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Lexington, Oklahoma

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Lexington census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73051. It stands on West Willow Creek. The Survey maps it on the Purcell quadrangle. 2,055 people lived here at the 2024 count. It stands 1,033 feet above sea level.

Lexington within Cleveland County

Population over time

2 figures

Lexington fell from 2,152 to 2,055 between 2010 and 2024. 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.

YearPeople Change
20102,152
20242,055-97 (-5%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 17 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

1 since 2020

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Lexington in 2020, burning about 2 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
21 July 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.5 acresChickasaw AgencyBULL

Every fire recorded in Cleveland County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Lexington: 5 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Cleveland County

Storms near this place

49 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lexington in 49 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 28 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 9 tornado, 2 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2020Thunderstorm WindLexington$8,000,000Four Chinook helicopters located outside at an Army Aviation Support Facility received damage to their rotor blades, with the blades being severely twisted and requiring replacement.
April 2025Flash FloodLexington$100,000Multiple confirmations of flooding in and around the community of Lexington due to water rise from Willow Creek and a tributary to the Canadian River. Broadcast media showed images of multiple water rescues at residences. Event time is approximate, and residual flooding may have continued beyond the end time.
June 2025Tornado (EF0)Lexington$50,000This tornado developed near 108th Street north of State Highway 39 and moved southeast past Lewis Road between 120th Street and 132nd Street. One home suffered roof damage and trees were damaged along the path.
May 2020Tornado (EF1)Lexington$20,000A tornado touched down just northwest of Moffett Road and SE 168th Street and moved south-southeast crossing State Highway 39. Trees were broken along Moffat Road and along 168th Street just north of Highway 39. A mobile home just south of Highway 39 suffered some roof damage.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindLexington$20,000The 3-mile wide area of thunderstorm wind damage from a quasi-linear convective system that moved through Purcell continued into Cleveland County and Lexington. The most significant damage was to a church about one mile north of Lexington where some walls of a metal building were pulled away. In Lexington, a large tree (diameter over 2') uprooted and numerous large branches were downed across town and in roads. One large branch (5 diameter) fell onto a pickup truck. Northeast of Lexington, roof damage occurred to at least one mobile home and many trees were damaged.
May 2007Flash FloodLexington$15,000The creek was out of its banks at Center and 1st Streets. Water was rising into homes. Monetary damages were estimated.
January 2026Tornado (EF0)Lexington$10,000This is a continuation of the Purcell tornado that moved into Cleveland County from McClain County. After crossing the Canadian River into Cleveland County, the tornado damaged and outbuilding near Moffatt Road. Otherwise, damage to tree branches was noted along U.S. Highway 77 north of Lexington, and northeast of 84th Street and York Road where the tornado likely dissipated.
May 2001Thunderstorm WindLexington$10,000Numerous trees and power lines were downed.
August 1999LightningLexington$10,000no account filed
November 1998Tornado (F0)Lexington$10,000no account filed
December 2022Tornado (EF1)Lexington$5,000This tornado crossed the Canadian River from McClain County into Cleveland County. In Cleveland County, it uprooted a tree, and damaged an abandoned home and windmill before dissipating.
May 2007Thunderstorm WindLexington$3,000An 8 inch tree limb was downed, which resulted in damage to a pump house. Monetary damages were estimated.
November 2024Tornado (EF0)Lexington$2,000A storm chaser observed a tornado north of State Highway 39 about 7 to 8 miles east of Lexington. A shed suffered roof damage in this area.
April 2026HailLexington-Maximum hail size increased from penny to quarter during the event time. The report was relayed through mPING.
May 2020HailLexington-Picture shown on TV.
May 2020HailLexington-Time estimate.
May 2020HailLexington-Twitter pic, time estimate.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindLexington-Near SH-39 and the Cleveland-Pottawatomie county line.
May 2018Tornado (EF0)Lexington-This tornado crossed the Canadian River from Purcell and McClain County into Cleveland County north of Lexington. No significant damage was reported in Cleveland County.
May 2015Tornado (EF0)Lexington-A meteorologist with the National Severe Storms Laboratory observed a brief tornado estimated to be 4 miles east-northeast of Lexington. This tornado produced no known damage.
April 2013Thunderstorm WindLexington-No damage was reported.
May 2010Tornado (EF0)Lexington-Tornado #M1. This tornado moved east in eastern Cleveland County just north of State Highway 39 damaging trees. No structural damage was reported.
March 2009HailLexington-The hail was reported three miles east and one mile south of Lexington.
May 2020HailLexington-no account filed
May 2020HailLexington-no account filed
May 2020HailLexington-no account filed
July 2019HailLexington-no account filed
April 2009HailLexington-no account filed
September 2009HailLexington-no account filed
April 2008HailLexington-no account filed
June 2008HailLexington-no account filed
July 2007HailLexington-no account filed
May 2005HailLexington-no account filed
March 2003HailLexington-no account filed
March 2003HailLexington-no account filed
June 2003HailLexington-no account filed
May 2001HailLexington-no account filed
September 2001HailLexington-no account filed
March 2000HailLexington-no account filed
April 1999HailLexington-no account filed
May 1997HailLexington-no account filed
March 1997HailLexington-no account filed
June 1996Thunderstorm WindLexington-no account filed
September 1996HailLexington-no account filed
September 1996Thunderstorm WindLexington-no account filed
June 1995HailLexington-no account filed
July 1994Thunderstorm WindLexington-no account filed
April 1994HailLexington-no account filed
April 1994HailLexington-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Cleveland County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Spring Hill3.7 miles17
Willow View4.8 miles17
Slaughterville5.0 miles17
Corbett6.3 miles15
Maguire8.2 miles20
McKiddyville8.3 miles13
Noble9.1 miles20
Box10.3 miles15

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 LexingtonAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1012179The 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 1094597. 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.