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Lexington, Missouri | |
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 The Lafayette County Courthouse in Lexington, MO | |
 Location of Lexington, Missouri | |
| Coordinates: 39°11′04″N 93°52′20″W / 39.18444°N 93.87222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Lafayette |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Tom Hughes |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.46 sq mi (14.13 km2) |
| • Land | 5.23 sq mi (13.54 km2) |
| • Water | 0.23 sq mi (0.59 km2) |
| Elevation | 810 ft (250 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 4,652 |
| • Density | 889.82/sq mi (343.54/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 64067 |
| Area code | 660 |
| FIPS code | 29-41870[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2395697[2] |
| Website | lexingtonmo |
Lexington is a city in, and the county seat of, Lafayette County, Missouri, United States.[4] The population was 4,726 at the 2010 census. Lexington is in western Missouri, within the Kansas City metropolitan area, approximately 40 miles (64 km) east of Kansas City. It is the home of the Battle of Lexington State Historic Site, and of the former Wentworth Military Academy and College, which operated from 1880 to 2017.[5]
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lexington, Missouri
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ History of Wentworth Military Academy, by James M. Sellers, Jr., 1984.