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