Lexington is a city in and the county seat of Davidson County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town had a population of 19,632. It is located in central North Carolina, 20 miles (32 km) south of Winston-Salem. Lexington is part of the Piedmont Triad region of the state.
Southeast
Lexington
Davidson County, NC
Population
19,595
Walk Score
73 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$827
Median home value
$141,500
Founded
1775
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Erlanger Mill Village Historic District · listed 2008
- Lexington Industrial Historic District · listed 2019
- Lexington Residential Historic District · listed 2007
- Uptown Lexington Historic District · listed 1996
Notable landmarks
- First Reformed Church · listed 2000
- Grace Episcopal Church · listed 2006
- Grimes Brothers Mill · listed 2002
- Grimes School · listed 1988
- Hedrick's Grove Reformed Church · listed 2008
- Holt, Dr. William Rainey, House · listed 1983
- Junior Order United American Mechanics National Orphans Home · listed 1984
- Lexington Memorial Hospital · listed 2012
- Old Davidson County Courthouse · listed 1971
- Pilgrim Reformed Church Cemetery · listed 1984
- Shoaf, Henry, Farm · listed 1984
- St. Stephen United Methodist Church · listed 2021
- Welborn, John Henry, House · listed 1984
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