A small
farming community located in
Central Illinois. At one point in history its big draws were the railroad and
Route 66. Currently, however, Lexington is known for its
High School athletics (especially
football), the High School's
Math Team, and the large number of people who commute to
Bloomington/Normal, IL. Most of these commuters work at
State Farm Insurance's
Corporate Headquarters. The city sits on
Interstate 55 about two hours southwest of
Chicago and three hours northeast of
St. Louis.
The town has no
traffic signals, but does have a self-contained
school district. Each grade (K - 12) are housed in one large building. Most graduates of Lexington High School go on to attend
Heartland Community College or
Illinois State University. The
cool thing to do is to hang out in various parking lots in the downtown area. The Park District maintains a nice set of facilities including a
pool, several
baseball/
softball diamonds, and a few parks.
Other nearby towns include
Gridley,
Chenoa (the school's biggest rival in any kind of contest),
El Paso,
Bloomington,
Normal, and
Towanda.
Despite the fact that Lexington shares in the faults that many
small towns experience, it's a pretty good place to
grow up or
raise kids.
Location: 40.64377 N, 88.78267 W
Population (1990): 1809 (722 housing units)
Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 61753
Area Code: 309
Phone Prefix: 365
Information from the US Census Bureau via dictionary.com