Lexington
city in and county seat of Fayette County, Kentucky, United States
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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 (9,482 views/month, #67 of 9,394).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Fayette County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Head of government: Linda Gorton[5]
- Instance of: big city[6], consolidated city-county[7]
- Named after: Lexington[8]
- Twinned administrative body: Deauville[9], Shinhidaka[10], Newmarket[11], County Kildare[12]
- Postal code: 40502[13], 40503[14], 40504[15], 40505[16], 40506[17], 40507[18], 40508[19], 40509[20], 40510[21], 40511[22], 40512[23], 40513[24], 40514[25], 40515[26]
- Commons category: Lexington, Kentucky[27]
- Located in time zone: Eastern Time Zone[28]
- Local dialing code: 859[29]
- Inception: 1775[30], January 1, 1974[31]
- Official website: https://www.lexingtonky.gov/[32]
- Topic's main category: Category:Lexington, Kentucky[33]
- Commons gallery: Lexington, Kentucky[34]
- Population: 108,000[35]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Lexington include Lexington–Fayette metropolitan area[36], a metropolitan statistical area[37], in United States[38].
Why It Matters
Lexington has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] Lexington is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]
Entities named for Lexington include Lexington–Fayette metropolitan area[36], a metropolitan statistical area[37], in United States[38].