Lyon County, Kentucky

Infobox U.S. County
county = Lyon County
state = Kentucky


founded year = 1854
founded date =
seat wl = Eddyville
area_total_sq_mi = 256
area_total_km2 = 664
area_land_sq_mi = 216
area_land_km2 = 559
area_water_sq_mi = 41
area_water_km2 = 105
area percentage = 15.88%
census yr = 2000
pop = 8080
density_sq_mi = 38
density_km2 = 14
time zone = Central
UTC offset = -6
DST offset = -5
footnotes =
web = www.lyoncounty.com
named for = Chittenden Lyon, United States Representative (1827–1835).

Lyon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2000, the population is 8,080. Its county seat is EddyvilleGR|6. The county is named for Chittenden Lyon.

It is a limited dry county, meaning that the sale of alcoholic beverages is prohibited except by the drink in restaurants in the city of Kuttawa that seat at least 100 diners and derive at least 70% of total sales from food.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 256 square miles (664 km²), of which, 216 square miles (559 km²) of it is land and 41 square miles (105 km²) of it (15.88%) is water.

Adjacent counties

*Crittenden County (north)
*Caldwell County (east)
*Trigg County (south)
*Marshall County (southwest)
*Livingston County (northwest)

National protected area

* Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area (part)

Demographics

USCensusPop
1860= 5307
1870= 6233
1880= 6768
1890= 7628
1900= 9319
1910= 9423
1920= 8795
1930= 8530
1940= 9067
1950= 6853
1960= 5924
1970= 5562
1980= 6490
1990= 6624
2000= 8080
estimate=
estyear=
estref=
footnote=http://ukcc.uky.edu/~census/21143.txt

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 8,080 people, 2,898 households, and 2,043 families residing in the county. The population density was 38 people per square mile (14/km²). There were 4,189 housing units at an average density of 19 per square mile (8/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 91.86% White, 6.72% Black or African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.40% from other races, and 0.54% from two or more races. 0.73% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 2,898 households out of which 25.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.80% were married couples living together, 8.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.50% were non-families. 26.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.70.

The age distribution was 15.80% under the age of 18, 7.50% from 18 to 24, 32.90% from 25 to 44, 27.00% from 45 to 64, and 16.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 133.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 138.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,694, and the median income for a family was $39,940. Males had a median income of $36,034 versus $21,806 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,016. About 10.20% of families and 12.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.30% of those under age 18 and 13.30% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

*Eddyville
*Kuttawa

ee also

References

External links

* [http://www.lyoncounty.com Local Information]
* [http://www.lyoncountylyons.com Lyon County School's student index]
* [http://www.lakebarkley.org Lake Barkley's official Web Site]
* [http://www.kentuckylake.com Lake Barkley Web Site 2]
* [http://www.explorekentuckylake.com Lake Barkley Web Site 3]
* [http://www.daysinnkuttawa.com Area Activities Links]
* [http://www.lbl.org Land Between the Lakes Homepage]