Lyon County, Minnesota
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US state : | Minnesota |
Administrative headquarters : | Marshall |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
County Courthouse 607 West Main Street Marshall, MN 56258-3021 |
Foundation : | November 2, 1869 |
Made up from: | Redwood County |
Area code : | 001 507 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 25,857 (2010) |
Population density : | 14 inhabitants / km 2 |
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Total area : | 1869 km² |
Water surface : | 19 km² |
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Website : www.co.lyon.mn.us |
The Lyon County is a county in the southwest of the US -amerikanischen state of Minnesota . In 2010 , the county had 25,857 residents and a population density of 14 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Marshall .
geography
The county is located in southwest Minnesota and about 35 km to the west from South Dakota . It has an area of 1869 square kilometers, of which 19 square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Lyon County:
Yellow Medicine County | ||
Lincoln County | Redwood County | |
Pipestone County | Murray County |
history
Lyon County was formed on November 2, 1869 from parts of Redwood County. It was named after Nathaniel Lyon (1818–1861), the first general of the Union Army who was killed in the American Civil War .
Demographic data
Population development | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1900 | 14,591 | - | |
1910 | 15,722 | 7.8% | |
1920 | 18,837 | 19.8% | |
1930 | 19,326 | 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% | |
1900–1990 2000 2010 |
According to the 2010 census , there were 25,857 people in 10,174 households in Lyon County. The population density was 14 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically speaking, 2.4 people lived in each of the 10,174 households.
The racial the population was composed of 92.6 percent white, 2.5 percent African American, 0.6 percent Native American, 2.7 percent Asian, 0.1 percent Polynesian and other ethnic groups; 1.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 6.0 percent of the population.
24.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 62.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 13.7 percent were 65 years or older. 50.3 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was 47,254 USD . The per capita income was $ 24,125. 13.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Localities in Lyon County
structure
In addition to the eleven cities, Lyon County is divided into 20 townships :
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See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ GNIS-ID: 659487. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
- ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Lyon County, MN ( July 14, 2011 memento on WebCite ) Retrieved at HH
- ↑ a b National Association of Counties.Retrieved March 4, 2013
- ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 18, 2011
- ^ Census 2010 - Minnesota , Retrieved May 5, 2020
Web links
Coordinates: 44 ° 25 ′ N , 95 ° 50 ′ W