BlockLexington, Minnesota
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Circle Pines City. It lies in ZIP code area 55014. The Survey maps it on the Circle Pines quadrangle. 2,248 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 909 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresLexington grew from 2,049 to 2,248 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2,049 | |
| 2020 | 2,248 | +199 (+10%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 19 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1902 USGS White Bear quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Circle Pines quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS New Brighton quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Circle Pines quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1975 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Anoka quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Anoka quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
59 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 59 fires within 5 miles of Lexington between 1998 and 2020, burning about 896 acres in total. None started naturally. 20 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 May 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 May 2018 | Other causes | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 May 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 May 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 54 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 May 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 May 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 31 May 2009 | Debris and open burning | 6.5 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Lexington: 1 producer, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anoka County Clay Deposit | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Arsenal Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
19 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lexington in 19 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 7 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 3 heavy rain, 3 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2016 | Flash Flood | Lexington | $1,000,000 | Flood waters caused numerous roads to become impassable on either side of University Avenue, between Highway 610 at Coon Rapids Blvd, and I-694. Water was several feet deep in far northern Fridley, with significant damage at the SpringBrook apartments, where flood waters entered seven of the nine buildings and adjacent garages, resulting in damage to many dozens of apartments. Other homes and buildings in the area also had flood waters inside their structures. |
| August 2011 | Flash Flood | Lexington | $500,000 | Due to excessive runoff from heavy rainfall, the intersection of Highway 65 and 81st Street in Spring Lake Park, Minnesota, was impassable. Also, significant flooding was reported along University Avenue between Osborne, and 73rd Street, and west of the Northtown Shopping Center. |
| June 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Lexington | $500,000 | An EF-0 tornado touched down near the intersection of Highway 10 and Central Avenue in Blaine, then traveled approximately 6.1 miles northwest to one half mile northwest of the intersection of County Highway 14, and Hanson Boulevard in Coon Rapids. It had maximum wind speeds of 70 to 80 mph. Most of the damage was associated with trees and power lines blown down along the path length. Some damage occurred when trees fell on homes. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lexington | $50,000 | There were numerous reports of downed trees and power lines throughout Blaine. In addition, a boat was overturned on an area lake, and a tree landed on a car. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lexington | - | Large tree branch down in Circle Pines, also other reports of trees down in Circle Pines and Lexington. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lexington | - | A large tree was uprooted near Lexington. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lexington | - | A large tree and two large branches were blown down near the intersection of 99th Avenue NE and Polk St NE, a few blocks east of Cloverleaf Park. Damage was much too scant to make any determination beyond thunderstorm wind damage. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lexington | - | A few trees were blown down between Blaine and Circle Pines. |
| September 2016 | Flash Flood | Lexington | - | One foot of flowing water closed University Avenue and County Road 47 near North Town Mall. |
| September 2016 | Heavy Rain | Lexington | - | A retired NWS employee measured 7.17 inches of rainfall in Spring Lake Park between Wednesday afternoon, September 21st, to the early morning of Thursday, September 22nd. |
| September 2016 | Heavy Rain | Lexington | - | A local trained weather observer measured 7.65 inches of rainfall in far northern Fridley between Wednesday afternoon, September 21st, to the early morning of Thursday, September 22nd. |
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lexington | - | A metal stop light was blown down near the intersection of Highway 10, and Foley Blvd. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lexington | - | A seven foot section of a fence was blown down in Lexington, Minnesota. |
| August 2009 | Heavy Rain | Lexington | - | A trained spotter reported one foot of water over a curb, near the intersection of 81st and Central, in Spring Lake Park, Minnesota. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Lexington | - | Occurred at Hwy. 10 and Hwy 65 in Blaine. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Lexington | - | At Northtown Shopping Center in the southwest corner of Blaine. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Lexington | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Lexington | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Lexington | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Circle Pines | 0.7 miles | 19 | |
| Blaine | 4.0 miles | 19 | |
| Lino Lakes | 4.1 miles | 19 | |
| Spring Lake Park | 4.6 miles | 22 | |
| Johnsville | 5.3 miles | 19 | |
| Oak Park | 5.7 miles | 20 | |
| Centerville | 5.9 miles | 19 | |
| Fridley | 6.6 miles | 21 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Lexington | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2230312 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 646627. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.