Lexington, Alabama

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.2 sqmi, all land.

Major highways

• [[Image:Alabama 101.svg|20px]] State Route 101
• [[Image:Alabama 64.svg|20px]] State Route 64

Climate

|Jan record high F = 78 |Feb record high F = 85 |Mar record high F = 87 |Apr record high F = 89 |May record high F = 92 |Jun record high F = 103 |Jul record high F = 102 |Aug record high F = 105 |Sep record high F = 97 |Oct record high F = 96 |Nov record high F = 86 |Dec record high F = 76

|Jan avg record high F = 68.2 |Feb avg record high F = 72.1 |Mar avg record high F = 79.8 |Apr avg record high F = 84.1 |May avg record high F = 88.2 |Jun avg record high F = 93.3 |Jul avg record high F = 95.1 |Aug avg record high F = 95.5 |Sep avg record high F = 92.0 |Oct avg record high F = 86.1 |Nov avg record high F = 75.5 |Dec avg record high F = 70.3 |year avg record high F = 97.2

|Jan avg record low F = 10.7 |Feb avg record low F = 16.6 |Mar avg record low F = 22.9 |Apr avg record low F = 31.5 |May avg record low F = 43.0 |Jun avg record low F = 55.3 |Jul avg record low F = 60.3 |Aug avg record low F = 58.6 |Sep avg record low F = 47.3 |Oct avg record low F = 32.0 |Nov avg record low F = 21.4 |Dec avg record low F = 17.4 |year avg record low F = 9.0

|Jan record low F = 1 |Feb record low F = 5 |Mar record low F = 13 |Apr record low F = 22 |May record low F = 36 |Jun record low F = 48 |Jul record low F = 55 |Aug record low F = 50 |Sep record low F = 42 |Oct record low F = 26 |Nov record low F = 14 |Dec record low F = -1

|access-date = March 4, 2023 |access-date = March 4, 2023

Demographics

|align-fn=center 2013 Estimate

2020 census

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 727 people, 366 households, and 261 families residing in the town.

2000 census

As of the census of 2000, there were 840 people, 364 households, and 244 families residing in the town. The population density was 261.5 PD/sqmi. There were 394 housing units at an average density of 122.6 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 99.29% White, 0.24% Native American, and 0.48% from two or more races. 0.36% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 364 households, out of which 27.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.2% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.7% were non-families. 30.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 21.8% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 18.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $31,736, and the median income for a family was $38,500. Males had a median income of $35,083 versus $17,422 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,184. About 5.9% of families and 9.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.5% of those under age 18 and 18.7% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Lexington School is a K–12 public school in Lexington serving about 300 students. A rural school, its test scores have been above the district and state average. The student body is predominantly White.

Notable people

• Don Leslie Michael, posthumous Medal of Honor recipient for his actions in the Vietnam War
• Frank Nunley, former linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers

References

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
2. {{GNIS. 2406013
3. James P. Kaetz, "[http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-3473 Lexington]," ''Encyclopedia of Alabama'', 2013.
4. "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov.
5. "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013".
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7. "U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
8. "Lexington School".