Lexington, Maine
Encyclopedia
Lexington, Maine is a township
in Somerset County
, Maine
, United States
. Lexington, along with the township of Concord
, is located in the unorganized territory, Central Somerset
. The population of Central Somerset was 336 as of the 2000 census.
Lexington is home to Jonathan Carter
, an environmentalist and politician who twice ran for governor
with the Maine Green Independent Party
.
Township
The word township is used to refer to different kinds of settlements in different countries. Township is generally associated with an urban area. However there are many exceptions to this rule. In Australia, the United States, and Canada, they may be settlements too small to be considered urban...
in Somerset County
Somerset County, Maine
Somerset County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. As of 2010, the population was 52,228. Its county seat is Skowhegan.-History:...
, Maine
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Lexington, along with the township of Concord
Concord, Maine
Concord, Maine is a township in Somerset County, Maine, United States. Concord, along with the township of Lexington, is located in the unorganized territory, Central Somerset. The population of Central Somerset was 336 as of the 2000 census. -References:...
, is located in the unorganized territory, Central Somerset
Central Somerset, Maine
Central Somerset is an unorganized territory in Somerset County, Maine, United States. The population was 336 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the unorganized territory has a total area of 201.4 km²...
. The population of Central Somerset was 336 as of the 2000 census.
Lexington is home to Jonathan Carter
Jonathan Carter (politician)
Jonathan Carter is an American politician, environmentalist, teacher and scientist who has run twice for governor of Maine as a Green Independent. In 1992, Carter ran for Congress in Maine's 2nd congressional district. This campaign was not designed to educate the public and to establish a green...
, an environmentalist and politician who twice ran for governor
Governor of Maine
The governor of Maine is the chief executive of the State of Maine. Before Maine was admitted to the Union in 1820, Maine was part of Massachusetts and the governor of Massachusetts was chief executive....
with the Maine Green Independent Party
Maine Green Independent Party
The Maine Green Independent Party is the oldest state Green party in the United States. It was founded following an informal meeting of 18 environmental advocates, including Bowdoin College professor John Rensenbrink and others in Augusta, Maine...
.