Lexington–Fayette metropolitan area

Lexington-Fayette Metropolitan Area
Metropolitan Area
Lexington skyline
Map of Lexington-Fayette–Frankfort–Richmond, KY CSA   City of Lexington   Lexington-Fayette MSA   Richmond–Berea µSA   Frankfort µSA   Mount Sterling µSA
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
Largest city	Lexington
Area
• MSA	1,484.07 sq mi (3,843.7 km2)
Population  (2020)
• Total	516,811 (109th)[1]
GDP [2]
• Total	$35.670 billion (2022)
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)	859, 502

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.^[3]

The following is a list of cities in the Lexington-Fayette metropolitan area with 2021 United States Census Bureau estimates of their population.^[4] Principal cities of the metropolitan area are considered by the Census Bureau to represent significant employment centers:^[5]

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

• 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.

• Lexington–Fayette–Frankfort–Richmond combined statistical area (2003) map
• U.S. Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts Archived 2004-04-01 at the Wayback Machine
• U.S. Census Bureau population estimates at the Library of Congress Web Archives (archived 2006-12-06)
• Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas at the Wayback Machine (archived 2008-03-09)
• About Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas
• Historical Metropolitan Area Definitions

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