Lexington, Iowa

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Burlington. It is located about 36 miles [57 km] to the east of Lexington and has a population of 26,839 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Ottumwa. It is located about 38 miles [61 km] to the northwest of Lexington and has a population of 24,998 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bloomfield	W	31 mi [49.89 km]	2,582	0.73% decrease
	Fairfield	N	22 mi [35.41 km]	9,218	3.06% decrease
	Fort Madison	E	24 mi [38.62 km]	10,897	1.7% increase
	Keokuk	SE	29 mi [46.67 km]	10,387	9.1% decrease
	Mount Pleasant	NE	22 mi [35.41 km]	8,775	0.27% increase
	New London	NE	26 mi [41.84 km]	1,841	4.96% decrease
	Sigourney	NW	48 mi [77.2 km]	2,090	5.39% decrease
	Wapello	NE	46 mi [74 km]	2,013	5.23% decrease
	Washington	N	41 mi [66 km]	7,254	2.94% increase
	West Burlington	E	34 mi [54.7 km]	3,283	3.86% increase
	Carthage (IL)	SE	40 mi [64.4 km]	2,504	8.11% decrease
	Hamilton (IL)	SE	31 mi [49.89 km]	2,777	8.32% decrease
	Canton (MO)	S	42 mi [67.6 km]	2,469	3.44% decrease
	Kahoka (MO)	S	19 mi [30.58 km]	2,182	2.63% decrease
	Memphis (MO)	SW	24 mi [38.62 km]	1,959	4.95% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Birmingham	NW	14 mi [22.53 km]	420	0.71% decrease
	Bonaparte	E	Less than 2 mi	448	2.18% decrease
	Cantril	W	13 mi [20.92 km]	255	0.78% decrease
	Donnellson	E	13 mi [20.92 km]	874	9.24% decrease
	Douds	NW	17 mi [27.36 km]	---
	Farmington	SE	5 mi [8.05 km]	718	5.03% decrease
	Franklin	E	16 mi [25.75 km]	124	8.82% decrease
	Hillsboro	NE	10 mi [16.09 km]	200	2.44% decrease
	Houghton	NE	12 mi [19.31 km]	126	3.08% decrease
	Keosauqua	W	8 mi [12.87 km]	1,070	0.38% increase
	Mount Sterling	SW	8 mi [12.87 km]	37	7.5% decrease
	Saint Paul	E	16 mi [25.75 km]	116	1.69% decrease
	Salem	NE	14 mi [22.53 km]	449	3.23% decrease
	Stockport	N	10 mi [16.09 km]	282	0.7% decrease
	Revere (MO)	SE	15 mi [24.14 km]	113	6.61% decrease

Van Buren County

Lexington is located in Van Buren County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Van Buren: Jefferson, Henry, Lee, Clark (MO), Scotland (MO) and Davis.

While not sharing a border with Van Buren, the following counties are close to Lexington: Hancock (IL), Wapello and Des Moines.

Below are counties that are near Lexington (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Lexington:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Lexington
	Davis County	W	Troy	20 miles [32 km]
	Des Moines County	E	Augusta	28 miles [45 km]
	Henry County	NE	Hillsboro	10 miles [16 km]
	Jefferson County	NW	Collett	16 miles [25 km]
	Keokuk County	N	Richland	34 miles [54 km]
	Lee County	NE	Big Mound	7 miles [11 km]
	Louisa County	NE	Marsh	36 miles [57 km]
	Wapello County	NW	Eldon	25 miles [40 km]
	Washington County	N	Brighton	32 miles [51 km]
	Hancock County (IL)	SE	Nauvoo (IL)	24 miles [38 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Iowa<3>

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