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Located in the southeastern corner of Anoka County the City of Lexington is a small <br />suburban community of nearly 3,000 residents. The very proud and tight-knit <br />community is adjacent to the I-35W freeway providing easy access to virtually <br />anywhere in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area. <br />Lexington is host to a variety of businesses, retail shops, restaurants, and several <br />very popular entertainment venues. The Northway Shopping Center located along <br />the central corridor of Lake Drive includes a grocery store that provides goods and <br />services to a much larger area population base. <br />Lexington Memorial Park is a popular venue for summer little league teams from <br />throughout the region. Residents enjoy a variety of other recreational amenities <br />associated with this very large park complex. <br />The City of Lexington was incorporated as a village in 1950. Leo Ryan was a local <br />civic leader who was instrumental in organizing the petition for the new village. <br />Ryan suggested that the village be named Lexington in honor of his old army unit, <br />the First Pioneer Infantry Regiment which was formed at the <br />beginning of the Revolutionary War. That unit met the British in the Battle of <br />Lexington. Various City themes and names now revolve around the Revolutionary <br />names including Patriot Lane, Liberty Lane, and Minutemen Lane. The citizens of the <br />City of Lexington are very proud of their history, heritage, and home town. <br />12 <br /> <br />