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Lyon County, Kansas

Date Established: February 05, 1862
Date Organized:
Location: Kansas map showing location of Lyon County
County Seat: Emporia
Origin of Name: In honor of Gen. Nathaniel Lyon (1818-1861), who became the first Union general to die in battle in the Civil War when he was killed in action at Wilson's Creek, Missouri, on 10 Aug 1861.
Cities & Townships
PlacePopulation (2020 census)
Agnes City Township  400 
Americus Township  1,373 
Center Township  1,094 
Elmendaro Township  741 
Emporia (city)  24,139 
Emporia Township  911 
Fremont Township  800 
Ivy Township  270 
Jackson Township  993 
Pike Township  784 
Reading Township  443 
Waterloo Township  231 
Total population: 32,179 

Township map of Lyon County, 2000
Population:
1870 (8,014)
1880 (17,326)
1890 (23,196)
1900 (25,074)
1910 (24,927)
1920 (26,154)
1930 (29,240)
1940 (26,424)
1950 (26,576)
1960 (26,928)
1970 (32,071)
1980 (35,108)
1990 (34,732)
2000 (35,935)
2010 (33,690)
2020 (32,179)
Other Resources: Post offices in Lyon County
Cemeteries in Lyon County, As of 1906
Newspapers Available on Microfilm
Townships and Independent Cities in Lyon County
Bibliography
Kansas Memory
Links to Other Sites: Lyon County GenWeb
Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]
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