an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 98.95% White, 0.10% African American, 0.21% Native American, and 0.73% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.42% of the population. There were 760 households, out of which 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.4% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.6% were non-families. 24.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.00. In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.9% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.0 males. The median income for a household in the city was $46,146, and the median income for a family was $54,336. Males had a median income of $40,031 versus $24,917 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,898. About 3.1% of families and 4.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.6% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over. Lexington was laid out on 4 January 1836 By Asahel Gridley and James Brown. Notable people Alice Ambrose, (1906–2001) philosopher at Smith College 1964–1972 Gilbert L. Deavers, (1931–2006), born in Lexington; Illinois state representative, teacher, and businessman Ed Kinsella, (1880–1976) MLB pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Browns William R. Roy, (1926–2014) congressman from Kansas 1971–1975 Arthur J. Scrogin (1853–1926), born in Lexington, Illinois state representative and farmer Joseph L. Settles, (1871–1943) one of the founding fathers of Tau Kappa Epsilon John A. Sterling, (1857–1918), born in Lexington, congressman 1903–1913 and 1915–1918 Alex Tanney, (1987), football coach and former professional quarterback. References Further reading The Complete History of Lexington High School Basketball by Rick Stephey (published 2004). External links Patton Cabin Collection, McLean County Museum of History Cities in Illinois Cities in McLean County, Illinois Populated places established in 1836 1836 establishments in Illinois