Lyon County, Minnesota

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administration
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
geography
Total area : 1869 km²
Water surface : 19 km²
map
Map of Lyon County within Minnesota
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 Compass card (de) .svg Redwood County
Pipestone County Murray County

history

N. Lyon

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
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
The William F. Gieseke House , listed on the NRHP
The Redwood River near Marshall

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

Citys

Unincorporated Communities

structure

In addition to the eleven cities, Lyon County is divided into 20 townships :

Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Amiret Township 245    27-01432
Clifton Township 249    27-11926
Coon Creek Township 244    27-13078
Custer Township 203    27-14392
Eidsvold Township 236    27-18332
Fairview Township 394    27-20384
Grandview Township 288    27-25154
Island Lake Township 175    27-31400
Lake Marshall Township 568    27-34712
Lucas Township 246    27-38438
Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Lynd Township 423    27-38726
Lyons Township 199    27-38834
Monroe Township 202    27-43666
Nordland Township 213    27-46564
Rock Lake Township 265    27-55042
Shelburne Township 178    27-59440
Sodus township 283    27-61042
Stanley Township 238    27-62392
Vallers Township 214    27-66496
Westerheim Township 235    27-69412

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 659487. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Lyon County, MN ( July 14, 2011 memento on WebCite ) Retrieved at HH
  3. ↑ a b National Association of Counties.Retrieved March 4, 2013
  4. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 18, 2011
  5. ^ Census 2010 - Minnesota , Retrieved May 5, 2020

Web links

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Coordinates: 44 ° 25 ′  N , 95 ° 50 ′  W