Lexington, Oregon

Jump to a detailed profile or search
site with Google Custom Search

Back to Lexington, OR housing info, Morrow County, Oregon, OR smaller cities, OR small cities, All Cities.

Submit your own pictures of this town and show them to the World

General Map
Google Map
MSN Map

Morrow County

Population in July 2008: 258. Population change since 2000: -1.9%

Males: 133	(51.7%)
Females: 125	(48.3%)

Median resident age:	42.3 years
Oregon median age:	36.3 years

Zip codes: 97839.

Estimated median household income in 2008: $53,354 (it was $43,125 in 2000)

Lexington:	$53,354
Oregon:	$50,169

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $29,498

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $105,391 (it was $55,000 in 2000)

Lexington:	$105,391
Oregon:	$273,300

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $120,337; Detached houses: $134,294; Mobile homes: $50,417

Lexington, OR residents, houses, and apartments details

Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles!

Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses

Races in Lexington:

White Non-Hispanic (97.0%)
American Indian (1.5%)
Vietnamese (0.8%)
Two or more races (0.8%)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Lexington: 78.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Recent posts about Lexington, Oregon on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Lexington is mentioned 19 times on our forum:

	Towns in OR for us? ~ If you are up for a challenge~ (31 replies)
	Husband commuting to Eugene and I to Salem. where to live in between? (22 replies)
	Lake Oswego/West Linn Real estate (5 replies)
	Need advice for Corvallis/Albany area... (28 replies)
	Portland, what a wonderful city (13 replies)
	Should i worry about flooding in medford? (7 replies)

Latest news from Lexington, OR collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations

Ancestries: German (23.2%), Irish (13.3%), United States (12.5%), English (12.2%), Scottish (4.9%), Swedish (4.9%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Incorporated in 1903

Elevation: 1500 feet

Land area: 0.41 square miles.

Population density: 626 people per square mile

(low).

Home Value Estimate
Address:		Unit (optional):
City	State	Zip

For population 25 years and over in Lexington

High school or higher: 87.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
Unemployed: 12.5%
Mean travel time to work: 18.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lexington town

Never married: 22.8%
Now married: 63.2%
Separated: 0.9%
Widowed: 4.8%
Divorced: 8.3%

2 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.8%
Oregon:	8.5%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in May 2009.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Lexington:	1.1% ($608)
Oregon:	1.2% ($1,687)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Kennewick, WA (58.3 miles , pop. 54,693).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Northwest Clackamas, OR (142.3 miles , pop. 224,220).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (788.7 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Ione, OR (2.8 miles ), Heppner, OR (3.0 miles ), Lonerock, OR (5.1 miles) , Boardman, OR (5.2 miles ), Condon, OR (5.3 miles ), Arlington, OR (5.6 miles ), Echo, OR (5.6 miles ), Stanfield, OR (5.7 miles ).

Latitude: 45.45 N, Longitude: 119.69 W

Area code: 541

This town's Wikipedia profile

Lexington races chart

Population change in the 1990s: -10 (-3.7%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (21%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
Utilities (9%)
Wood products (7%)
Health care (7%)
Food (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (17%)
Public administration (17%)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (10%)
Finance and insurance (10%)
Social assistance (10%)
Other direct selling establishments (7%)
Utilities (7%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (10%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Carpenters (7%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (12%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
Customer service representatives (10%)
Waiters and waitresses (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Financial managers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)

Average climate in Lexington, Oregon

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Back to the top

Lexington-area historical earthquake activity is below Oregon state average. It is 2% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/29/2002 at 14:36:04, a magnitude 4.5 (4.0 MB, 4.5 MD, Depth: 3.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 97.3 miles away from Lexington center
On 1/30/2000 at 19:10:23, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MD) earthquake occurred 27.3 miles away from the city center
On 11/28/1991 at 01:08:58, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.0 ML, 4.3 MD, Depth: 5.9 mi) earthquake occurred 76.2 miles away from the city center
On 7/14/2008 at 18:45:55, a magnitude 4.2 (3.8 MB, 3.8 MW, 4.2 MD, Depth: 13.0 mi) earthquake occurred 65.2 miles away from Lexington center
On 3/22/1997 at 06:05:34, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MD, Depth: 0.8 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 25.5 miles away from the city center
On 8/7/1992 at 17:23:17, a magnitude 3.9 (3.7 ML, 3.9 MD, Depth: 0.4 mi) earthquake occurred 29.1 miles away from Lexington center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

