Lyon County, Kentucky
Lyon County | |
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UTC−5 (CDT) | |
Congressional district | 1st |
Website | www |
Lyon County is a
Geography
According to the
Adjacent counties
- Crittenden County (north)
- Caldwell County (east)
- Trigg County (south)
- Marshall County (southwest)
- Livingston County (northwest)
National protected area
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1860 | 5,307 | — | |
1870 | 6,233 | 17.4% | |
1880 | 6,768 | 8.6% | |
1890 | 7,628 | 12.7% | |
1900 | 9,319 | 22.2% | |
1910 | 9,423 | 1.1% | |
1920 | 8,795 | −6.7% | |
1930 | 8,530 | −3.0% | |
1940 | 9,067 | 6.3% | |
1950 | 6,853 | −24.4% | |
1960 | 5,924 | −13.6% | |
1970 | 5,562 | −6.1% | |
1980 | 6,490 | 16.7% | |
1990 | 6,624 | 2.1% | |
2000 | 8,080 | 22.0% | |
2010 | 8,314 | 2.9% | |
2020 | 8,680 | 4.4% | |
2023 (est.) | 9,187 | [6] | 5.8% |
U.S. Decennial Census[7] 1790-1960[8] 1900-1990[9] 1990-2000[10] 2010-2021[1] |
As of the
The largest ancestry groups in Lyon County, Kentucky according to the census[11] of 2000 are:
- English- 21%
- Irish- 15%
- German- 12%
- African- 7%
- French - 4%
- Scottish- 2%
- Scots-Irish- 20%
- Dutch- 2%
There were 2,898 households, out of which 25.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.80% were married couples living together, 8.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.50% were non-families. 26.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.70.
The age distribution was 15.80% under the age of 18, 7.50% from 18 to 24, 32.90% from 25 to 44, 27.00% from 45 to 64, and 16.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 133.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 138.10 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $31,694, and the median income for a family was $39,940. Males had a median income of $36,034 versus $21,806 for females. The
Communities
Cities
Unincorporated communities
- Carmack
- Confederate
- Commerce Landing
- Eddy Bay
- Eden Bay
- Confederate
- Greenacres
- Indian Hills
- Lamasco
- Palisades
- Paradise Hills
- Saratoga
- Suwanee
- Twin Lakes
- Wildhood Hills
Notable residents
- Keen Johnson, publisher and Kentucky governor, born in Lyon County, 1896
- Hylan Benton Lyon, Confederate general and Kentucky political figure
- Forrest Pogue, World War II Historian, born in Lyon County, 1912
Politics
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 3,100 | 73.32% | 1,092 | 25.83% | 36 | 0.85% |
2016 | 2,789 | 70.39% | 1,045 | 26.38% | 128 | 3.23% |
2012 | 2,412 | 62.83% | 1,373 | 35.76% | 54 | 1.41% |
2008 | 2,220 | 57.59% | 1,577 | 40.91% | 58 | 1.50% |
2004 | 2,132 | 54.32% | 1,769 | 45.07% | 24 | 0.61% |
2000 | 1,688 | 49.36% | 1,680 | 49.12% | 52 | 1.52% |
1996 | 999 | 34.03% | 1,641 | 55.89% | 296 | 10.08% |
1992 | 820 | 30.34% | 1,583 | 58.56% | 300 | 11.10% |
1988 | 1,077 | 44.47% | 1,337 | 55.20% | 8 | 0.33% |
1984 | 969 | 42.97% | 1,272 | 56.41% | 14 | 0.62% |
1980 | 968 | 38.31% | 1,496 | 59.20% | 63 | 2.49% |
1976 | 585 | 26.34% | 1,606 | 72.31% | 30 | 1.35% |
1972 | 1,030 | 58.52% | 687 | 39.03% | 43 | 2.44% |
1968 | 579 | 29.88% | 719 | 37.10% | 640 | 33.02% |
1964 | 583 | 29.06% | 1,412 | 70.39% | 11 | 0.55% |
1960 | 1,024 | 42.61% | 1,379 | 57.39% | 0 | 0.00% |
1956 | 989 | 39.01% | 1,527 | 60.24% | 19 | 0.75% |
1952 | 746 | 34.57% | 1,404 | 65.06% | 8 | 0.37% |
1948 | 582 | 26.18% | 1,505 | 67.70% | 136 | 6.12% |
1944 | 924 | 34.53% | 1,743 | 65.13% | 9 | 0.34% |
1940 | 921 | 31.57% | 1,979 | 67.84% | 17 | 0.58% |
1936 | 929 | 33.19% | 1,861 | 66.49% | 9 | 0.32% |
1932 | 873 | 29.31% | 2,099 | 70.46% | 7 | 0.23% |
1928 | 1,215 | 48.39% | 1,286 | 51.21% | 10 | 0.40% |
1924 | 993 | 36.33% | 1,696 | 62.06% | 44 | 1.61% |
1920 | 1,275 | 38.85% | 1,968 | 59.96% | 39 | 1.19% |
1916 | 748 | 38.16% | 1,191 | 60.77% | 21 | 1.07% |
1912 | 568 | 31.98% | 996 | 56.08% | 212 | 11.94% |
See also
References
- ^ a b "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ The Register of the Kentucky State Historical Society, Volume 1. Kentucky State Historical Society. 1903. pp. 36.
- ^ Collins, Lewis (1877). History of Kentucky. p. 489.
- ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on August 12, 2014. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
- ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
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- ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
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- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
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