Lyons, Pennsylvania
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| Borough of Lyons | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Berks |
| Area | 0.4 mi² (1 km²) |
| - land | 0.4 mi² (1 km²) |
| - water | 0.0 mi² (0 km²) |
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| - elevation | 476 ft (145.1 m) |
| Population | 504 (2000) |
| Density | 1,278.8 /mi² (493.7 /km²) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code | 610 |
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Lyons is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 504 at the 2000 census.
Lyons is located 3 miles south of Kutztown. On May 31,1998 a F3 tornado damaged or destroyed many businesses and homes in the borough.
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[edit] History
History according to http://www.server724.com/lyons/aboutus.html
1700 Farmers from the Oley Valley begin migrating north into the area that would become the Borough of Lyons
1846 A large three story hotel - later called the Lyons Hotel is built close to where the railroad line would run
1850 the East Penn Branch of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Line is laid
1858 John Haag and David Kemp owned the land on which the Lyons Station Railroad Station was built along the railroad. The station remained on the site that is now occupied by the East Penn Manufacturing loading terminal until its demolition in 1959.
1858 Jacob Reichert built the second hotel in Lyons
1860 a post office bearing the name Lyon Station is established, Jacob A. Haak is the first postmaster
1868 St. Paul's Lutheran Church is built on South Kemp Street
1869 construction begins of the East Penn Iron Company in Lyons
1871 construction of east Penn Furnace is completed, providing employment for Lyons residents
1869 Lyons Lodge No. 102 Knights of Pythias is established
1870 Railroad builds a trolley spur line to Kutztown
1875 the property of East Penn Furnace transfers into the hands of Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Company
1876 the Lyons steam mill, the first gristmill in Lyons, is destroyed by a fire; it is rebuilt the following year
1881 the Lyons Creamery was operated by William Grim and Ed Miller
1883 Dr. M. E. Koch practices medicine in Lyons
1883 Dr. C. H. Thimmo has a dental practice in Lyons
1886 Lyons resident John G. Haring started and operated a creamery in Lyons
1886 the population of Lyons was 500.
1912 the Lyons Fire Company No. 1 was organized
1915 the Leininger hosiery mill was established on West Mill Street by William G. Leininger
1927 June 20, Lyon Station incorporates in the name Borough of Lyons, David Hertzog is the first Mayor
1935 Holiness Christian Church is organized, church is built on Penn Street. The church was later demolished as a result of the 1998 tornado.
1940 more than 100 borough residents work at the William G. Leininger Knitting Mill on West Mill Street, which produced hosiery for the U.S. Government
1941 Lyons Fire Company No. 1 builds a modern fire hall on Park Avenue
1946 Lyons World War II Honor Roll Erected
1950 the population of Lyons was 545
1951 Lyons Fire Company No. 1 purchases a 750 gallon Mack pumper truck for $17,000
1976 the Lyons Borough Municipal Authority is established
1998 a tornado hits Lyons, causing hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages
[edit] Geography
Lyons is located at (40.480194, -75.756987)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.0 km² (0.4 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 504 people, 203 households, and 133 families residing in the borough. The population density was 499.0/km² (1,278.8/mi²). There were 216 housing units at an average density of 213.8/km² (548.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 97.62% White, 0.99% African American, 0.20% Asian, 0.20% from other races, and 0.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.19% of the population.
There were 203 households out of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.3% were married couples living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.0% were non-families. 21.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.81.
In the borough the population was spread out with 21.6% under the age of 18, 16.9% from 18 to 24, 32.1% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 97.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.5 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $40,500, and the median income for a family was $42,292. Males had a median income of $30,357 versus $25,875 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $20,459. About 3.2% of families and 8.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.7% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
