Lyons, Nebraska

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Lyons is a city in Burt County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 963 at the 2000 census. The city is named after its founder.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 External links

[edit] History

Waldo Lyon purchased the land and erected the first builing in the community in 1868. After the arrival of the railroad in 1881, prosperity seemed assured and incorporation followed in 1884. Much of the community, including streets are constructed of brick due to the large amount of clay found locally.

The founder was against the consumption of alcoholic beverages, and prohibition remained in force until overcome by a public referendum in 1974.

Lyons is home to the Center for Rural Affairs, a private, non-profit organization that works to strengthen small businesses, family farms and ranches, and rural communities that was established in Walthill, Nebraska in 1973 and moved to Lyons in 2003.

[edit] Geography

Lyons is located at 41°56′10″N, 96°28′20″W (41.936110, -96.472255)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.8 km² (0.7 mi²), all land.

Lyons is on US Route 77, south of the Omaha Indian Reservation. It is west of the Missouri River.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 963 people, 423 households, and 280 families residing in the city. The population density was 531.2/km² (1,377.2/mi²). There were 474 housing units at an average density of 261.4/km² (677.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.13% White, 0.31% African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 0.93% from other races, and 0.21% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.19% of the population.

There were 423 households out of which 25.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.0% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.8% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 21.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.80.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.1% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 21.1% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 27.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 83.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $28,804, and the median income for a family was $35,625. Males had a median income of $27,563 versus $20,250 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,368. About 6.7% of families and 9.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.3% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over.