The city of Lexington is the county seat of Oglethorpe County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Lexington had a population of 203.
Lexington is home to Shaking Rock Park.
History
Lexington was founded in 1800. That same year, the seat of Oglethorpe County was transferred to Lexington from Philomath. Lexington was incorporated as a town in 1806, and is named for Lexington, Massachusetts.
Geography
Lexington is located at (33.870351, -83.110916). U.S. Route 78, as well as Georgia State Routes 22 and 77, all pass through the city. U.S. 78 leads southeast to Washington and northwest to Athens. GA-22 runs through the city concurrent with GA-22, leading north to Comer and southeast to Crawfordville. GA-77 leads northeast to Elberton and south to Union Point.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.
Climate
Demographics
As of the census The district has 145 full-time teachers and over 2,281 students.
- Oglethorpe County Elementary School
- Oglethorpe County Primary School
- Oglethorpe County Middle School
- Oglethorpe County High School
Notable people
- Nathan Crawford Barnett, member of the Georgia House of Representatives and Georgia Secretary of State for more than 30 years. Raised in Lexington, and educated at the Lexington Academy
- Clifford Cleveland Brooks, planter and politician; member of the Louisiana State Senate from 1924 to 1932, born in Lexington in 1886
- William Harris Crawford, lawyer and politician
- George Rockingham Gilmer, statesman and politician
- Joseph Henry Lumpkin, lawyer
- Wilson Lumpkin, lawyer and politician
- Stephen Upson, lawyer and politician