Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
3.5% of residents live below the poverty line in Lexington Township, below both Illinois’ towns (8.4%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). The biggest place to walk is Lexington Preserve, 51 acres with 1.1 miles of trail. We don’t grade Lexington Township yet; the figures below are still real.
Where Lexington Township beats most towns.
Where Lexington Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Census counts: 1,254 in 1880, 2,090 in 2020. The archive holds 13 old photos and papers going back to 1973 and a map from 1981 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lexington Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Lexington Township.
Most working residents leave Lexington Township for work: only 7% work in town. Lexington Township’s median household income is $105,000, against $83,000 in Illinois’ towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. Jobs based in Lexington Township grew to 465 in 2023, 207 more than in 2013.
| Lexington Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $105,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.5% | 8.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by Lexington CUSD 7. Its three schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington Elem SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 238 | B |
| Lexington High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 163 | B− |
| Lexington Jr High SchoolTop results in townGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 110 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts
Lexington Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 17° and about 20 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Lexington Township beats the Illinois average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 33% of Lexington Township adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Lexington Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 35% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 33% | 33% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 23% | 25% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| What stands out | Lexington Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.5% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.7% | 15.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.7% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 60% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Illinois average. 37% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Lexington Township.
| Lexington Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 37% | 29% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 25% | 22% | 22% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.3 points. Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Lexington Township | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.7% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.5% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.8% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.4% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.4% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.7% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.2% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.4% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.5% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 36.1% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.9% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.9% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.8% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.9% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,400, single groups can be off by several points
2.4 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Lexington Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Lexington Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.5% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lexington Preserve | 1.1 mi | 51 |
| 2. Keller Park | 0.7 mi | 35 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lexington Township. Close and well known come first.
39 mi MuseumOctave Chanute Aerospace Museum13 mi MuseumPrairie Aviation Museum
15 mi GardenFell Arboretum
29 mi Theme parkSpider Hill
34 mi MuseumAdlai E. Stevenson I HouseOctave Chanute Aerospace Museum: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fell Arboretum: Willjay, CC BY 3.0 · Spider Hill: NatFee, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Adlai E. Stevenson I House: Nyttend, Public domain
1 within 15 miles of the center of Lexington Township
About 5 of every 100 Lexington Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
City in Illinois, United States
Lexington is a city in McLean County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,090 at the 2020 census. There are two theories regarding the etymology of the city name. One says it was named for the Battle of Lexington, where General Asahel Gridley's father fought, and the other says that it was named for Lexington, Kentucky, the hometown of James Brown, the town's co-founder.
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4 towns share a border with Lexington Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Blue Mound Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Money Creek Township | — | — | B− | — | B+ | A− |
| Lawndale Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lexington | — | — | A | A+ | B+ | B+ |
Money Creek Township and Lexington have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Money Creek Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Lexington Township, Blue Mound Township and Lawndale Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Lexington Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
We don’t grade Lexington Township yet; the figures below are still real.
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