New Lexington, Ohio

New Lexington is a village in and the county seat of Perry County, Ohio, United States, 21mi southwest of Zanesville. The population was 4,731 at the 2010 census.In 1900, 1,701 people lived in New Lexington, Ohio; in 1910, 2,559 lived here.HistoryNew Lexington was laid out in 1817. The village was named after Lexington, Massachusetts. A post office called New Lexington has been in operation since 1829.GeographyNew Lexington is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.95sqmi, all land.Demographics2010 censusAs of the census of 2010, there were 4,731 people, 1,838 households, and 1,164 families residing in the village. The population density was 2426.2PD/sqmi. There were 2,000 housing units at an average density of 1025.6/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 97.9% White, 0.5% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.1% from other races, and 1.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.6% of the population.