The Lexington-Fayette metropolitan area is the 109th-largest metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in the United States. It was originally formed by the United States Census Bureau in 1950 and consisted solely of Fayette County until 1980, when surrounding counties saw increases in their population densities and the number of their residents employed within Lexington-Fayette, which led to them meeting Census criteria to be added to the MSA.
The Lexington-Fayette MSA is the primary MSA of the Lexington-Fayette–Richmond–Frankfort, KY combined statistical area which includes the Micropolitan Statistical Areas of Frankfort (Franklin and Anderson counties), Mount Sterling (Montgomery, Bath, and Menifee counties), and Richmond–Berea (Madison and Rockcastle counties). The Lexington-Fayette–Frankfort–Richmond, KY combined statistical area has a July 1, 2012 Census Bureau estimated population of 703,271.
Demographics
Cities
The following is a list of cities in the Lexington-Fayette metropolitan area with 2021 United States Census Bureau estimates of their population. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2022-07-28 Principal cities of the metropolitan area are considered by the Census Bureau to represent significant employment centers:
Principal city Lexington – 321,793
Municipalities with more than 10,000 people Georgetown – 37,730 Nicholasville – 31,490 Winchester – 19,071 Versailles – 10,431 Paris – 10,209
Municipalities with fewer than 10,000 people Wilmore – 6,027 Midway – 1,690 Stamping Ground – 796 Millersburg – 744 North Middletown – 603 Sadieville – 326 Corinth – 229
Counties
Geographic Area 2020 census 2010 census 2000 census 1990 census 1980 census 1970 census 1960 census 1950 censusLexington-Fayette MSA516,811472,099408,326348,428317,629174,323131,906100,746Bourbon20,25219,98519,36019,23619,40518,476¹18,178¹17,752¹Clark36,97235,61333,14429,49628,32224,090¹21,075¹18,898¹Fayette322,570295,803260,512225,366204,165174,323131,906100,746Jessamine52,99148,58639,04130,50826,14617,430¹13,625¹12,458¹Scott57,15547,17333,06123,86721,81319,948¹15,376¹15,141¹Woodford26,87124,93923,20819,95517,77814,434¹11,913¹11,212¹ • Populations are based on published estimates by the United States Bureau of the Census.
¹County was not a part of Lexington-Fayette MSA at the time of this Census and the county's population is not included in MSA total.
References
External links Lexington-Fayette–Frankfort–Richmond combined statistical area (2003) map U.S. Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts
About Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas Historical Metropolitan Area Definitions