Profile for Lexington, Nebraska, NE

Lexington is on the Platte River.

Former and merged names include:
· Plum Creek

Began as a frontier trading post

The Plum Creek Massacre took place near town on Aug. 7, 1864

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 23. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 2.3 per 1,000 people.

Local festivals include:

• Dawson County Fair - Aug 14-19, 2007
• Plum Creek Rodeo - July 8-9, 2007

Nearby parks & recreation: Johnson Lake State Recreation Area

Historic routes: Oregon Trail

Historic sites and museums: Dawson County Historical Museum, Heartland Museum of Military Vehicles

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

Listed places near Lexington

Cemeteries (6)

Hotels (4)

Libraries (1)

Museums (1)

Wineries (1)

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• Dawson County data
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• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Lexington demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Dawson County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 68850 ZIP code.

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• Lexington city government
• Dawson County government
• Lexington Chamber of Commerce

21% of Lexington residents report German ancestry, and 7% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Lexington ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Lexington
• Cemeteries in Dawson County
• Libraries in or near Lexington

Post a query on a message board:

• Dawson County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - NE data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

• Lexington museums
• Lexington historic sites
• Lexington area parks

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• Lexington area cemeteries
• Cemeteries in Dawson County
• Cemetery record compendium
• Nebraska cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Lexington
• Nearby cities of 10,000 or more
• Nearby cities of 50,000 or more
• Communities in Dawson County

• Lexington business guide
• Lexington Chamber of Commerce
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses

• Courts in Nebraska
• Local ordinances in Nebraska (Partial selection)

• Crime in Dawson County
• Arrests in Dawson County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Nebraska
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Lexington was $14,148, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Dawson County economic census
• Dawson County economic summary
• Dawson County employment growth
• Dawson County unemployment rate
• Nebraska economic data

11% of Lexington residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Lexington
• Colleges in Nebraska
• Learning Disabilities Association in Nebraska
• Schools in or near Lexington
• School districts in or near Lexington
• Yearbooks (old) of Nebraska high schools

• Movies playing in or near Lexington
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• Air pollution in Dawson County
• Diesel soot in Dawson County
• Land contamination in Dawson County
• Nature Conservancy projects in Nebraska
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Dawson County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Nebraska

Lexington festival dates:

• Dawson County Fair - Aug 14-19, 2007
• Plum Creek Rodeo - July 8-9, 2007

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

Lexington festival web sites:

• Dawson County Fair

• ePodunk festival listings
• Nebraska county fairs
• Nebraska festivals (Nebraska tourism department)
• Send us festival info for Lexington

• Confluence of latitude & longitude near Lexington
• Geocaches in Nebraska

• Lexington items now on sale

• Lexington local government Web site
• Dawson County government
• Nebraska state government
• Driver's licenses
• Motor vehicles
• Passports
• Social Security
• Veterans affairs
• Where to write for birth, death, marriage or divorce records

• Ancestry & family history
• Business
• Demographics
• Health
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• Nonprofit resources
• Sports & rec
• Travel

• Lexington medical services & health statistics

• State historical society

• Historic sites in or near Lexington
• Historic sites in Nebraska
• Museums in or near Lexington
• Museums in Nebraska
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Dawson County genealogy forum

Median rent in Lexington, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $358.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $672.

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Libraries in Lexington include Lexington Public Library ... View libraries

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• Census map of Lexington area
• Historic maps of NE cities - Library of Congress
• Historic maps of Nebraska
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Newspapers in Lexington include Lexington Clipper-Herald

TV stations in Lexington include KLNE.

National Public Radio programming is carried locally by KLNE-FM.

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• Military bases in Nebraska
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• Search obituaries in Nebraska
• Recent death notices - selected NE newspapers

• Lexington Chamber of Commerce
• Community foundations (by state)
• Foundations (by name)
• Kiwanis clubs in Nebraska
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• Nonprofit groups
• Nonprofit guide for Lexington
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Dawson County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Lexington political report.

• Nebraska Democratic party
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• Nebraska elections board

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• Churches, other places of worship in or near Lexington
• Total membership by faith, in Dawson County

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The average commute time for Lexington workers is 12 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 1 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 1.0 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

Hotels in Lexington include Comfort Inn Lexington, Days Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Super 8.

• Lexington travel guide
• Airports near Lexington
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• Nebraska tourism bureau

• Monthly averages & records
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