Lexington

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Lexington

Total population

10,862

Median home value

$159,100

13.1%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$67,666

Lexington$68k

National$74k

Elevation729 m

Land area11.68 km²

Weather59°F · Areas Of Fog

Coordinates40.78°, -99.75°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Lexington is a city in Dawson County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 10,348 at the 2020 census, making it the 16th most populous city in Nebraska. It is the county seat of Dawson County. Lexington is located in southern Nebraska, on the Platte River, southeast of North Platte. It sits along the route of U.S. Route 30 and the Union Pacific Railroad. In the 1860s, Lexington was the location of a stop along the Pony Express.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Lexington, NE from NOAA NWS API.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Bill Barrett

United States Navy sailor and politician (1929-2016)

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Mick Tingelhoff

player of American football (1940–2021)

Aage Brix

American soccer player (1894-1963)

Cliff Lee

American baseball player (1896-1980)

Monte Kiffin

American football player and coach

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Ralph Kreitz

Major League Baseball catcher (1885-1941)

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Larry Naviaux

American football player and coach

R

Roy Temple House

chair of the Department of Modern Languages at the University of Oklahoma

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Wee Willie Smith

American football player (1910-1996)

Joseph P. Kelly

Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska since 2023

J

John Henry Ferguson

American political science scholar (1907–1997)

R

Robert L. Beisner

American diplomatic historian

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Yoskar Galván-Mercado

American soccer player

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Nebraska

• Cozad
  13.8 mi away
• Eustis
  16.7 mi away
• Eddyville
  17.4 mi away
• Elm Creek
  19.8 mi away
• Gothenburg
  23.6 mi away
• Farnam
  25 mi away · pop. 257
• Oconto
  25.2 mi away
• Odessa
  26.3 mi away
• Holdrege
  30.3 mi away · pop. 5,546
• Arapahoe
  33.6 mi away
• Edison
  34.4 mi away · pop. 147
• Glenwood
  34.9 mi away · pop. 653

Browse all places in Nebraska →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Lexington

Historical record of Evergreen Cemetery, Lexington, Nebraska

Ruby Hollingsworth · 1975

Application of theoretical equations to estimate the discharge needed to maintain channel width in a reach of the Platte River near Lexington, Nebraska

1981

19th annual sale of selected Scotch shorthorns

Harry R. (Sale manager) Allen · 1936

Twelfth annual draft sale catalog of Scotch short horns

Nebraska) George Allen & Sons (Lexington · 1918

Nineteenth century American landscapes

Lexington Public Library · 1968

Portraits of Nebraska

2004

A feature offering of richly bred polled shorthorns

Lewis W. Thieman · 1943

Eighth annual sale of high class, registered, Scotch short horn cattle

Geo. Allen & Sons · 1914

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Needles, Oglala Lakota, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-09-04 · 219 mi
• Wildfire Rancher fire, Oglala Lakota, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-08-11 · 220 mi
• Wildfire Potato Creek, Jackson, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 226 mi
• Wildfire XU Hill, Oglala Lakota, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-08-11 · 240 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Tan Jumping Spider

Platycryptus undatus

Seen 2026-09-07

Greater Anglewing

Microcentrum rhombifolium

Seen 2026-09-07

Catclaw Briar

Mimosa nuttallii

Seen 2026-09-07

White-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta carolinensis

Seen 2026-09-06

Franklin's Gull

Leucophaeus pipixcan

Seen 2026-08-25

Feral Pigeon

Columba livia domestica

Seen 2026-08-25

Ring-billed Gull

Larus delawarensis

Seen 2026-08-21

Woodhouse's Toad

Anaxyrus woodhousii

Seen 2026-07-30

honey locust

Gleditsia triacanthos

Seen 2026-07-23

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).