The Lexington–Fayette metropolitan area is the 109th-largest

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(MSA) in the

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. It was originally formed by the

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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 combined statistical area The Lexington–Fayette–Richmond–Frankfort combined statistical area, created by the United States Bureau of the Census in 2020, is the 71st largest Combined Statistical Area (CSA) of the United States. It consists of the Lexington–Fa ...

which includes the Micropolitan Statistical Areas of Frankfort (

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and Anderson counties), Mount Sterling ( Montgomery,

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, and Menifee counties), and Richmond–Berea (

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and Rockcastle counties). The Lexington–Fayette–Frankfort–Richmond 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

estimates of their population. Cities in bold are considered principal cities of the metropolitan area by the Census Bureau, which represent significant employment centers: * Lexington – 321,793 * Georgetown – 37,730 * Nicholasville – 31,490 * Winchester – 19,071 *

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– 10,431 *

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– 10,209 * Wilmore – 6,027 * Midway – 1,690 * Stamping Ground – 796 * Millersburg – 744 * North Middletown – 603 * Sadieville – 326 *

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– 229

Counties

• 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) mapU.S. Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts
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