District 9

Whitney Elliott Baxter

Whitney Elliott Baxter is a Lexington native who’s lived in Lexington’s 9th District her entire life. She was elected as councilmember of the 9th District in November 2020.

She works as a realtor, and stays active in the district through her involvement with Stonewall Community Association and Stonewall Elementary PTA.

The 9th District is home to Lexington’s bustling Nicholasville Road corridor and includes treasures like Stonewall and Waveland, along with some of the city’s busiest commercial corridors like Lexington Green, Fayette Mall, and the Summit.

She says, “I think our neighborhood will continue to flourish and the 9th District will continue to be an area where people love to live and play.”

Schools and public parks in the district include Jessie Clark Middle School, Stonewall Elementary, Wellington Elementary, Shillito Park, Wellington Park, Stonewall Park, Higbee Mill Park, Clemens Park, Southpoint Park, and Waverly Park.

The district contains a portion of Clemens Heights/Clemens Grove, and Copper Run, Copperfield, Higbee Mill, Magnolia Run, Monticello, Pickway Corner, Pinnacle, Plantation, Robinwood, Southpoint, Stone Creek, Stonewall Community, Stonewall Equestrian, Wellington, Willow Bend, Willow Oak, Wyndham Downs, Wyndham Meadows, and Wyndham Ridge neighborhoods.

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This article also appears on page 9 of the 2021 print edition of Lexington Families Guide.