Lexington

city in and county seat of Davidson County, North Carolina, United States
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Summary

Lexington is a city in the United States[1]. Lexington ranks in the top 7% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (77 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lexington is located in Davidson County[3].
  • Lexington is in the country of United States[4].
  • Lexington's head of government is recorded as Jason Hayes[5].
  • Lexington's instance of is recorded as city in the United States[6].
  • Lexington's instance of is recorded as county seat[7].
  • Lexington's instance of is recorded as city in North Carolina[8].
  • Lexington's postal code is recorded as 27292[9].
  • Lexington's postal code is recorded as 27293[10].
  • Lexington's postal code is recorded as 27294[11].
  • Lexington's postal code is recorded as 27295[12].
  • Lexington's Commons category is recorded as Lexington, North Carolina[13].
  • Lexington's local dialing code is recorded as 336[14].
  • January 1, 1775 marks the founding of Lexington[15].
  • Lexington's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 35.816666666667, 'longitude': -80.258611111111}[16].
  • Lexington's official website is recorded as http://www.lexingtonnc.net/[17].
  • Lexington's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lexington, North Carolina[18].
  • Lexington has a population of {'amount': '+18931'}[19].
  • Lexington has a population of {'amount': '+19632'}[20].
  • Lexington's office held by head of government is recorded as Mayor of Lexington, North Carolina[21].
  • Lexington's capital of is recorded as Davidson County[22].
  • Lexington's official name is recorded as Lexington[23].
  • Lexington's category for people born here is recorded as Q55226299[24].
  • Lexington's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+7654'}[25].
  • Lexington's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Lexington, North Carolina[26].
  • Lexington's different from is recorded as Lexington[27].

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Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'amount': '+46.564831'}[28] and {'amount': '+46.563147'}[29]. Lexington sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+246.5'}[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+18931'}[19] and {'amount': '+19632'}[20].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city in the United States[6], county seat[7], and city in North Carolina[8].

History and Context

January 1, 1775 marks the founding of Lexington[15].

Why It Matters

Lexington ranks in the top 7% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (77 views/month).[2] Lexington has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] Lexington is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gnd id → 1213545919
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56499|batch #56499]]: Import GND IDs via DNB dump"
  2. 9w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Davidson County
    Category of associated people → Category:People from Lexington, North Carolina
    Official website → http://www.lexingtonnc.net/
    Inception → —
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46713|batch #46713]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
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