The Lexington-Fayette metropolitan area is the 109th-largest metropolitan statistical area (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, KY combined statistical area which includes the Micropolitan Statistical Areas of Frankfort ( Franklin and Anderson counties), Mount Sterling ( Montgomery,

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, 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

estimates of their population. 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 *

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– 19,071 *

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– 10,431 *

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– 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 *

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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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