Lexington, Tennessee

Lexington, Tennessee
—  City  —
Location in Henderson County and the state of Tennessee
Coordinates: 35°39′26″N 88°23′33″W
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
County	Henderson
Government
• Mayor	Timothy B. Pierce
Area
• Total	11.7 sq mi (30.3 km2)
• Land	11.5 sq mi (29.9 km2)
• Water	0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2)
Elevation	522 ft (159.1 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	7,473
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	38351
Area code(s)	731
FIPS code	47-41980
GNIS feature ID	1291101
Website	http://www.ci.lexington.tn.us

Lexington is a city in Henderson County, Tennessee, United States. Lexington is midway between Memphis and Nashville, lying ten miles (16 km) south of Interstate 40, which connects the two cities. The population was 7,473 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Henderson County. Lexington was the birthplace of Sam "The Man" Taylor, a noted saxophonist.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.7 square miles (30 km²), of which 11.5 square miles (30 km²) is land and 0.2-square-mile (0.52 km²) (1.45%) is water. Lexington is six miles (10 km) south of Natchez Trace State Park.

Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 7,473 people, 3,039 households, and 2,036 families residing in the city. The population density was 640.4 people per square mile (247.4/km²). There were 3,371 housing units at an average density of 292.0 per square mile (112.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 84.50% White, 13.07% African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.42% from other races, and 1.60% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.18% of the population.

There were 3,039 households out of which 31.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.8% were married couples living together, 14.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.0% were non-families. 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.0% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 85.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $29,725, and the median income for a family was $41,429. Males had a median income of $31,558 versus $23,212 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,368. About 10.2% of families and 13.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.9% of those under age 18 and 12.8% of those age 65 or over.

Notable natives

• Buddy Cannon, record producer
• Tonya Mitchell, recording artist
• Tommy Pano, recording musician, poet
• Melissa Paige, musician

Former Mayor's

Bobby Dyer (1 Oct 07 - 03 Oct 11), Jack Johnson (03 Oct 05 - 01 Oct 07), Bennie Scott (04 Oct 99 - 03 Oct 05), David Jowers (05 Oct 87 - 04 Oct 99), Jeffrey Davies (05 Oct 81 - 05 Oct 87), Edward Bailey (Special Election) (24 Jan 78 - 05 Oct 81), Jeffrey Davies (Acting Mayor) (04 Nov 77 - 24 Jan 78), D. L. Weatherly (Resigned) (06 Oct 75 - 04 Nov 77), Bobby Joe Osborne (02 Oct 67 - 06 Oct 75), Jack Hay (03 Oct 55 - 02 Oct 67), Edward Bailey (05 Oct 53 - 08 Sep 55), T. F. Richardson (03 Oct 49 - 05 Oct 53), C. A. Fesmire (06 Oct 47 - 03 Oct 49), Joe C. Davis (04 Oct 37 - 06 Oct 47), John H. Williams (02 Oct 33 - 04 Oct 37), W. R. Holland (04 Oct 21 - 18 Sep 33), L. T. Fielder (08 Jan 18 - 04 Oct 21), C. C. Davis (Deceased) (14 Oct 14 - 08 Jan 18), C. C. Sweat (06 Oct 13 - 14 Oct 14), John F. Hall (03 Dec 12 - 06 Oct 13), C. G. Gathings (Resigned) (06 Dec 1904 - 03 Dec 1912), L. T. Fielder (Resigned) (12 Oct 1903 - 06 Dec 1904), E. W. Essary (07 Oct 1901 - 12 Oct 1903)

References

http://www.trueknowledge.com/q/population_of_lexington%2C_tennessee_2010