Lexington, Mississippi

Lexington, Mississippi
Lexington, Mississippi
City
	St. Mary's Episcopal Church
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	Location of Lexington, Mississippi
	Lexington, Mississippi Location in the United States
	Coordinates: 33°6′52″N 90°3′4″W / 33.11444°N 90.05111°W
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Holmes
Government
• Mayor	Robin McCrory
Area
• Total	2.42 sq mi (6.27 km2)
• Land	2.42 sq mi (6.26 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation	233 ft (71 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	1,602
• Density	662.81/sq mi (255.86/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	39095
Area code	662
FIPS code	28-40600
GNIS feature ID	0672434

Lexington is a city in and the county seat of Holmes County, Mississippi, United States. The county was organized in 1833 and the city in 1836. The population was 1,731 at the 2010 census,^[2] down from 2,025 at the 2000 census. The estimated population in 2018 was 1,496.^[3] It has declined from its high of 3,198 in 1950 due to the expansion of industrial-scale agriculture.

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Lexington city, Mississippi". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved January 5, 2020.

[CenPopGazetteer2020-1] "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.

[Census_2010-2] "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Lexington city, Mississippi". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved August 17, 2017.

[USCensusEst2018-3] "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved January 5, 2020.

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