Lexington topographic map

Hospitals/medical centers near Lexington:

PIONEER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; HEPPNER, OR)
GOOD SHEPHERD MEDICAL CENTER (about 34 miles; HERMISTON, OR)
EASTERN OREGON PSYCHIATRIC CENTER (about 47 miles; PENDLETON, OR)

Political contributions by individuals in Lexington, OR

Airports located in Lexington:

Lexington Airport (Runways: 1, Air Taxi Ops: 20, Itinerant Ops: 1,000, Local Ops: 3,400, Military Ops: 12)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lexington:

COLUMBIA BASIN COLLEGE (about 78 miles; PASCO, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,529)
EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY (about 79 miles; LA GRANDE, OR; FT enrollment: 2,192)
WALLA WALLA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 87 miles; WALLA WALLA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,812)
YAKIMA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 93 miles; YAKIMA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,906)
CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 117 miles; ELLENSBURG, WA; FT enrollment: 7,420)
CENTRAL OREGON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 121 miles; BEND, OR; FT enrollment: 2,274)
PORTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 131 miles; Portland, OR; FT enrollment: 12,132)

Click to draw/clear town borders

Post office: Lexington Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Drinking water stations with addresses in Lexington and their reported violations in the past:

LEXINGTON, CITY OF (Population served: 265, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2001, Contaminant: Coliform

MCL, Acute (TCR) - In AUG-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (AUG-13-2000)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (AUG-13-2000)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-1998, Contaminant: Coliform

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAR-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/penalty) issued (NOV-03-1997), St Public Notif received (NOV-18-1997)

Past monitoring violations:

CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-19-2001 and JUL-15-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-15-2002)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and JUL-15-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-15-2002)

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In MAR-1997, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St AO (w/penalty) issued (NOV-03-1997), St Public Notif received (NOV-18-1997)

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In OCT-1996, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St AO (w/penalty) issued (NOV-03-1997), St Public Notif received (NOV-18-1997)

9 routine major monitoring violations

5 minor monitoring violations

60 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:

This town:	2.6 people
Oregon:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	70.6%
Whole state:	65.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	6.9%
Whole state:	6.3%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:

This town:	12.0%
Whole state:	11.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:

This town:	4.7%
Whole state:	5.0%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Lexington, OR

Lexington compared to Oregon state average:

Unemployed percentage above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Number of rooms per house above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

Back to the top

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Lexington mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Morrow County Oregon:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (30%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (24%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (22%) Wood (19%) Solar energy (3%) Utility gas (2%)

Religion statistics for Lexington

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 28.08%

Here		28.1%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.

Name	Catholic Church	LDS (Mormon) Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Assemblies of God	Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Adherents	38.0%	18.0%	7.2%	7.0%	5.7%
Congregations	13.6%	9.1%	13.6%	9.1%	9.1%

Name	United Church of Christ	Episcopal Church	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	United Methodist Church	Other
Adherents	4.8%	4.1%	4.0%	3.2%	8.0%
Congregations	4.5%	4.5%	4.5%	4.5%	27.3%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration	0	$0		1	$601
Water Supply	0	$0		1	$814
Totals for Government	0	$0		2	$1,415

Lexington government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $15,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $56,000
Regular Highways: $24,000

General - Other: $14,000

Financial Administration: $9,000

Fire Protection: $9,000
Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $5,000
Public Welfare: $5,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $195,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $185,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $10,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $3,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $179,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $72,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $11,000
General Support: $8,000

All Other: $7,000
Tax - Property: $11,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $33,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $12,000

8.61% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,721 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.61%
Oregon average:	8.89%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Umatilla County, OR	3.69% ($28,913 average AGI)
from Benton County, WA	0.29% ($34,900)

9.75% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,362 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.75%
Oregon average:	7.91%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Umatilla County, OR	4.17% ($28,840 average AGI)
to Benton County, WA	0.46% ($23,000)

Strongest AM radio stations in Lexington:

