Lexington

Summary

Lexington is a city in the United States^[1]. Lexington ranks in the top 0.71% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,974 views/month, #67 of 9,394).^[2]

Key Facts

• Lexington is located in Fayette County^[3].
• Lexington is in the country of United States^[4].
• Lexington's head of government is recorded as Linda Gorton^[5].
• Lexington's instance of is recorded as city in the United States^[6].
• Lexington's instance of is recorded as big city^[7].
• Lexington's instance of is recorded as consolidated city-county^[8].
• Lexington is named after Lexington^[9].
• Lexington's twinned administrative body is recorded as Deauville^[10].
• Lexington's twinned administrative body is recorded as Shinhidaka^[11].
• Lexington's twinned administrative body is recorded as Newmarket^[12].
• Lexington's twinned administrative body is recorded as County Kildare^[13].
• Lexington's postal code is recorded as 40502^[14].
• Lexington's postal code is recorded as 40503^[15].
• Lexington's postal code is recorded as 40504^[16].
• Lexington's postal code is recorded as 40505^[17].
• Lexington's postal code is recorded as 40506^[18].
• Lexington's postal code is recorded as 40507^[19].
• Lexington's postal code is recorded as 40508^[20].
• Lexington's postal code is recorded as 40509^[21].
• Lexington's postal code is recorded as 40510^[22].
• Lexington's postal code is recorded as 40511^[23].
• Lexington's postal code is recorded as 40512^[24].
• Lexington's postal code is recorded as 40513^[25].
• Lexington's postal code is recorded as 40514^[26].
• Lexington's postal code is recorded as 40515^[27].

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include 1775^[28] and January 1, 1974^[29].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Lexington include Lexington–Fayette metropolitan area^[30], a metropolitan statistical area^[31], in United States^[32].

Why It Matters

Lexington ranks in the top 0.71% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,974 views/month, #67 of 9,394).^[2] Lexington has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] Lexington is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Entities named for Lexington include Lexington–Fayette metropolitan area^[30], a metropolitan statistical area^[31], in United States^[32].