Lyon County, Minnesota

Lyon County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 25,425. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,869 (721 ). 1,850 km² (714 sq mi) of it is land and 19 km² (7 sq mi) of it (1.01%) is water.

Lakes

 * Clear Lake: in
 * Cottonwood Lake: in
 * East Twin Lake: in
 * Goose Lake: in
 * Island Lake: in
 * Lady Slipper Lake: in
 * Lake Marshall: in
 * Lake of the Hills: in
 * Lake Yankton: in
 * Lone Tree Lake: almost entirely in, but the extreme northern tip extends into
 * Long Lake: mostly in, but the southern part extends into
 * McKay Lake: in
 * North Twin Lake: in
 * Rock Lake: in
 * School Grove Lake: almost entirely in, but the eastern tip extends into
 * Sham Lake: in
 * South Twin Lake: in
 * West Twin Lake: in
 * Wood Lake: in

Adjacent counties

 * (north)
 * (east)
 * (south)
 * (southwest)
 * (west)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 25,425 people, 9,715 households, and 6,334 families residing in the county. The was 14/km² (36/sq mi). There were 10,298 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (14/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 93.58%, 1.49% or , 0.31% , 1.67% , 0.02% , 1.89% from , and 1.04% from two or more races. 3.97% of the population were or  of any race. 33.9% were of, 15.5% and 10.5%  ancestry according to.

There were 9,715 households out of which 33.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.10% were living together, 7.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.80% were non-families. 27.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.20% under the age of 18, 13.30% from 18 to 24, 26.50% from 25 to 44, 19.50% from 45 to 64, and 14.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 95.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $38,996, and the median income for a family was $48,512. Males had a median income of $32,102 versus $21,445 for females. The for the county was $18,013. About 6.30% of families and 10.10% of the population were below the, including 10.00% of those under age 18 and 12.70% of those age 65 or over.