Lyon County, Kansas

Lyon County (standard abbreviation: LY) is a located in the  of. The county was named for General, who was killed at the battle of Wilson's Creek in the Civil War. As of 2000, the population was 35,935. The largest city and is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,215 (855 ). 2,204 km² (851 sq mi) of it is land and 11 km² (4 sq mi) of it (0.50%) is water.

Adjacent counties

 * (north)
 * (northeast)
 * (southeast)
 * (south)
 * (west)
 * (northwest)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 35,935 people, 13,691 households, and 8,639 families residing in the county. The was 16/km² (42/sq mi). There were 14,757 housing units at an average density of 7/km² (17/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 83.27%, 2.27% or , 0.47% , 2.04% , 0.01% , 9.79% from , and 2.16% from two or more races. 16.72% of the population were or  of any race.



There were 13,691 households out of which 32.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.80% were living together, 8.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.90% were non-families. 28.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.70% under the age of 18, 16.20% from 18 to 24, 27.20% from 25 to 44, 19.10% from 45 to 64, and 11.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 97.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,819, and the median income for a family was $43,112. Males had a median income of $28,865 versus $21,338 for females. The for the county was $15,724. About 9.60% of families and 14.50% of the population were below the, including 15.60% of those under age 18 and 9.20% of those age 65 or over.

Incorporated cities
Name and population (2004 estimate):
 * , 26,639 (county seat)
 * , 938
 * , 513
 * , 509
 * , 280
 * , 251
 * , 214
 * , 180
 * , 56

Townships
Lyon County is divided into eleven. The city of is considered governmentally independent and is excluded from the census figures for the townships. In the following table, the population center is the largest city (or cities) included in that township's population total, if it is of a significant size.

Unified school districts

 * North Lyon County USD 251
 * Southern Lyon County USD 252
 * Emporia USD 253