Lyon County, Kansas

Lyon County
	Lyon County, Kansas
	Map
	; Location in the state of Kansas
	; Kansas's location in the U.S.
	Statistics
Founded	February 5, 1862
Seat	Emporia
Largest City	Emporia
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 855 sq mi (2,214 km²); 847 sq mi (2,194 km²); 7.9 sq mi (20 km²), 0.9%
PopulationEst.; - (2016); - Density	; 33,510 ; 40/sq mi (15/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
	Named for: Nathaniel Lyon

Lyon County (standard abbreviation: LY) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2010, 33,690 people lived there.^[1] The county seat Emporia. Emporia is also the biggest city in Lyon County.^[2] The county was named after General Nathaniel Lyon, who was killed at the Battle of Wilson's Creek in the American Civil War.^[3]

History

19th century

In 1806, Zebulon Pike led the Pike expedition west from St Louis, Missouri. Part of their journey followed the Cottonwood River through Lyon County.^[4]

In 1862, Lyon County was created from the county formerly known as Breckinridge County.^[5]

In 1871, the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway extended a railroad from Emporia to Newton.^[6]

Geography

The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of 855 square miles (2,210 km²). Of that, 847 square miles (2,190 km²) is land and 7.9 square miles (20 km²) (0.9%) is water.^[7]

Geography

The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of 855 square miles (2,210 km²). Of that, 847 square miles (2,190 km²) is land and 7.9 square miles (20 km²) (0.9%) is water.^[7]

People

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1870	8,014		—
1880	17,326		116.2%
1890	23,196		33.9%
1900	25,074		8.1%
1910	24,927		−0.6%
1920	26,154		4.9%
1930	29,240		11.8%
1940	26,424		−9.6%
1950	26,576		0.6%
1960	26,928		1.3%
1970	32,071		19.1%
1980	35,108		9.5%
1990	34,732		−1.1%
2000	35,935		3.5%
2010	33,690		−6.2%
Est. 2016	33,510	^[8]	−6.7%
U.S. Decennial Census^[9] 1790-1960^[10] 1900-1990^[11] 1990-2000^[12] 2010-2016^[1]

Age pyramid

Lyon County comprises the Emporia, KS Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Government

Presidential elections

Emporia County has been very Republican for most of its history. The last time a Democrat won the county was Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964.

Presidential Elections Results

Education

Unified school districts

Colleges and universities

Communities

2005 KDOT Map of Lyon County (map legend)

Cities

Famous people

R. Lee Ermey was born in Emporia on March 24, 1944. He died on April 15, 2018. He was a retired United States Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant, Drill Instructor and actor. Ermey was often best known for his roles of authority figures, such as his performance as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in Full Metal Jacket.

William Allen White was an American newspaper editor, politician, author, and leader of the Progressive movement. Between 1896 and his death White became the spokesman for middle America. He won a 1923 Pulitzer Prize for his editorial "To an Anxious Friend," published July 27, 1922. This was after being arrested in a disagreement over free speech. This was after there were objections to the way the state of Kansas handled the men who took part in the Great Railroad Strike of 1922.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 6, 2011. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
↑ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. p. 196.
↑ "1806 Pike Expedition map through Lyon County" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-17. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
↑ https://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_counties/view/county:BK
↑ Santa Fe Rail History
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
↑ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
↑ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
↑ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
↑ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
↑ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
↑ http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS

Notes

↑ 2,623 votes (49.08%) were for Populist James B. Weaver (who was supported by the state’s Democrats) and 130 (2.43%) for Prohibition Party candidate John Bidwell.

Other websites

County

Maps

Lyon County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
Kansas Highway Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
Kansas Railroad Maps: Current, 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society

Coordinates: 38°27′N 96°09′W / 38.450°N 96.150°W / 38.450; -96.150

[QF-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 6, 2011. Retrieved July 26, 2014.

[GR6-2] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.

[3] Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. p. 196.

[4] "1806 Pike Expedition map through Lyon County" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-17. Retrieved 2019-07-31.

[5] ttps://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_counties/view/county:BK

[Santa_Fe_Rail_History-6] Santa Fe Rail History

[GR1-7] 7.0 ^7.1 "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.

[USCensusEst2016-8] "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.

[9] "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 26, 2014.

[10] "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved July 26, 2014.

[11] "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 26, 2014.

[12] "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 26, 2014.

[13] ttp://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS

[14] 2,623 votes (49.08%) were for Populist James B. Weaver (who was supported by the state’s Democrats) and 130 (2.43%) for Prohibition Party candidate John Bidwell.

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Year	Republican	Democratic	Third Parties
2016	52.5% 6,552	37.3% 4,649	10.2% 1,271
2012	54.5% 6,470	43.0% 5,111	2.5% 294
2008	51.9% 6,698	45.9% 5,924	2.2% 289
2004	59.2% 7,951	38.9% 5,234	1.9% 255
2000	53.4% 6,652	41.7% 5,190	4.9% 613
1996	50.0% 6,612	36.9% 4,884	13.1% 1,725
1992	34.7% 5,090	32.8% 4,811	32.4% 4,755
1988	55.3% 6,820	43.1% 5,314	1.6% 200
1984	69.4% 9,796	29.7% 4,188	1.0% 137
1980	57.9% 8,431	32.2% 4,680	9.9% 1,440
1976	52.6% 7,062	42.0% 5,634	5.5% 732
1972	69.7% 9,157	28.3% 3,720	2.0% 266
1968	57.3% 6,558	35.1% 4,020	7.6% 868
1964	45.2% 5,184	54.1% 6,197	0.7% 81
1960	60.9% 7,470	38.8% 4,755	0.3% 41
1956	67.3% 8,021	32.2% 3,831	0.5% 59
1952	68.0% 8,544	31.4% 3,944	0.6% 80
1948	50.0% 5,941	48.1% 5,708	1.9% 227
1944	52.9% 5,710	46.2% 4,984	1.0% 105
1940	52.3% 6,918	46.7% 6,170	1.0% 131
1936	44.7% 6,005	54.7% 7,340	0.6% 80
1932	47.4% 6,044	49.9% 6,365	2.7% 347
1928	75.5% 8,753	23.8% 2,761	0.7% 81
1924	57.3% 6,290	25.1% 2,750	17.6% 1,934
1920	61.1% 5,492	36.7% 3,303	2.2% 195
1916	40.3% 4,215	53.4% 5,584	6.4% 665
1912	17.4% 962	42.8% 2,363	39.8% 2,200
1908	50.9% 2,973	43.8% 2,562	5.3% 309
1904	62.1% 3,450	26.3% 1,461	11.6% 643
1900	50.7% 3,083	47.1% 2,865	2.2% 131
1896	45.9% 2,860	52.6% 3,276	1.5% 93
1892	48.5% 2,591		51.5% 2,753^[a]
1888	60.1% 3,014	27.5% 1,377	12.4% 624

Lyon County, Kansas

Contents

History

19th century

Geography

Geography

People

Government

Presidential elections

Education

Unified school districts

Colleges and universities

Communities

Cities

Famous people

References

More reading

Other websites

Lyon County, Kansas
Map
Location in the state of Kansas
Kansas's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	February 5, 1862
Seat	Emporia
Largest City	Emporia
Area - Total - Land - Water	855 sq mi (2,214 km²) 847 sq mi (2,194 km²) 7.9 sq mi (20 km²), 0.9%
Population^Est. - (2016) - Density	33,510 40/sq mi (15/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Named for: Nathaniel Lyon