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Lexington, OR map Population (year 2000): 263. Estimated population in July 2006: 275 (+4.6% change)
 

Males: 136  (51.7%)
Females: 127  (48.3%)

Morrow County

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

Zip codes: 97839.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $41,800 (it was $43,125 in 2000)
Lexington  $41,800
Oregon:  $42,944

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $72,200 (it was $60,700 in 2000)
Lexington  $72,200
Oregon:  $201,200

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Races in Lexington:

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

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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: 662 people per square mile 
 
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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 early 2007.

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

Lexington:  1.0% ($608)
Oregon:  1.1% ($1,687)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Kennewick, WA (63.8 miles , pop. 54,693).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Northwest Clackamas, OR (201.4 miles , pop. 224,220).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (790.8 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Ione, OR (10.1 miles ), Heppner, OR (11.1 miles ), Boardman, OR (27.0 miles ), Lonerock, OR (28.0 miles) , Irrigon, OR (33.9 miles ), Condon, OR (37.1 miles ), Hermiston, OR (38.6 miles ), Northwest Umatilla, OR (39.4 miles ).

Latitude: 45.45 N, Longitude: 119.69 W


Area code: 541

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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%)


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Hospitals/medical centers near Lexington:
  • PIONEER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; HEPPNER, OR)
  • GOOD SHEPHERD MEDICAL CENTER (about 40 miles; HERMISTON, OR)
  • PROSSER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 50 miles; PROSSER, WA)

Political contributions by individuals in Lexington, OR

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lexington:
  • EASTERN OREGON REGIONAL AT PENDLETON (about 62 miles; PENDLETON, OR; ID: PDT)
  • TRI-CITIES (about 68 miles; PASCO, WA; ID: PSC)
  • YAKIMA AIR TERMINAL/MCALLISTER FIELD (about 97 miles; YAKIMA, WA; ID: YKM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lexington:
  • LEXINGTON (about 1 miles; LEXINGTON, OR; ID: 9S9)
  • BOARDMAN (about 26 miles; BOARDMAN, OR; ID: M50)
  • CONDON STATE PAULING FLD (about 36 miles; CONDON, OR; ID: 3S9)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lexington:
  • COLUMBIA BASIN COLLEGE (about 87 miles; PASCO, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,529)
  • YAKIMA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 102 miles; YAKIMA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,906)
  • EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY (about 112 miles; LA GRANDE, OR; FT enrollment: 2,192)
  • WALLA WALLA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 118 miles; WALLA WALLA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,812)
  • CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 123 miles; ELLENSBURG, WA; FT enrollment: 7,420)
  • CENTRAL OREGON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 142 miles; BEND, OR; FT enrollment: 2,274)
  • WENATCHEE VALLEY COLLEGE (about 144 miles; WENATCHEE, WA; FT enrollment: 2,074)

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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 1999:
This town:  12.0%
Whole state:  11.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  4.7%
Whole state:  5.0%

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.


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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Streets and Highways 1$1,512$18,1440$0
Other Government Administration 0$0 1$836
Totals for Government 1$1,512$18,1441$836


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:
  • KTBI (810 AM; daytime; 50 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: TACOMA BROADCASTERS, INCORPORATED)
  • KFLD (870 AM; 10 kW; PASCO, WA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KOHU (1360 AM; 4 kW; HERMISTON, OR; Owner: WESTEND RADIO, LLC)
  • KZTS (1210 AM; 10 kW; SUNNYSIDE, WA; Owner: BUTTERFIELD BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KPOJ (620 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KONA (610 AM; 5 kW; KENNEWICK-RICHLAND-P, WA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
  • KXL (750 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
  • KLWJ (1090 AM; daytime; 3 kW; UMATILLA, OR; Owner: UMATILLA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KPAM (860 AM; 50 kW; TROUTDALE, OR; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-OREGON, INC.)
  • KZXR (1310 AM; 5 kW; PROSSER, WA; Owner: MOON BROADCASTING PROSSER LLC)
  • KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KOTK (1080 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - PORTLAND RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • KALE (960 AM; 5 kW; RICHLAND, WA; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)



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