Lexington County | |
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 Flag  Seal | |
| Motto: "Grow with us" | |
 Location within the U.S. state of South Carolina | |
 South Carolina's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 33°54′N 81°16′W / 33.90°N 81.27°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  South Carolina |
| Founded | 1785 |
| Named for | Battle of Lexington and Concord |
| Seat | Lexington |
| Largest community | Lexington |
| Area | |
• Total | 757.62 sq mi (1,962.2 km2) |
| • Land | 699.00 sq mi (1,810.4 km2) |
| • Water | 58.62 sq mi (151.8 km2) 7.74% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 293,991 |
• Estimate (2023) | 309,528  |
| • Density | 390/sq mi (150/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 2nd |
| Website | www |
Lexington County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 293,991.[1] Its county seat and largest community is Lexington.[2] The county was chartered in 1785[3] and was named in commemoration of Lexington, Massachusetts, the site of the Battle of Lexington in the American Revolutionary War.[4] Lexington County is the sixth-most populous county in South Carolina by population and is part of the Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is located in the Midlands region of South Carolina.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
2020CensusQuickFactswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "South Carolina: Individual County Chronologies". South Carolina Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2009. Archived from the original on January 3, 2017. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
- ^ Barefoot, Daniel W. (1999). Touring South Carolina's Revolutionary War Sites. John F. Blair, Publisher. p. 293. ISBN 9780895871824.