City of Lexington & Regional Profiles

Population
Lexington: 4,453 (Year 2000), 4,726 (Year 2010)
Lafayette County: 32,939 (Year 2000), 33,381 (Year 2010)

All Missouri Certified City: Yes
Enterprise Zone: Yes

Taxes

• County Collector: Lori Fiegenbaum
• City Collector: Jennifer Jellum
• Assessed Value of City Property: $40,895,900
• Basic residential property tax levy for latest year (per $100 assessed value):

City: $ .976

County: $ .11

State: $ .030

School: $ 4.08

Other∗:$ .605

Total:$ 5.801

Commercial Real Estate:$6.221

∗Includes items such as library, ambulance, road district, etc.

Sales Tax:

City:$.025

County:$.01625

State:$.04225

Total:$.0835

Government

• Missouri Senate District: 21
• Missouri House District: 53
• U.S. Congressional District: 5th
• Type of Local Government: Mayor/Council
• Mayor: Jerry E. Brown
• Comprehensive City Plan: Yes
• Zoning: City – Yes County – Yes
• Subdivision ordinance w/ design standards: Yes
• City Engineer: Sandi Stephens
• Industrial Development Authority w/ bonding capacity:
  City – Yes County – Yes
• No. of Fire Department Personnel:
  Chief: Kirk Smith
  Full Time: 11 Volunteer: 24
• Fire Insurance Rating:
  Inside City Limits: 6
  Outside City Limits: 9
• No. of Full Time Law Enforcement
  City: 11 Chief: Don Rector
  County: 22 Sheriff: Kerrick Alumbaugh

Climate

Coldest Month: January
Average High in °F: 37
Average Low in °F: 16
Hottest Month: July
Average High in °F: 90
Average Low in °F: 66
Annual Average Precip.
Rain: 35 inches
Snow: 21.3 inches
Driest Month: January
Normal: 1.46 inches
Wettest Month: Sept.Normal: 4.57 inches