New Lexington, Ohio

New Lexington, Ohio
—  Village  —
Location of New Lexington, Ohio
Coordinates: 39°42′57″N 82°12′38″W / 39.71583°N 82.21056°W / 39.71583; -82.21056Coordinates: 39°42′57″N 82°12′38″W / 39.71583°N 82.21056°W / 39.71583; -82.21056
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Perry
Government
– Mayor	Janine Conrad
Area
– Total	2.3 sq mi (6.0 km2)
– Land	2.3 sq mi (6.0 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation[1]	945 ft (288 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	4,689
– Density	2,017.1/sq mi (778.8/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	43764
Area code(s)	740
FIPS code	39-54866[2]
GNIS feature ID	1076507[1]
Website	http://www.newlexington.org/

New Lexington is a village in and the county seat of Perry County, Ohio, United States,^[3] 21 miles (34 km) southwest of Zanesville. The population was 4,689 at the 2000 census.

In 1900, 1,701 people lived in New Lexington, Ohio; in 1910, 2,559 lived here.

Geography

New Lexington is located at 39°42′57″N 82°12′38″W / 39.71583°N 82.21056°W / 39.71583; -82.21056 (39.715913, -82.210452)^[4].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.3 square miles (6.0 km²), all of it land.

Government

• The current mayor of New Lexington is Janine Conrad.^[5]

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 4,689 people, 1,836 households, and 1,233 families residing in the village. The population density was 2,017.1 people per square mile (780.4/km²). There were 1,976 housing units at an average density of 850.0 per square mile (328.9/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.76% White, 0.17% African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.13% from other races, and 0.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.38% of the population.

There were 1,836 households out of which 35.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.5% were married couples living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families. 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the village the population was spread out with 28.1% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 91.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $28,406, and the median income for a family was $33,514. Males had a median income of $28,155 versus $21,039 for females. The per capita income for the village was $14,127. About 16.4% of families and 17.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.0% of those under age 18 and 11.2% of those age 65 or over.

Notable natives and residents

• Januarius MacGahan - journalist and national hero of Bulgaria
• Jerry McGee - PGA Professional Golfer

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-07. 
4. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 
5. ^ Mayor's office

External links

• Village of New Lexington
• New Lexington City Schools