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Population (year 2000): 3,732. Estimated population in July 2006: 3,489 (-6.5% change)
 

Males: 1,800  (48.2%)
Females: 1,932  (51.8%)

Rice County

Median resident age:  39.0 years
Kansas median age:  35.2 years

Zip codes: 67554.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $33,600 (it was $32,945 in 2000)
Lyons  $33,600
Kansas:  $42,920

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $46,200 (it was $44,700 in 2000)
Lyons  $46,200
Kansas:  $107,800

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Races in Lyons:

  • White Non-Hispanic (83.9%)
  • Hispanic (12.0%)
  • Other race (3.8%)
  • Black (2.0%)
  • Two or more races (2.0%)
  • American Indian (1.3%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: German (26.3%), English (10.8%), United States (10.5%), Irish (8.9%), Dutch (3.0%), French (2.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1700 feet

Land area: 2.15 square miles.

Population density: 1641 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




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For population 25 years and over in Lyons

  • High school or higher: 78.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.9%
  • Unemployed: 3.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 13.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lyons city

  • Never married: 17.3%
  • Now married: 61.7%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 9.9%
  • Divorced: 9.3%

200 residents are foreign born (4.8% Latin America).

This city:  5.4%
Kansas:  5.0%



According to our research there were 13 registered sex offenders living in Lyons, Kansas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Lyons to the number of sex offenders is 272 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Lyons:  1.4% ($636)
Kansas:  1.2% ($999)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Wichita, KS (74.8 miles , pop. 344,284).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (395.7 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Sterling, KS (9.3 miles ), Chase, KS (10.1 miles ), Alden, KS (10.2 miles) , Geneseo, KS (12.3 miles ), Frederick, KS (12.5 miles) , Little River, KS (13.6 miles ), Raymond, KS (15.3 miles) , Nickerson, KS (15.8 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 1 building, cost: $85,400
  • 1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $90,300
  • 1998: 1 building, cost: $96,000
  • 1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $100,000
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 4 buildings, average cost: $156,100

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Latitude: 38.34 N, Longitude: 98.20 W


26 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
15 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere

Area code: 620

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Population change in the 1990s: +44 (+1.2%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (13%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (7%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Chemicals (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
  • Mining (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (22%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (12%)
  • Food and beverage stores (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Carpenters (4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
  • Cashiers (7%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)


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Crime in Lyons by Year

Type 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 00001
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.027.9
Rapes 20323
    per 100,000 53.10.083.855.783.8
Robberies 10100
    per 100,000 26.50.027.90.00.0
Assaults 5510818
    per 100,000 132.6138.3279.3223.0502.9
Burglaries 4341613
    per 100,000 106.183.0111.7445.9363.2
Thefts 207335847
    per 100,000 530.5193.6921.51616.51313.2
Auto thefts 20457
    per 100,000 53.10.0111.7139.4195.6
Arson 01001
    per 100,000 0.027.70.00.027.9
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 198.5) 109.841.2184.9196.2317.1

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 8 (7 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.98
US city average:  3.00

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Lyons-area historical tornado activity is near Kansas state average. It is 120% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/8/1950, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 18.8 miles away from the Lyons city center killed one person and injured 5 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 3/26/1991, a category 4 tornado 22.0 miles away from the city center injured 5 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospital/medical center in Lyons:
  • HOSPITAL DISTRICT #1 OF RICE COUNTY (619 S CLARK AVENUE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Lyons:
  • HUTCHINSON HOSPITAL CORPORATION (about 27 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS)
  • ELLSWORTH COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 28 miles; ELLSWORTH, KS)
  • MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 37 miles; MCPHERSON, KS)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lyons:
  • HUTCHINSON MUNI (about 32 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; ID: HUT)
  • GREAT BEND MUNI (about 45 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; ID: GBD)
  • SALINA MUNI (about 49 miles; SALINA, KS; ID: SLN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lyons:
  • LYONS-RICE COUNTY MUNI (about 2 miles; LYONS, KS; ID: LYO)
  • ELLINWOOD MUNI (about 27 miles; ELLINWOOD, KS; ID: 1K6)
  • ELLSWORTH MUNI (about 27 miles; ELLSWORTH, KS; ID: 9K7)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lyons:
  • HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
  • BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
  • WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; WICHITA, KS; FT enrollment: 10,403)
  • FRIENDS UNIVERSITY (about 75 miles; WICHITA, KS; FT enrollment: 2,983)
  • FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 86 miles; HAYS, KS; FT enrollment: 4,572)
  • BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 99 miles; EL DORADO, KS; FT enrollment: 4,250)
  • COWLEY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 122 miles; ARKANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,392)
Public high school in Lyons:
  • LYONS HIGH (Students: 328; Location: 601 E AMERICAN RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Lyons:
  • LYONS PARK ELEMENTARY (Students: 255; Location: 121 S WORKMAN; Grades: PK - 02)
  • LYONS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 192; Location: 401 S DOUGLAS; Grades: 06 - 08)
  • LYONS CENTRAL ELEMENTARY (Students: 167; Location: 501 W LINCOLN; Grades: 03 - 05)
Library in Lyons:
  • LYONS PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $83,797; Location: 217 E. AVE S.; 33,235 books; 695 audio materials; 855 video materials; 90 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Lyons: Lyons Public Library (A), Lyons City Hall (B), Coronado-Quivira Museum (C), Rice County Courthouse (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Center: Grand Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Lyons include: First Baptist Church (A), First Christian Church (B), First Methodist Church (C), First Presbyterian Church (D), Saint Pauls Catholic Church (E), Grace Lutheran Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Lyons: West Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Lyons Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Coronado Quivira Museum (105 West Lyon Street).

