Lexington

Summary

Lexington is a New England town^[1]. Lexington ranks in the top 2% of new_england_town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,503 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Lexington is located in Middlesex County^[3].
• Lexington is in the country of United States^[4].
• Lexington's instance of is recorded as New England town^[5].
• Lexington's twinned administrative body is recorded as Gatchina^[6].
• Lexington's twinned administrative body is recorded as Haifa^[7].
• Lexington's twinned administrative body is recorded as Antony^[8].
• Lexington's twinned administrative body is recorded as Dolores Hidalgo Municipality^[9].
• Lexington's twinned administrative body is recorded as Dnipro^[10].
• Lexington's postal code is recorded as 02420^[11].
• Lexington's postal code is recorded as 02421^[12].
• Lexington's Commons category is recorded as Lexington, Massachusetts^[13].
• Lexington's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone^[14].
• 1640 marks the founding of Lexington^[15].
• 1642 marks the founding of Lexington^[16].
• Lexington's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.4475, 'lon': -71.2275}^[17].
• Lexington's official website is recorded as http://www.lexingtonma.gov/^[18].
• Lexington's official website is recorded as https://www.lexingtonma.gov/^[19].
• Lexington's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lexington, Massachusetts^[20].
• Lexington has a population of {'amount': '+31394'}^[21].
• Lexington has a population of {'amount': '+34454'}^[22].
• Lexington's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[23].
• Lexington's described by source is recorded as The American Cyclopædia^[24].
• Lexington's described by source is recorded as Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921^[25].
• Lexington's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia^[26].
• Lexington's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work^[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Lexington covers an area of {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+16.5'}^[28]. Elevations include {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+64'}^[29], {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+210'}^[30], and {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+65'}^[31]. Population counts include {'amount': '+31394'}^[21] and {'amount': '+34454'}^[22].

Designation and Status

Lexington's instance of is recorded as New England town^[5].

History and Context

Recorded inception include 1640^[15] and 1642^[16].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Lexington include Lexington^[32], a city in the United States^[33], in United States^[34], founded in 1775^[35] and 35977 Lexington^[36], an asteroid^[37].

Why It Matters

Lexington ranks in the top 2% of new_england_town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,503 views/month).^[2] Lexington has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] Lexington is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

Entities named for Lexington include Lexington^[32], a city in the United States^[33], in United States^[34], founded in 1775^[35] and 35977 Lexington^[36], an asteroid^[37].