Meadowthorpe is a neighborhood in western
Lexington, Kentucky
Lexington is a city in Kentucky, United States that is the county seat of Fayette County. By population, it is the second-largest city in Kentucky and 57th-largest city in the United States. By land area, it is the country's 28th-largest ...
, United States. Its boundaries are Leestown Road to the south,
New Circle Road
New Circle Road, also known as Kentucky Route 4, is a Kentucky state highway that serves as an inner beltway around Lexington, which is part of the consolidated city-county government with Fayette County.
The state designates the start and ...
to the west, and
Norfolk Southern
The Norfolk Southern Railway is a Class I freight railroad in the United States formed in 1982 with the merger of Norfolk and Western Railway and Southern Railway. With headquarters in Atlanta, the company operates 19,420 route miles (31, ...
railroad tracks to the north and east.
[Meadowthorpe Neighborhood Profile]
city-data.com. Retrieved on 2011-01-02 Since 2000, areas south of Leestown Road have seen residential and commercial development in Townley Center. This area is not a part of the Meadowthorpe neighborhood.
[Meadowthorpe Neighborhood Website]
Retrieved on 2017-02-20 Schools in the area are Meadowthorpe Elementary and Leestown Middle School.
Neighborhood statistics
* Area:
* Population: 1,460
* Population density: 2,983 people per square mile (1,149.6/km
2)
* Median household income: $47,217
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References
Neighborhoods in Lexington, Kentucky
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