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Lexington is located in southern Cleveland County. It is bordered on the west by the Canadian River, which forms the McClain County line. The city of Purcell is directly across the river from Lexington, connected by U.S. Route 77. US 77 leads north from Lexington 16 miles (26 km) to Norman and 38 miles (61 km) to the center of Oklahoma City.
US 77 north, concurrent with I-235, in Oklahoma City. I-35 and US-77 remain together until the Fort Smith Junction in downtown Oklahoma City, where it transfers onto Interstate 235. At Interstate 44, I-235 ends, but US-77 continues northbound as a freeway, called the Broadway Extension.
The population was 295,528 at the 2020 United States census, [1] making it the third-most populous county in Oklahoma. Its county seat is Norman. [2] The county was named for U.S. President Grover Cleveland. [3] Cleveland County is part of the Oklahoma City metropolitan statistical area.
The highways travel concurrently through the city. US 81 / US 277 in Chickasha. US 62/US 277 travels concurrently to Newcastle. I-44 in Chickasha I-44 / US 277 in Newcastle. I-44/US 62 travels concurrently to Oklahoma City. I-44 / I-240 in Oklahoma City. I-240/US 62 travels concurrently through the city. I-35 / I-240 / US 77 in Oklahoma City. I ...
After crossing the river, the highways arrive in the town of Lexington and US-77 splits off to the northeast. [3] SH-39 continues eastward, serving the Lexington prison and overlapping for less than a mile with SH-102. In the town of Asher, the highway intersects SH-3W and SH-59 again. Eleven miles (18 km) later, the highway meets SH-9A in Konawa.
Box was one of many communities that sprung up during the late 1800s in the southern portion of Cleveland County, Oklahoma, United States. [2] [3] [4] Box was the largest of these communities and was located east and south of Lexington, Oklahoma Territory. [4] [5] Not much remains there, besides the Box Cemetery. [6] [7] [8] [9]
Oklahoma is a state located in the Southern United States. [1] According to the 2020 census, Oklahoma is the 28th most populous state with 3,959,353 inhabitants but the 19th largest by land area spanning 68,594.92 square miles (177,660.0 km 2) of land.
McClain County is a county located in south central Oklahoma. As of the 2020 census, the population was 41,662. [1] Its county seat is Purcell. [2] The county was named for Charles M. McClain, an Oklahoma constitutional convention attendee. [3] McClain County is part of the Oklahoma City, OK metropolitan statistical area.