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Lexington is the county seat of Davidson County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 19,953. It is located in central North Carolina, twenty miles south of Winston-Salem, near the intersection of I-85, U.S. Highway 29, U.S. Highway 70, U.S. Highway 52 (soon to be I-285) and U.S. Highway 64. Lexington is part of the Piedmont Triad region of the state.
Lexington, Thomasville, and the rural areas surrounding them are slowly turning into bedroom communities for nearby cities such as Winston-Salem, Greensboro and High Point.
Lexington calls itself the "Barbecue Capital of the World" Since 1984, the city has hosted the "Lexington Barbecue Festival", one of the largest street festivals in North Carolina. As of 2004, the city has over twenty barbecue restaurants: an average of more than one per thousand residents.
Lexington-style BBQ is made with pork shoulder cooked slowly over a hickory fire, basted in a sauce (called "dip" locally) made with vinegar, ketchup, water, salt, and pepper.
Aside from the Barbecue Festival, Lexington is the home of world famous artist and designer Bob Timberlake's gallery and the Childress Winery.
Lexington is located in the Piedmont. It is centered at 35°49'0" North, 80°15'31" West 35.816768, -80.258643, in the valley of the Yadkin River. Lexington is 11 miles northeast of High Rock Lake, part of the Yadkin-Pee Dee chain of lakes in central North Carolina.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 45.6 km² (17.6 mi²). 45.6 km² (17.6 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.