KPOJ (620 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KXL (750 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
KTBI (810 AM; daytime; 50 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: TACOMA BROADCASTERS, INCORPORATED)
KFLD (870 AM; 10 kW; PASCO, WA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KPAM (860 AM; 50 kW; TROUTDALE, OR; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-OREGON, INC.)
KOHU (1360 AM; 4 kW; HERMISTON, OR; Owner: WESTEND RADIO, LLC)
KOTK (1080 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - PORTLAND RADIO, L.L.C.)
KONA (610 AM; 5 kW; KENNEWICK-RICHLAND-P, WA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
KEX (1190 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KZTS (1210 AM; 10 kW; SUNNYSIDE, WA; Owner: BUTTERFIELD BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KLWJ (1090 AM; daytime; 3 kW; UMATILLA, OR; Owner: UMATILLA BROADCASTING, INC.)
KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Lexington:

KONA-FM (105.3 FM; KENNEWICK, WA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
KLES (98.7 FM; MABTON, WA; Owner: ON-AIR FAMILY, LLC)
KRBM (90.9 FM; PENDLETON, OR; Owner: OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 3
Total length: 4 meters (13ft)
Total average daily traffic: 1,956
Total average daily truck traffic: 352
Total future (year 2026) average daily traffic: 2,470

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

On Ranch 7 Mi N, Call Sign: KSW273, Licensee ID: L00672075
Assigned Frequencies : 157.680 MHz
Grant Date: 04/06/2004, Expiration Date: 06/30/2014
Registrant: Lindsay Ranch, Lexington, OR 97839, Phone: (541) 989-8478

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1

Gleason Butte, Overall height: 36.6 m, Call Sign: WNTX653
Assigned Frequencies : 957.150 MHz
Grant Date: 03/14/2000, Expiration Date: 12/31/2009
Registrant: Phone: (503) 378-2911

FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 1

65828 Airport Road, Type: Bant, Structure height: 6 m, Overall height: 7 m, Call Sign: WQAH333
Assigned Frequencies : 134.475 MHz
Grant Date: 06/01/2004, Expiration Date: 06/01/2009, Certifier: Chuck Moores
Registrant: All Weather Inc., 1165 National Dr., Sacramento, CA 95834, Phone: (916) 928-6759, Fax: (916) 928-1165, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2

Call Sign: KA7KVP, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01312595
Grant Date: 08/09/2007, Expiration Date: 11/28/2016, Certifier: Thomas C Mc Connell
Registrant: Thomas C Mc Connell, Lexington, OR 97839
Call Sign: KD7LXT, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00328523
Grant Date: 02/22/2001, Expiration Date: 02/22/2011, Certifier: Charles W Mc Connell
Registrant: Charles W Mc Connell, 505 N B St, Lexington, OR 97839

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 6

Aircraft: AERONCA 11AC (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 75 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 3259E , Serial Number: 11AC1632, Year manufactured: 1947
Registrant (Individual): G H Leyva, , Lexington, OR 97839
Aircraft: PIPER PA-18A-135 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 97 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 3355B , Serial Number: 18-3308, Year manufactured: 1954, Airworthiness Date: 04/17/1967
Registrant (Co-Owned): John L Boyer, 370 W Clay St, Lexington, OR 97839, Other Owners: Kelly A Boyer
Aircraft: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-400A (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: P&W PT6A SERIES (500 HP) (Turbo-prop)
N-Number: 497GA , Serial Number: 400A-0502, Year manufactured: 1984, Airworthiness Date: 06/04/1997
Registrant (Co-Owned): John L Boyer, Po Box 338, Lexington, OR 97839, Other Owners: Kelly A Boyer
Aircraft: CESSNA A185F (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 127 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 6497E , Serial Number: 18504050, Year manufactured: 1980, Airworthiness Date: 03/31/1980
Registrant (Individual): Arsdale Barbara J Van, 65370 Piper Canyon Rd, Lexington, OR 97839
Aircraft: PIPER PA-18-150 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 97 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 82947 , Serial Number: 18-7909032, Year manufactured: 1978, Airworthiness Date: 11/22/1978
Registrant (Individual): Arsdale Barbara J Van, 65370 Piper Canyon Rd, Lexington, OR 97839
Aircraft: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-502 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: Turbo-prop
N-Number: 89BS , Serial Number: 502-0034
Registrant (Co-Owned): John L Boyer, 370 West Clay St, Lexington, OR 97839, Other Owners: Kelly A Boyer

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 1

Back to Lexington, OR housing info, Morrow County, Oregon, OR smaller cities, OR small cities, All Cities.

Back to the top

Recent home sales, price trends, and home value evaluator powered by Onboard Informatics
© 2010 Onboard Informatics. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

City-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site. Use at your own risk.
Some parts © 2003-2010 Advameg, Inc.