Lexington, New York
| Lexington, New York | |
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| Town | |
 Location in Greene County and the state of New York |
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| Coordinates: 42°12′54″N 74°23′5″W / 42.21500°N 74.38472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Greene |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | Greg T. Cross (R) |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 79.7 sq mi (206.5 km2) |
| • Land | 79.7 sq mi (206.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,601 ft (488 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 805 |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 12452 |
| Area code(s) | 518 |
| FIPS code | 36-42202 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0979147 |
Lexington is a town in Greene County, New York, United States. The population was 805 at the 2010 census. The town is in the southwest part of Greene County.
The area was first settled around 1788. The town of Lexington was established in 1813, as the "Town of New Goshen", from the town of Windham. Within a few months the name was altered to "Lexington".
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 79.7 square miles (206 km2), of which 79.7 square miles (206 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2), or 0.04%, is water.
Lexington is within the Catskill Mountains and the Catskill Park. The south town line is the border of Ulster County.
Schoharie Creek flows through the town.
As of the census of 2000, there were 830 people, 375 households, and 219 families residing in the town. The population density was 10.4 people per square mile (4.0/km²). There were 854 housing units at an average density of 10.7 per square mile (4.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.35% White, 0.96% Native American, 0.60% Asian, 0.36% from other races, and 0.72% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.69% of the population.
There were 375 households out of which 21.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.3% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.6% were non-families. 35.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.91.
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