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Population (year 2000): 10,011. Estimated
population in July 2005: 10,085 (+0.7% change)
Males: 5,212 (52.1%), Females: 4,799 (47.9%)
Dawson County
Zip code:
68850
Median resident age: 29.6 years
Median household income: $38,098 (year 2000)
Median house value: $61,900 (year 2000)
Races in Lexington:
- Hispanic (51.2%)
- White Non-Hispanic (46.3%)
- Other race (30.8%)
- Two or more races (2.3%)
- American Indian (1.5%)
- Vietnamese (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (20.1%), Irish (6.3%),
English (5.5%), United States (2.7%), Czech (1.6%), Danish
(1.5%).
Elevation: 2390 feet
Land area: 2.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Lexington
- High school or higher: 57.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
- Unemployed: 6.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 11.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Lexington city
- Never married: 25.8%
- Now married: 58.6%
- Separated: 2.3%
- Widowed: 6.6%
- Divorced: 6.6%
34.2% Foreign born (32.8% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +3,192 (+46.8%).
Hospital/medical center in Lexington:
- TRI-COUNTY AREA HOSPITAL DISTRICT (1201 NORTH
ERIE STREET PO BOX 980)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Lexington:
- COZAD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; COZAD, NE)
- GOTHENBURG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 31 miles;
GOTHENBURG, NE)
- PHELPS MEMORIAL HEALTH CENTER (about 35 miles;
HOLDREGE, NE)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Lexington:
- KEARNEY MUNI (about 52 miles; KEARNEY, NE; ID: EAR)
- NORTH PLATTE RGNL AIRPORT LEE BIRD FIELD (about 69
miles; NORTH PLATTE, NE; ID: LBF)
- MC COOK MUNI (about 71 miles; MC COOK, NE; ID: MCK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lexington:
- JIM KELLY FIELD (about 2 miles; LEXINGTON, NE; ID:
LXN)
- COZAD MUNI (about 19 miles; COZAD, NE; ID: CZD)
- QUINN FIELD (about 29 miles; GOTHENBURG, NE; ID:
GTE)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Lexington:
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 47 miles;
KEARNEY, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,588)
- CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 87 miles; GRAND
ISLAND, NE; FT enrollment: 3,730)
- FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 134 miles; HAYS,
KS; FT enrollment: 4,572)
- NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 168 miles;
NORFOLK, NE; FT enrollment: 2,732)
- BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 179 miles;
GREAT BEND, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
- SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 211 miles;
LINCOLN, NE; FT enrollment: 5,137)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 212 miles;
LINCOLN, NE; FT enrollment: 19,806)
Public high school in Lexington:
- LEXINGTON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 759; Grades:
09 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Lexington:
- LEXINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 659;
Grades: 04 - 08)
- MORTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 366;
Grades: PK - 06)
- PERSHING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 315;
Grades: PK - 06)
- BRYAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 294;
Grades: PK - 06)
- SANDOZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 261;
Grades: PK - 06)
- IBP-LEXINGTON PRESCHOOL (Students: 149;
Grades: PK - PK)
- DIST 017 - DAWSON COUNTY (Students: 46;
Grades: PK - 08)
- DIST 025 - DAWSON COUNTY (Students: 34;
Grades: PK - 08)
- DIST 022 - DAWSON COUNTY (Students: 21;
Grades: PK - 08)
- DIST 044 - DAWSON COUNTY (Students: 6;
Location: 76751 ROAD 428; Grades: PK - 08)
Library in Lexington:
- LEXINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$242,848; Location: 103 EAST 10TH STREET; 29,887 books;
601 audio materials; 899 video materials; 96 serial
subscriptions)
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