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Lexington, Kentucky, has an approximate metropolitan population of 429,889, and it goes the nicknames "Athens of the West" and the "Horse Capital of the World". The reason it has earned the moniker "Horse Capital of the World" are many but include that Lexington-Fayette is home to the Kentucky Horse Park, Keeneland Race Course, the Red Mile Race Course, and it will be the site of the 2010 World Equestrian Games. It is located in the Bluegrass Region which is called this as this type of grass is the favored lawn in pasture grass in this area of the eastern U.S. In 1974, the municipality of Lexington formed a consolidated city-county by merging with Fayette County.

Lexington was founded in 1775, 17 years before Kentucky existed and was actually in Virginia at this time. The nickname "Athens of the West" came about in the early 1800s becuase the town was large wealth and cultured. Famous people that spent time in Lexington include, Confederate President Jefferson Davis, President Abraham Lincoln, and Lincoln's wife, Mary Todd Lincoln. The area has always been know for its beauty, horse and stock farms, and its excellent fertile soil and pastureland.

Today the city is a mixture of a dynamic downtown and greenbelts. Zoning bylaws are strict in order to preserve the beauty of the place which helps to protect its leading industry which is tourism. Lexington's economy is based around manufacturing, technology and academics. There are three public universities, five private colleges and two theological seminaries located here.

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