Lyons, Kansas
Lyons is a city in Rice County, Kansas, United States.[4] It is also the county seat of Rice County. In 2020, 3,611 people lived there.[3]
City and County seat | |
 Location within Rice County and Kansas | |
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| Coordinates: 38°20′46″N 98°12′16″W / 38.34611°N 98.20444°WCoordinates: 38°20′46″N 98°12′16″W / 38.34611°N 98.20444°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Rice |
| Township | Atlanta & Harrison |
| Founded | 1870 |
| Incorporated | 1880 |
| Named for | Freeman Lyons |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.59 sq mi (6.70 km2) |
| • Land | 2.59 sq mi (6.70 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,693 ft (516 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,611 |
| • Density | 1,394.2/sq mi (539.0/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 67554 |
| FIPS code | 20-43525 |
| GNIS ID | 485616[1] |
| Website | lyonsks.org |
History
Lyons was originally called Atlanta, and it was created in 1870. Its name changed to Lyons in 1876, in honor of Freeman J. Lyons.[5]
In 1878, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway and people from Marion County and McPherson County started the Marion and McPherson Railway Company.[6] In 1879, a railroad was built from Florence to McPherson. In 1880, it was extended to Lyons. In 1881, it was extended to Ellinwood.[7] The line was controlled by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. The line from Florence to Marion, was left in 1968.[8] In 1992, the line from Marion to McPherson was sold to Central Kansas Railway. In 1993, because of heavy flood damage, the line from Marion to McPherson was left. The original branch line connected Florence, Marion, Canada, Hillsboro, Lehigh, Canton, Galva, McPherson, Conway, Windom, Little River, Mitchell, Lyons, Chase, and Ellinwood.
Lyons was incorporated as a city in 1880, the same year the railroad was built through it.[9]
In 1890, the Western Salt Company built its first shaft to mine salt in Lyons.[10]
In the 1970s, the federal government was interested in using a local area to bury high-level nuclear waste.[11]
Geography
Lyons is at 38°20′42″N 98°12′9″W / 38.34500°N 98.20250°W (38.344962, -98.202493).[12] The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of 2.59 square miles (6.71 km2). All of it is land.[2]
Weather
The Köppen climate classification says that Lyons has a humid continental climate, Dfa on climate maps. [13]
People
| Historical populations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1880 | 509 | ||
| 1890 | 1,754 | 244.6% | |
| 1900 | 1,736 | −1.0% | |
| 1910 | 2,071 | 19.3% | |
| 1920 | 2,516 | 21.5% | |
| 1930 | 2,939 | 16.8% | |
| 1940 | 4,497 | 53.0% | |
| 1950 | 4,545 | 1.1% | |
| 1960 | 4,592 | 1.0% | |
| 1970 | 4,355 | −5.2% | |
| 1980 | 4,134 | −5.1% | |
| 1990 | 3,688 | −10.8% | |
| 2000 | 3,732 | 1.2% | |
| 2010 | 3,739 | 0.2% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
2020 census
The 2020 census says that there were 3,611 people, 1,462 households, and 946 families living in Lyons. Of the households, 67.5% owned their home and 32.5% rented their home.
The median age was 38.1 years. Of the people, 74.5% were White, 1.1% were Black, 0.8% were Native American, 0.2% were Asian, 8.1% were from some other race, and 15.4% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 25.6% of the people.[3][14]
2010 census
The 2010 census says that there were 3,739 people, 1,503 households, and 952 families living in Lyons.[15]
Famous people
- William Borah (1865-1940), U.S. Senator from Idaho[16]
- Marshall Christmann (1976- ), Kansas state legislator[17]
- James Fankhauser (1939- ), conductor, singer[18]
- Orville Harrold (1878-1933), actor, opera singer[19]
- James Pulliam (1925-2005), architect[20]
- Marcia Rodd (1940- ), actress[21]
- Jerry Cox Vasconcells (1892-1950), U.S. Army captain, World War I flying ace[22]
- Milton R. Wolf (1971- ), radiologist, Kansas politician[23]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lyons, Kansas
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "DP1: PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ↑ Kansas State Historical Society (1916). Biennial Report of the Board of Directors of the Kansas State Historical Society. Kansas State Printing Plant. p. 272.
- ↑ Marion County Kansas : Past and Present; Sondra Van Meter; MB Publishing House; LCCN 72-92041; 344 pages; 1972.
- ↑ Fourth Annual Report of the Board of Railroad Commissioners for the Year Ending December 1, 1886 in State of Kansas; Kansas Publishing House; 1886.
- ↑ Railway Abandonment 1968
- ↑ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. p. 199.
- ↑ One of World's Largest Salt Producting Centers on Frisco Lines at Lyons, Kansas; The Frisco Employes' Magazine; November 1926.[dead link]
- ↑ Brown, Taylor Kate. (March 6, 2014). "The radiation leak site that wants more nuclear waste". BBC website Retrieved January 29, 2017.
- ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ↑ Climate Summary for Lyons, Kansas
- ↑ "P16: HOUSEHOLD TYPE". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
- ↑ "Borah, William Edgar, (1865-1940)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. U.S. Congress. Retrieved 2016-06-16.
- ↑ "Candidate profile: Rep. Marshall Christmann". McPherson Sentinel. 2014-07-23. Archived from the original on 2016-08-08. Retrieved 2016-06-16.
- ↑ "James Lee Fankhauser". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada.
- ↑ Harrold, Michael C. (2009). "Orville Harrold - An American in New York Opera's Golden Era". MusicWeb. Retrieved 2016-06-16.
- ↑ Nelson, Valerie J. (2006-01-01). James Pulliam, 80; Architect, Teacher Noted for Modernism. http://articles.latimes.com/2006/jan/01/local/me-pulliam1. Retrieved 2016-06-16.
- ↑ "Marcia Rodd". IMDb. Retrieved 2016-06-16.
- ↑ "Jerry Cox Vasconcells". Hall of Valor. Military Times. Retrieved 2016-06-16.[dead link]
- ↑ Clarkin, Mary (2014-03-01). Candidate Wolf drawing light financial backing from hometown Lyons. http://www.hutchnews.com/news/local_state_news/candidate-wolf-drawing-light-financial-backing-from-hometown-lyons/article_72f06824-645c-55a4-8187-e0a92b0c2834.html. Retrieved 2016-06-16.
Other websites
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide about: Lyons (Kansas) |
- City
- Schools
- USD 405, local school district
- Historical
- Santa Fe Trail Research
- Coronado Quivira Museum and Salt Mines at YouTube, from Hatteberg's People on KAKE TV news
- Maps
- Lyons City Map, KDOT