Profile for Lexington, North Carolina, NC

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 165. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 8.1 per 1,000 people.

Local foods: barbecue, preferably pork shoulder, cooked slowly in pits heated with hickory wood

Well-known residents have included:
· Johnny Temple, baseball player

Local festivals include:

• Davidson County Fair - Sept. 18-23, 2007
• Barbecue Festival - Oct. 27, 2007

Historic sites and museums: Davidson County Historic Museum

Colleges and universities: Davidson County Community College

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

Listed places near Lexington

Cemeteries (12)

Colleges (1)

Communities (7)

Hotels (5)

Libraries (3)

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10% of Lexington residents report German ancestry, and 5% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Lexington ancestry & family history guide.

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• Davidson County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

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• Ancestry.com - NC data
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• County history catalog
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• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Lexington was $15,310, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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14% of Lexington residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Lexington festival dates:

• Davidson County Fair - Sept. 18-23, 2007
• Barbecue Festival - Oct. 27, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Lexington festival web sites:

• Barbecue Festival

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• North Carolina county fairs
• North Carolina festivals (North Carolina tourism department)
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• Post history questions in Davidson County genealogy forum

Median rent in Lexington, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $331.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $814.

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Libraries in Lexington include Davidson County Public Library System, West Davidson Public Library ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Lexington include Lexington Dispatch

TV stations in Lexington include WTWB.

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Davidson County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Lexington political report.

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The average commute time for Lexington workers is 19 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 8 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Lexington between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 4.0 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was slightly lower than the national norm.

Hotels in Lexington include Comfort Suites Lexington, Country Hearth Inn & Suites, Holiday Inn Express, Quality Inn Lexington, Super 8.

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