Lexington is a city in Morrow County, Oregon, United States. The population was 238 at the 2020 census, The Lexington post office was established in 1885. The town was incorporated in 1903, and had a population of 185 at the 1910 census. The town is along Oregon Route 74, about northwest of Heppner,

Willow Creek flows through Lexington, which is downstream of Heppner and upstream of Ione and Arlington.

Economy and education

As of 2002, Lexington's largest employers were the Morrow County Grain Growers (farms), the Columbia Basin Electric Co-op in Heppner, a metal fabrication company in Heppner, and a small company in Lexington that repaired farm equipment.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 238 people, 94 households, and 70 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 101 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 92.4% White, 0.4% Asian, 1.7% from other races, and 5.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.3% of the population.

See also

  • List of cities and unincorporated communities in Oregon

References

  • Entry for Lexington in the Oregon Blue Book
  • Lexington history from the illustrated histories of Umatilla and Morrow counties, 1902