THE LEXINGTON-FAYETTE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Inner Bluegrass setting.
Lexington-Fayette urban county has 283.9 square miles of land in Fayette County. Its Census reference point is in Inner Bluegrass, within Interior Plateau.
Open hills, irregular plains and tablelands are developed on limestone and other sedimentary rocks. Oak-hickory woodland, local prairie and cedar-glade settings contribute to this diverse inland plateau.
Regional context: Interior Plateau ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Lexington-Fayette and Fayette County
Lexington-Fayette is associated with Fayette County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Lexington-Fayette by land and water
The Census records 1.71 square miles of water within Lexington-Fayette, or 0.6% of its total area. That share is close to Fayette County’s 0.6%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Lexington-Fayette urban county has 18.3 times the land area of nearby Nicholasville city (15.5 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

