Lyons, Colorado
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Lyons is a town in Boulder County, Colorado, United States. The population was 1,585 at the 2000 census.
[edit] Geography
Lyons is located at (40.223935, -105.269013)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.2 km² (1.2 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 1,585 people, 672 households, and 436 families residing in the town. The population density was 493.5/km² (1,273.5/mi²). There were 686 housing units at an average density of 213.6/km² (551.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 92.49% White, 0.38% African American, 0.88% Native American, 0.69% Asian, 4.23% from other races, and 1.32% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.01% of the population.
There were 672 households out of which 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.3% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.1% were non-families. 25.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.85.
In the town the population was spread out with 24.0% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 36.3% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 6.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 101.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $50,764, and the median income for a family was $58,750. Males had a median income of $45,417 versus $29,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $28,276. About 6.6% of families and 8.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.2% of those under age 18 and 2.3% of those age 65 or over.
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