Lexington, Nebraska Location of Lexington inside Nebraska and Dawson County Location of Lexington inside Nebraska and Dawson County Lexington is a town/city in Dawson County, Nebraska, United States.
The populace was 10,230 at the 2010 census. It is the governmental center of county of Dawson County. Lexington is positioned in southern Nebraska, on the Platte River, southeast of North Platte.
Lexington is the principal town/city of the Lexington, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area, which consists of Dawson and Gosper counties.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 4.51 square miles (11.68 km2), of which, 4.50 square miles (11.65 km2) is territory and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2) is water. As of the census of 2010, there were 10,230 citizens , 3,180 homeholds, and 2,320 families residing in the city.
There were 3,403 housing units at an average density of 756.2 per square mile (292.0/km2).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 57.9% White, 6.6% African American, 1.2% Native American, 1.0% Asian, 0.4% Pacific Islander, 29.7% from other competitions, and 3.3% from two or more competitions.
There were 3,180 homeholds of which 45.0% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 53.9% were married couples living together, 12.2% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 6.9% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 27.0% were non-families.
The median age in the town/city was 29.4 years.
32.5% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 10.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.4% were from 25 to 44; 21.2% were from 45 to 64; and 9.3% were 65 years of age or older.
As of the census of 2000, there were 10,011 citizens , 3,095 homeholds, and 2,237 families residing in the city.
The populace density was 3,401.7 citizens per square mile (1,314.7/km ).
There were 3,322 housing units at an average density of 1,128.8 per square mile (436.3/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 64.20% White, 0.44% African American, 1.17% Native American, 1.10% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 30.78% from other competitions, and 2.30% from two or more competitions.
There were 3,095 homeholds out of which 43.1% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 57.0% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 27.7% were non-families.
21.8% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 32.6% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 16.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65 years of age or older.
As of 2000 the median income for a homehold in the town/city was $38,098, and the median income for a family was $43,571.
About 10.7% of families and 12.9% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 16.1% of those under age 18 and 11.5% of those age 65 or over.
KRVN (AM) and KRVN-FM are in Lexington, owned by the Nebraska Rural Radio Association.
Lexington is served by the biweekly Lexington Clipper-Herald. Donald Roe Ross - United States federal court judge and mayor of Lexington, Nebraska John Wightman - lawyer, Nebraska state legislator, and mayor of Lexington, Nebraska a b History, City of Lexington Official Homepage "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012".
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