren_County,_Kentucky" title="Warren County, Kentucky">Warren</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_County,_Kentucky" title="Washington County, Kentucky">Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wayne_County,_Kentucky" title="Wayne County, Kentucky">Wayne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Webster_County,_Kentucky" title="Webster County, Kentucky">Webster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whitley_County,_Kentucky" title="Whitley County, Kentucky">Whitley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wolfe_County,_Kentucky" 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href="/wiki/Bedford,_Kentucky" title="Bedford, Kentucky">Bedford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benton,_Kentucky" title="Benton, Kentucky">Benton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Booneville,_Kentucky" title="Booneville, Kentucky">Booneville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bowling_Green,_Kentucky" title="Bowling Green, Kentucky">Bowling Green</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brandenburg,_Kentucky" title="Brandenburg, Kentucky">Brandenburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brooksville,_Kentucky" title="Brooksville, Kentucky">Brooksville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brownsville,_Kentucky" title="Brownsville, Kentucky">Brownsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burkesville,_Kentucky" title="Burkesville, Kentucky">Burkesville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burlington,_Kentucky" title="Burlington, Kentucky">Burlington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cadiz,_Kentucky" title="Cadiz, Kentucky">Cadiz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Calhoun,_Kentucky" title="Calhoun, Kentucky">Calhoun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Campbellsville,_Kentucky" title="Campbellsville, Kentucky">Campbellsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Campton,_Kentucky" title="Campton, Kentucky">Campton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carlisle,_Kentucky" title="Carlisle, Kentucky">Carlisle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carrollton,_Kentucky" title="Carrollton, Kentucky">Carrollton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Catlettsburg,_Kentucky" title="Catlettsburg, Kentucky">Catlettsburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clinton,_Kentucky" title="Clinton, Kentucky">Clinton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Columbia,_Kentucky" title="Columbia, Kentucky">Columbia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Covington,_Kentucky" title="Covington, Kentucky">Covington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cynthiana,_Kentucky" title="Cynthiana, Kentucky">Cynthiana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danville,_Kentucky" title="Danville, Kentucky">Danville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dixon,_Kentucky" title="Dixon, Kentucky">Dixon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eddyville,_Kentucky" title="Eddyville, Kentucky">Eddyville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edmonton,_Kentucky" title="Edmonton, Kentucky">Edmonton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elizabethtown,_Kentucky" title="Elizabethtown, Kentucky">Elizabethtown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elkton,_Kentucky" title="Elkton, Kentucky">Elkton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Falmouth,_Kentucky" title="Falmouth, Kentucky">Falmouth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flemingsburg,_Kentucky" title="Flemingsburg, Kentucky">Flemingsburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frankfort,_Kentucky" title="Frankfort, Kentucky">Frankfort</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franklin,_Kentucky" title="Franklin, Kentucky">Franklin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frenchburg,_Kentucky" title="Frenchburg, Kentucky">Frenchburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georgetown,_Kentucky" title="Georgetown, Kentucky">Georgetown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glasgow,_Kentucky" title="Glasgow, Kentucky">Glasgow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grayson,_Kentucky" title="Grayson, Kentucky">Grayson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greensburg,_Kentucky" title="Greensburg, Kentucky">Greensburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greenup,_Kentucky" title="Greenup, Kentucky">Greenup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greenville,_Kentucky" title="Greenville, Kentucky">Greenville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hardinsburg,_Kentucky" title="Hardinsburg, Kentucky">Hardinsburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harlan,_Kentucky" title="Harlan, Kentucky">Harlan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harrodsburg,_Kentucky" title="Harrodsburg, Kentucky">Harrodsburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hartford,_Kentucky" title="Hartford, Kentucky">Hartford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hawesville,_Kentucky" title="Hawesville, Kentucky">Hawesville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hazard,_Kentucky" title="Hazard, Kentucky">Hazard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henderson,_Kentucky" title="Henderson, Kentucky">Henderson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hickman,_Kentucky" title="Hickman, Kentucky">Hickman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hindman,_Kentucky" title="Hindman, Kentucky">Hindman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hodgenville,_Kentucky" title="Hodgenville, Kentucky">Hodgenville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hopkinsville,_Kentucky" title="Hopkinsville, Kentucky">Hopkinsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hyden,_Kentucky" title="Hyden, Kentucky">Hyden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Independence,_Kentucky" title="Independence, Kentucky">Independence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inez,_Kentucky" title="Inez, Kentucky">Inez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irvine,_Kentucky" title="Irvine, Kentucky">Irvine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jackson,_Kentucky" title="Jackson, Kentucky">Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamestown,_Kentucky" title="Jamestown, Kentucky">Jamestown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Grange,_Kentucky" title="La