Lexington

Summary

Lexington is an independent city in the United States^[1]. Lexington draws 668 Wikipedia views per month (independent_city_in_the_united_states category, ranking #23 of 40).^[2]

Key Facts

• Lexington is located in Virginia^[3].
• Lexington is in the country of United States^[4].
• Lexington's head of government is recorded as Frank W. Friedman^[5].
• Lexington's instance of is recorded as independent city in the United States^[6].
• Lexington's instance of is recorded as county seat^[7].
• Lexington's shares border with is recorded as Rockbridge County^[8].
• Battles of Lexington and Concord is named after Lexington^[9].
• Lexington's postal code is recorded as 24450^[10].
• Lexington's Commons category is recorded as Lexington, Virginia^[11].
• Lexington's local dialing code is recorded as 540^[12].
• 1777 marks the founding of Lexington^[13].
• Lexington's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.7840208, 'lon': -79.4428157}^[14].
• Lexington's official website is recorded as https://www.lexingtonva.gov/^[15].
• Lexington's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lexington, Virginia^[16].
• Lexington has a population of {'amount': '+7058'}^[17].
• Lexington has a population of {'amount': '+6907'}^[18].
• Lexington has a population of {'amount': '+6988'}^[19].
• Lexington has a population of {'amount': '+7170'}^[20].
• Lexington has a population of {'amount': '+7262'}^[21].
• Lexington has a population of {'amount': '+7042'}^[22].
• Lexington has a population of {'amount': '+7320'}^[23].
• Lexington's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary^[24].
• Lexington's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[25].
• Lexington's described by source is recorded as The American Cyclopædia^[26].
• Lexington's described by source is recorded as Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921^[27].

Body

Geography

Lexington is in the country of United States^[4]. Lexington is located in Virginia^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+6.535369'}^[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+6.536303'}^[29]. Lexington sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+324'}^[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+7058'}^[17], {'amount': '+6907'}^[18], {'amount': '+6988'}^[19], {'amount': '+7170'}^[20], {'amount': '+7262'}^[21], and {'amount': '+7042'}^[22].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include independent city in the United States^[6] and county seat^[7].

History and Context

1777 marks the founding of Lexington^[13]. Battles of Lexington and Concord is named after Lexington^[9].

Why It Matters

Lexington draws 668 Wikipedia views per month (independent_city_in_the_united_states category, ranking #23 of 40).^[2] Lexington has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] Lexington is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]