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instanceOf
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city
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municipality
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adjacentTo
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Lexington, Kentucky
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areaCode
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859
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climate
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humid subtropical climate
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country
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United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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county
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Jessamine County
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distanceTo
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approximately 13 miles south of downtown Lexington
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economicActivity
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commuter residential community
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retail trade
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service industries
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FIPSCode
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21-55746
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foundedIn
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1798
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GNISFeatureID
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0494230
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governmentType
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city commission government
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hasAttraction
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Jessamine County, Kentucky
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surface form:
Camp Nelson National Monument (nearby, in Jessamine County)
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hasEducationalInstitution
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East Jessamine High School
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Jessamine County Schools
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West Jessamine High School
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hasFireService
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Nicholasville Fire Department
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hasLawEnforcementAgency
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Nicholasville Police Department
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hasMajorRoad
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Kentucky Route 39
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surface form:
Kentucky Route 169
Kentucky Route 29
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Kentucky Route 39
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U.S. Route 27
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hasNearbyWineryRegion
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Central Kentucky
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surface form:
central Kentucky wine region
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hasParksAndRecreation
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Nicholasville-Jessamine County Parks & Recreation
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hasPublicTransitConnection
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Lextran regional connections (Lexington area)
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incorporatedAsCityIn
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1837
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isCountySeatOf
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Jessamine County, Kentucky
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isSuburbOf
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Lexington, Kentucky
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locatedIn
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Kentucky Bluegrass region
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surface form:
Bluegrass region
Jessamine County, Kentucky
NERFINISHED
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central Kentucky
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locatedInTimeZone
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Eastern Time Zone
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locatedNear
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Kentucky River
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namedAfter
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Nicholasville (Nicholas family / likely Colonel George Nicholas)
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partOf
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Kentucky Bluegrass region
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surface form:
Inner Bluegrass physiographic region
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partOfMetropolitanArea
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Lexington–Fayette metropolitan area
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populationTrend
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rapidly growing city
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postalCode
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40356
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regionSpecialization
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Inner Bluegrass
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surface form:
Bluegrass horse country
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role
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commercial hub for Jessamine County
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residential hub for Lexington area
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state
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Kentucky
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