Lyon County, Minnesota

Lyon County, Minnesota
Location in the state of Minnesota
Minnesota's location in the U.S.
Founded	March 6, 1868 [1]
Named for	General Nathaniel Lyon
Seat	Marshall
Largest city	Marshall
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	721.46 sq mi (1,869 km²) 714.17 sq mi (1,850 km²) 7.29 sq mi (19 km²), 1.01%
Population  - (2010)  - Density	25,857 36/sq mi (14/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Website	www.co.lyon.mn.us

Lyon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2010, the population was 25,857.^[1] Its county seat is Marshall^[2].

Geography

According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 721.46 square miles (1,868.6 km²), of which 714.17 square miles (1,849.7 km²) (or 98.99%) is land and 7.29 square miles (18.9 km²) (or 1.01%) is water.^[3]

Lakes

• Clear Lake: in Lyons Township
• Cottonwood Lake: in Lucas Township
• East Twin Lake: in Shelburne Township
• Goose Lake: in Island Lake Township
• Island Lake: in Island Lake Township
• Lady Slipper Lake: in Lucas Township
• Lake Marshall: in Lake Marshall Township
• Lake of the Hills: in Custer Township
• Lake Yankton: in Rock Lake Township
• Lone Tree Lake: almost entirely in Lucas Township, but the extreme northern tip extends into Yellow Medicine County
• Long Lake: mostly in Custer Township, but the southern part extends into Murray County
• McKay Lake: in Rock Lake Township
• North Twin Lake: in Monroe Township
• Rock Lake: in Rock Lake Township
• School Grove Lake: almost entirely in Lucas Township, but the eastern tip extends into Yellow Medicine County
• Sham Lake: in Lucas Township
• South Twin Lake: in Monroe Township
• West Twin Lake: in Shelburne Township
• Wood Lake: in Coon Creek Township

Major highways

U.S. Highway 14 U.S. Highway 59 Minnesota State Highway 19 Minnesota State Highway 23

Minnesota State Highway 68 Minnesota State Highway 91

Adjacent counties

• Yellow Medicine County (north)
• Redwood County (east)
• Murray County (south)
• Pipestone County (southwest)
• Lincoln County (west)

Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1880	6,257		—
1890	9,501		51.8%
1900	14,591		53.6%
1910	15,722		7.8%
1920	18,837		19.8%
1930	19,328		2.6%
1940	21,569		11.6%
1950	22,253		3.2%
1960	22,655		1.8%
1970	24,273		7.1%
1980	25,207		3.8%
1990	24,789		−1.7%
2000	25,425		2.6%
2010	25,857		1.7%
U.S. Decennial Census

Age pyramid of county residents based on 2000 U.S. census data.

As of the census^[4] of 2000, there were 25,425 people, 9,715 households, and 6,334 families residing in the county. The population density was 36 people per square mile (14/km²). There were 10,298 housing units at an average density of 14 per square mile (6/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 93.58% White, 1.49% Black or African American, 0.31% Native American, 1.67% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.89% from other races, and 1.04% from two or more races. 3.97% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 33.9% were of German, 15.5% Norwegian and 10.5% Belgian ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 9,715 households out of which 33.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.10% were married couples 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 per capita income for the county was $18,013. About 6.30% of families and 10.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.00% of those under age 18 and 12.70% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

Cities	Townships		Unincorporated
Balaton Cottonwood Florence Garvin Ghent Lynd Marshall Minneota Russell Taunton Tracy	Amiret Township Clifton Township Coon Creek Township Custer Township Eidsvold Township Fairview Township Grandview Township Island Lake Township Lake Marshall Township Lucas Township	Lynd Township Lyons Township Monroe Township Nordland Township Rock Lake Township Shelburne Township Sodus Township Stanley Township Vallers Township Westerheim Township	Amiret Burchard Green Valley

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Lyon County, Minnesota

References

1. ^ "2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File". American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_PL_GCTPL2.ST05&prodType=table. Retrieved 25 April 2011. 
2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-07. 
3. ^ "Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Counties". United States Census. http://www.census.gov/tiger/tms/gazetteer/county2k.txt. Retrieved 2011-02-13. 
4. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

External links

• Lyon County government’s website

Coordinates: 44°25′N 95°50′W / 44.41°N 95.84°W / 44.41; -95.84