That same year, the seat of Oglethorpe County was transferred to Lexington from Philomath.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km2), all land.

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 239 people, 101 households, and 65 families residing in the city.

There were 115 housing units at an average density of 211.5 per square mile (81.7/km2).

28.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

About 4.1% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.9% of those under the age of eighteen and 9.4% of those 65 or over.