Hotels: Wagon Wheel Inn & Trailer Parking (819 East USHighway 56), Lyons Inn (817 West Main Street).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Lyons and their reported violations in the past:

LYONS, CITY OF (Population served: 3565, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • OCCT Study Recommendation - Between JAN-01-1993 and MAR-04-1996, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-20-1993), St Public Notif received (DEC-29-1993), St Compliance achieved (MAR-04-1996)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-01-1993 and OCT-06-1993, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-01-1993), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-01-1993), St Compliance achieved (OCT-06-1993), St Public Notif received (DEC-29-1993)

Average household size:
This city:  2.4 people
Kansas:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  66.8%
Whole state:  67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  4.3%
Whole state:  4.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  11.3%
Whole state:  9.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  3.1%
Whole state:  4.1%

Lyons compared to Kansas state average:

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  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Lyons (2007 data):
  • The Lyons State Bank: at 101 East Main Street, branch established on 1938-05-21; Drive-In Branch at 118 North Grand Avenue, branch established on 1961-11-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $88.9 mil, Deposits: $77.2 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Coronado Financial Corporation
  • Lyons Federal Savings Association: at 200 East Ave South, branch established on 1913-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $55.3 mil, Deposits: $46.8 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2 total offices
  • First Bank: Coronado Branch at 201 East Avenue South, branch established on 1934-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $74.0 mil, Deposits: $61.9 mil, headquarters in Sterling, KS, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Coronado, Inc.



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other and Unallocable 3$5,945$23,7800$0
Gas Supply 3$4,543$18,1720$0
Water Supply 3$5,570$22,2800$0
Sewerage 1$1,501$18,0120$0
Streets and Highways 6$10,525$21,0500$0
Police Protection - Officers 8$18,469$27,7040$0
Other Government Administration 3$9,987$39,9480$0
Financial Administration 5$7,364$17,6740$0
Parks and Recreation 1$2,353$28,2360$0
Totals for Government 33$66,258$24,0940$0


Lyons government finances in 2004:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $180,000
    Solid Waste Management: $131,000
    All Other: $54,000
    Parks & Recreation: $22,000
  • Current Operations - Gas Utilities: $1,566,000
    General - Other: $397,000
    Water Utilities: $393,000
    Police Protection: $359,000
    Regular Highways: $235,000
    Central Staff Services: $204,000
    Sewerage: $153,000
    Parks & Recreation: $119,000
    Solid Waste Management: $116,000
    Libraries: $57,000
    Fire Protection: $50,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $41,000
    Health Services - Other: $20,000
    Air Transportation: $14,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $62,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $162,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,060,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $950,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $110,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $41,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $27,000
    Property Sale Other: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $103,000
    Gas Utilities: $95,000
    Parks & Recreation: $55,000
    Fire Protection: $48,000
    Water Utilities: $40,000
    Police Protection: $32,000
    General - Other: $25,000
    Central Staff: $25,000
    Sewerage: $18,000
    Judicial: $5,000
    Air Transportation: $4,000
    Health - Other: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,087,000
  • Revenue - Gas Utilities: $1,783,000
    Water Utilities: $511,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $288,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $150,000
    General Support: $19,000
  • Tax - Property: $767,000
    Public Utilities: $351,000
    Total General Sales: $173,000
    NEC: $11,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,055,000

5.94% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,947 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.94%
Kansas average:  7.39%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Reno County, KS  1.17% ($26,268 average AGI)
from McPherson County, KS  0.40% ($39,929)
from Barton County, KS  0.31% ($40,182)


7.65% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,817 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.65%
Kansas average:  7.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Reno County, KS  1.82% ($27,938 average AGI)
to Barton County, KS  0.48% ($16,000)
to Sedgwick County, KS  0.42% ($30,400)


Strongest AM radio stations in Lyons:
  • KVGB (1590 AM; 5 kW; GREAT BEND, KS; Owner: EAGLE RADIO INC.)
  • KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
  • KFTI (1070 AM; 10 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KSAL (1150 AM; 5 kW; SALINA, KS; Owner: EBC INC.)
  • KFRM (550 AM; 5 kW; SALINA, KS; Owner: TAYLOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KWLS (1290 AM; 5 kW; PRATT, KS; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KWBW (1450 AM; 1 kW; HUTCHINSON, KS; Owner: EAGLE RADIO, INC.)
  • WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KOMA (1520 AM; 50 kW; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)

Strongest FM radio stations in Lyons:
  • KHMY (93.1 FM; PRATT, KS; Owner: EAGLE RADIO, INC.)
  • KXKU (106.1 FM; LYONS, KS; Owner: AD ASTRA PER ASPERA B/CING, INC.)
  • KHCC-FM (90.1 FM; HUTCHINSON, KS; Owner: HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY JR. COLLEGE)
  • KGGG (94.7 FM; STERLING, KS; Owner: AD ASTRA PER ASPERA BROADCASTING, INC)
  • KHOK (100.7 FM; HOISINGTON, KS; Owner: EAGLE RADIO, INC.)
  • KHUT (102.9 FM; HUTCHINSON, KS; Owner: EAGLE RADIO, INC.)
  • KVGB-FM (104.3 FM; GREAT BEND, KS; Owner: EAGLE RADIO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Lyons:
  • KOOD (Channel 9; HAYS, KS; Owner: SMOKY HILLS PUBLIC TELEVISION CORP.)
  • KWCH-TV (Channel 12; HUTCHINSON, KS; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KSNC (Channel 2; GREAT BEND, KS; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION OF WICHITA)
  • KPTS (Channel 8; HUTCHINSON, KS; Owner: KANSAS PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE, INC.)

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