Grange, Kentucky">La Grange</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lancaster,_Kentucky" title="Lancaster, Kentucky">Lancaster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lawrenceburg,_Kentucky" title="Lawrenceburg, Kentucky">Lawrenceburg</a></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/Newport,_Kentucky" title="Newport, Kentucky">Newport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicholasville,_Kentucky" title="Nicholasville, Kentucky">Nicholasville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Owensboro,_Kentucky" title="Owensboro, Kentucky">Owensboro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Owenton,_Kentucky" title="Owenton, Kentucky">Owenton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Owingsville,_Kentucky" title="Owingsville, Kentucky">Owingsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paducah,_Kentucky" title="Paducah, Kentucky">Paducah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paintsville,_Kentucky" title="Paintsville, Kentucky">Paintsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paris,_Kentucky" title="Paris, Kentucky">Paris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pikeville,_Kentucky" title="Pikeville, Kentucky">Pikeville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pineville,_Kentucky" title="Pineville, Kentucky">Pineville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prestonsburg,_Kentucky" title="Prestonsburg, Kentucky">Prestonsburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Princeton,_Kentucky" title="Princeton, Kentucky">Princeton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richmond,_Kentucky" title="Richmond, Kentucky">Richmond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russellville,_Kentucky" title="Russellville, Kentucky">Russellville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salyersville,_Kentucky" title="Salyersville, Kentucky">Salyersville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sandy_Hook,_Kentucky" title="Sandy Hook, Kentucky">Sandy Hook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottsville,_Kentucky" title="Scottsville, Kentucky">Scottsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shelbyville,_Kentucky" title="Shelbyville, Kentucky">Shelbyville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shepherdsville,_Kentucky" title="Shepherdsville, Kentucky">Shepherdsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smithland,_Kentucky" title="Smithland, Kentucky">Smithland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Somerset,_Kentucky" title="Somerset, Kentucky">Somerset</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Springfield,_Kentucky" title="Springfield, Kentucky">Springfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stanford,_Kentucky" title="Stanford, Kentucky">Stanford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stanton,_Kentucky" title="Stanton, Kentucky">Stanton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taylorsville,_Kentucky" title="Taylorsville, Kentucky">Taylorsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tompkinsville,_Kentucky" title="Tompkinsville, Kentucky">Tompkinsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vanceburg,_Kentucky" title="Vanceburg, Kentucky">Vanceburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Versailles,_Kentucky" title="Versailles, Kentucky">Versailles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warsaw,_Kentucky" title="Warsaw, Kentucky">Warsaw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Liberty,_Kentucky" title="West Liberty, Kentucky">West Liberty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whitesburg,_Kentucky" title="Whitesburg, Kentucky">Whitesburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whitley_City,_Kentucky" title="Whitley City, Kentucky">Whitley City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wickliffe,_Kentucky" title="Wickliffe, Kentucky">Wickliffe</a></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/Hopkinsville,_Kentucky" title="Hopkinsville, Kentucky">Hopkinsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicholasville,_Kentucky" title="Nicholasville, Kentucky">Nicholasville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Independence,_Kentucky" title="Independence, Kentucky">Independence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frankfort,_Kentucky" title="Frankfort, Kentucky">Frankfort</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeffersontown,_Kentucky" title="Jeffersontown, Kentucky">Jeffersontown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henderson,_Kentucky" title="Henderson, Kentucky">Henderson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paducah,_Kentucky" title="Paducah, Kentucky">Paducah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radcliff,_Kentucky" title="Radcliff, Kentucky">Radcliff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashland,_Kentucky" title="Ashland, Kentucky">Ashland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erlanger,_Kentucky" title="Erlanger, Kentucky">Erlanger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madisonville,_Kentucky" title="Madisonville, Kentucky">Madisonville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winchester,_Kentucky" title="Winchester, Kentucky">Winchester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Washington,_Kentucky" title="Mount Washington, Kentucky">Mount Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Matthews,_Kentucky" title="St. Matthews, Kentucky">St. Matthews</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fort_Thomas,_Kentucky" title="Fort Thomas, Kentucky">Fort Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murray,_Kentucky" title="Murray, Kentucky">Murray</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shelbyville,_Kentucky" title="Shelbyville, Kentucky">Shelbyville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danville,_Kentucky" title="Danville, Kentucky">Danville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shively,_Kentucky" title="Shively, Kentucky">Shively</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Berea,_Kentucky" title="Berea, Kentucky">Berea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glasgow,_Kentucky" title="Glasgow, Kentucky">Glasgow</a></li></ol> </div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:USPopulousCities" title="Special:EditPage/Template:USPopulousCities"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="The_100_most_populous_cities_of_the_United_States187" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">The <a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_cities_by_population" title="List of United States cities by population">100 most populous cities</a> of the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd wraplinks" style="width:100%;padding:0;background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="padding:0px"><table class="navbox-columns-table" style="border-spacing: 0px; text-align:left;width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="width:5em">   </td><td class="navbox-list" style="padding:0px;width:25%;"><div> <ol> <li><a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York, New York</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles, California</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago, Illinois</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houston" title="Houston">Houston, Texas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phoenix,_Arizona" title="Phoenix, Arizona">Phoenix, Arizona</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia, Pennsylvania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio" title="San Antonio">San Antonio, Texas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dallas" title="Dallas">Dallas, Texas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Diego" title="San Diego">San Diego, California</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Austin,_Texas" title="Austin, Texas">Austin, Texas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jacksonville,_Florida" title="Jacksonville, Florida">Jacksonville, Florida</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Jose,_California" title="San Jose, California">San Jose, California</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fort_Worth,_Texas" title="Fort Worth, Texas">Fort Worth, Texas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Columbus,_Ohio" title="Columbus, Ohio">Columbus, Ohio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina" title="Charlotte, North Carolina">Charlotte, North Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indianapolis" title="Indianapolis">Indianapolis, Indiana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco" title="San Francisco">San Francisco, California</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seattle" title="Seattle">Seattle, Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denver" title="Denver">Denver, Colorado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_City" title="Oklahoma City">Oklahoma City, Oklahoma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nashville,_Tennessee" title="Nashville, Tennessee">Nashville, Tennessee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/El_Paso,_Texas" title="El Paso, Texas">El Paso, Texas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas" title="Las Vegas">Las Vegas, Nevada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boston" title="Boston">Boston, Massachusetts</a></li> </ol> </div></td><td class="navbox-list" style="border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;padding:0px;width:25%;"><div> <ol start="26"> <li><a href="/wiki/Portland,_Oregon" title="Portland, Oregon">Portland, Oregon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louisville,_Kentucky" title="Louisville, Kentucky">Louisville, Kentucky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Memphis,_Tennessee" title="Memphis, Tennessee">Memphis, Tennessee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Detroit" title="Detroit">Detroit, Michigan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baltimore" title="Baltimore">Baltimore, Maryland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee" title="Milwaukee">Milwaukee, Wisconsin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Albuquerque,_New_Mexico" title="Albuquerque, New Mexico">Albuquerque, New Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tucson,_Arizona" title="Tucson, Arizona">Tucson, Arizona</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fresno,_California" title="Fresno, California">Fresno, California</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sacramento,_California" title="Sacramento, California">Sacramento, California</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mesa,_Arizona" title="Mesa, Arizona">Mesa, Arizona</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kansas_City,_Missouri" title="Kansas City, Missouri">Kansas City, Missouri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlanta" title="Atlanta">Atlanta, Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colorado_Springs,_Colorado" title="Colorado Springs, Colorado">Colorado Springs, Colorado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Omaha,_Nebraska" title="Omaha, Nebraska">Omaha, Nebraska</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raleigh,_North_Carolina" title="Raleigh, North Carolina">Raleigh, North Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virginia_Beach,_Virginia" title="Virginia Beach, Virginia">Virginia Beach, Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_Beach,_California" title="Long Beach, California">Long Beach, California</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miami" title="Miami">Miami, Florida</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oakland,_California" title="Oakland, California">Oakland, California</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minneapolis" title="Minneapolis">Minneapolis, Minnesota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tulsa,_Oklahoma" title="Tulsa, Oklahoma">Tulsa, Oklahoma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bakersfield,_California" title="Bakersfield, California">Bakersfield, California</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tampa,_Florida" title="Tampa, Florida">Tampa, Florida</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wichita,_Kansas" title="Wichita, Kansas">Wichita, Kansas</a></li> </ol> </div></td><td class="navbox-list" style="border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;padding:0px;width:25%;"><div> <ol start="51"> <li><a href="/wiki/Arlington,_Texas" title="Arlington, Texas">Arlington, Texas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aurora,_Colorado" title="Aurora, Colorado">Aurora, Colorado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Orleans" title="New Orleans">New Orleans, Louisiana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cleveland" title="Cleveland">Cleveland, Ohio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anaheim,_California" title="Anaheim, 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