Lyons, Kansas Lyons, Kansas Location inside Rice County and Kansas Location inside Rice County and Kansas State Kansas Lyons is a town/city in and the governmental center of county of Rice County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town/city population was 3,739. For millennia, the territory now known as Kansas was inhabited by Native Americans.
Although Coronado's exact route athwart the plains is uncertain and has been widely disputed, he and his men are thought to have camped near the present locale of Lyons on their quest for Quivira, a Native American place which Indians to the southwest had told them was fabulously wealthy in gold.
In 1803, most of undivided Kansas was secured by the United States as part of the Louisiana Purchase.
In 1854, the Kansas Territory was organized, then in 1861 Kansas became the 34th U.S.
In 1878, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway and parties from Marion County and Mc - Pherson County chartered the Marion and Mc - Pherson Railway Company. In 1879, a branch line was assembled from Florence to Mc - Pherson, in 1880 it was extended to Lyons, in 1881 it was extended to Ellinwood. The line was leased and directed by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.
The line from Florence to Marion, was abandoned in 1968. In 1992, the line from Marion to Mc - Pherson was sold to Central Kansas Railway.
The initial branch line connected Florence, Marion, Canada, Hillsboro, Lehigh, Canton, Galva, Mc - Pherson, Conway, Windom, Little River, Mitchell, Lyons, Chase, Ellinwood.
Lyons was incorporated as a town/city in 1880, the same year the barns was assembled through it. Lyons is positioned at 38 20 42 N 98 12 9 W (38.344962, -98.202493). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 2.36 square miles (6.11 km2), all land. According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Lyons has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfa" on climate maps.
As of the census of 2010, there were 3,739 citizens , 1,503 homeholds, and 952 families residing in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 85.7% White, 1.3% African American, 0.9% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 7.9% from other competitions, and 3.8% from two or more competitions.
There were 1,503 homeholds of which 31.3% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 49.0% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 5.7% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 36.7% were non-families.
The median age in the town/city was 38.2 years.
25.8% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 9.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.5% were from 25 to 44; 23.8% were from 45 to 64; and 18.9% were 65 years of age or older.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,732 citizens , 1,546 homeholds, and 1,032 families residing in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 91.16% White, 1.96% African American, 0.75% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, 3.75% from other competitions, and 1.96% from two or more competitions.
There were 1,546 homeholds out of which 31.6% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 54.3% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 33.2% were non-families.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 26.5% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 19.9% who were 65 years of age or older.
About 9.1% of families and 11.3% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 16.0% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.
Marshall Christmann (1976- ), Kansas state legislator National Register of Historic Places listings in Rice County, Kansas United States Enumeration Bureau.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"2010 City Population and Housing Occupancy Status".
Kansas State Historical Society (1916).
Biennial Report of the Board of Directors of the Kansas State Historical Society.
Kansas State Printing Plant.
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.
Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2.
One of World's Largest Salt Producting Centers on Frisco Lines at Lyons, Kansas; The Frisco Employes' Magazine; November 1926.
Climate Summary for Lyons, Kansas See also: List of books about Rice County, Kansas History of the State of Kansas; William G.
Kansas : A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc; 3 Volumes; Frank W.
The Story of the Marking of the Santa Fe Trail by the Daughters of the American Revolution in Kansas and the State of Kansas; Almira Cordry; Crane Co; 164 pages; 1915.
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