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Lexington, Oregon
Lexington is a city in Morrow County, Oregon, United States. The population was 238 at the 2020 census, unchanged from 2010. It is part of the Pendleton–Hermiston Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Lexington was named by early settler William Penland for his hometown of Lexington, Kentucky. The Lexington post office was established in 1885.
In 1886, shortly after Morrow County was created, Lexington lost by 33 votes to Heppner in an election to determine the county seat. The town was incorporated in 1903, and had a population of 185 at the 1910 census.
Sheep ranching was important in the region during the days of early settlement by non-natives. It continues in the 21st century and has been joined by wheat farming and cattle ranching as significant uses of the land.
Lexington is in central Morrow County, between the Columbia River 25 miles (40 km) to the north and the Blue Mountains the same distance to the southeast. The town is along Oregon Route 74, about 9 miles (14 km) northwest of Heppner, the Morrow county seat. Lexington is about 38 miles (61 km) southwest of Hermiston and 174 miles (280 km) east of Portland.
Willow Creek flows through Lexington, which is downstream of Heppner and upstream of Ione and Arlington. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Lexington has a total area of 0.44 square miles (1.14 km2), all land.
Route 74 forms part of the Blue Mountain Scenic Byway, a 130-mile (210 km) set of roads connecting Interstate 84 (I-84) along the Columbia River with the North Fork John Day River in the Blue Mountains. Part of the route follows the Willow Creek drainage through Lexington.
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.
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Lexington, Oregon
Lexington is a city in Morrow County, Oregon, United States. The population was 238 at the 2020 census, unchanged from 2010. It is part of the Pendleton–Hermiston Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Lexington was named by early settler William Penland for his hometown of Lexington, Kentucky. The Lexington post office was established in 1885.
In 1886, shortly after Morrow County was created, Lexington lost by 33 votes to Heppner in an election to determine the county seat. The town was incorporated in 1903, and had a population of 185 at the 1910 census.
Sheep ranching was important in the region during the days of early settlement by non-natives. It continues in the 21st century and has been joined by wheat farming and cattle ranching as significant uses of the land.
Lexington is in central Morrow County, between the Columbia River 25 miles (40 km) to the north and the Blue Mountains the same distance to the southeast. The town is along Oregon Route 74, about 9 miles (14 km) northwest of Heppner, the Morrow county seat. Lexington is about 38 miles (61 km) southwest of Hermiston and 174 miles (280 km) east of Portland.
Willow Creek flows through Lexington, which is downstream of Heppner and upstream of Ione and Arlington. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Lexington has a total area of 0.44 square miles (1.14 km2), all land.
Route 74 forms part of the Blue Mountain Scenic Byway, a 130-mile (210 km) set of roads connecting Interstate 84 (I-84) along the Columbia River with the North Fork John Day River in the Blue Mountains. Part of the route follows the Willow Creek drainage through Lexington.
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.
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