Welcome to Lexington ...

The village of Lexington is located in Richland County<1>.

The location of Lexington has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lexington, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1813.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lexington has a population of 4,692 people<3> (see below for details).

Lexington is 1,170 feet [357 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Lexington lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Lexington: (419) & (567)<5>

Websites for Lexington ...

Official Website: www.villageoflexington.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lexington had an population of 4,692 people. This is a decrease of 2.7% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 12.65% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lexington had a population of 4,822 people. This makes Lexington the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Lexington represents 0.04% of the population of Ohio (which has 11,536,504 people), making it the state's 248th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,822 people, the population of Lexington increased 15.77% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 4,165 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Lexington.

Communities Also Named Lexington ...

While we believe that this Lexington is located in Richland County, we know of another 3 Ohio communities named Lexington. Those communities are located in the following counties: Monroe, Noble and Stark County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 42 communities that are also named Lexington - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Iowa (2), Kansas (4), Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota (2), Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia (3) and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lexington.

Communities near Lexington ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lexington.

• Mansfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
  • Mansfield is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,125 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <6>
• Ashland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Ashland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <6>
• Galion
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galion
  • Galion is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,929 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galion <6>
• Shelby
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
  • Shelby is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,066 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <6>
• Ontario
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ontario have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
  • Ontario is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,102 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ontario <6>
• Crestline
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestline
  • Crestline is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crestline <6>
• Mount Gilead
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Gilead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
  • Mount Gilead is located in Morrow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Gilead <6>
• Loudonville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudonville
  • Loudonville is located in Ashland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loudonville <6>
• Fredericktown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericktown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericktown
  • Fredericktown is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,526 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericktown <6>
• Bellville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
  • Bellville is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
  • Bellville has also been known as:
  • McClures Settlement
  • McClure
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellville <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Lexington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lexington.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lexington. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lexington.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lexington. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Lexington.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lexington ...

Looking for more information about Lexington? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Lexington, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lexington.

Adding Lexington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lexington in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lexington was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Lexington post office opened in 1813.

We also found Lexington in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lexington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Lexington: www.villageoflexington.org/

The official website for Richland County: www.richlandcountyoh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/