19 Facts About Lexington Kentucky

Lexington Kentucky is consolidated entirely within Fayette County, and vice versa.

Farmers in the areas around Lexington Kentucky held slaves for use as field hands, laborers, artisans, and domestic servants.

The hospital was later converted to operate as part of the federal prison system; it is known as the Federal Medical Center, Lexington Kentucky and serves a variety of health needs for prisoners.

Lexington Kentucky served as the headquarters for a pack horse library in the late 1930s and early 1940s.

Lexington Kentucky has had to manage a rapidly growing population while working to maintain the character of the surrounding horse farms that give the region its identity.

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In 1958, Lexington Kentucky enacted the nation's first urban growth boundary, restricting new development to an urban service area.

Lexington Kentucky is in the northern periphery of the humid subtropical climate zone, with hot, humid summers and moderately cold winters with occasional mild periods; it falls in USDA hardiness zone 6b.

Lexington Kentucky is recognized as a high allergy area by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America.

Lexington Kentucky describes itself as having "a fortified economy, strong in manufacturing, technology, and entrepreneurial support, benefiting from a diverse, balanced business base".

Lexington Kentucky has one of the highest concentrations of gay and lesbian couples in the United States for a city its size.

Lexington Kentucky is home to the Lexington Kentucky Legends and Wild Health Genomes, members of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, an independent MLB Partner league.

In early 2022, Lexington Kentucky SC submitted a proposal to secure permissions for the construction of a downtown soccer-specific stadium near Rupp Arena and Central Bank Center.

Former professional sport teams based in Lexington were the Kentucky Thoroughblades, Lexington Men O' War, Lexington Bluegrass Bandits, Kentucky Horsemen, Bluegrass Warhorses, Bluegrass Stallions, and Lexington Colts.

In September and October 2010, Lexington Kentucky was the first city outside of Europe to host the World Equestrian Games.

In 2017, Lexington Kentucky hosted the World Hardcourt Bike Polo Championship, the most competitive bike polo tournament in the world, at facilities in Coolavin Park.

Two traditional colleges are the University of Lexington Kentucky, which is the state's flagship public university, and Transylvania University, which is the state's oldest four-year university and the first university west of the Alleghenies.

The state's public television network, Kentucky Educational Television, is headquartered in Lexington and is one of the nation's largest public networks, reaching all 1.

Lexington Kentucky itself is at the confluence of US Route 25, US Route 27, US Route 60, US Route 68 and US Route 421.

Lexington Kentucky has four sister cities, as designated by Sister Cities International:.