Lyons, Pennsylvania

Geobox Borough
name = Borough of Lyons
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country = United States
state = Pennsylvania
region = Berks
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website = http://www.lyonsborough.com

Lyons is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 504 at the 2000 census.

Lyons is located 3 miles south of Kutztown. On May 31,1998 an F3 tornado damaged or destroyed many businesses and homes in the borough.

Geography

Lyons is located at coor dms|40|28|49|N|75|45|25|W|city (40.480194, -75.756987)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 504 people, 203 households, and 133 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,278.8 people per square mile (499.0/km²). There were 216 housing units at an average density of 548.1/sq mi (213.8/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 97.62% White, 0.99% African American, 0.20% Asian, 0.20% from other races, and 0.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.19% of the population.

There were 203 households out of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.3% were married couples living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.0% were non-families. 21.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.81.

In the borough the population was spread out with 21.6% under the age of 18, 16.9% from 18 to 24, 32.1% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 97.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.5 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $40,500, and the median income for a family was $42,292. Males had a median income of $30,357 versus $25,875 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $20,459. About 3.2% of families and 8.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.7% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Points of Interest

The Lyons Fire Company Social Club is a popular establishment for the locals. On top of the great bartenders that serve the locals, the kitchen is open on Fridays and Saturdays, and runs weekly dinner specials at more than reasonable prices. The Fire Company hosts its annual Fireman's Carnival the first weekend in August and also hosts Racefest, which brings a NASCAR driver to its grounds for the day.

References

External links

* [http://www.lyonsborough.com/ Borough of Lyons]