Lyons, Nebraska

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Population in July 2007: 862. Population change since 2000: -9.2%

Males: 392	(45.6%)
Females: 470	(54.4%)

Median resident age:	44.9 years
Nebraska median age:	35.3 years

Zip codes: 68038.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $38,599 (it was $28,804 in 2000)

Lyons:	$38,599
Nebraska:	$47,085

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $71,734 (it was $48,000 in 2000)

Lyons:	$71,734
Nebraska:	$122,200

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $72,405; Detached houses: $72,400; Townhouses or other attached units: $77,318; In 2-unit structures: $38,769; Mobile homes: $30,000

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Races in Lyons:

White Non-Hispanic (94.0%)
Hispanic (5.2%)
Other race (0.9%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Lyons: 73.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (40.8%), Swedish (14.4%), Irish (12.6%), English (12.0%), Danish (11.9%), Czech (5.8%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 04/9/1884

Elevation: 1280 feet

Land area: 0.70 square miles.

Population density: 1233 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Lyons

High school or higher: 75.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
Unemployed: 3.5%
Mean travel time to work: 18.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lyons city

Never married: 16.0%
Now married: 59.3%
Separated: 2.0%
Widowed: 16.0%
Divorced: 6.6%

30 residents are foreign born (2.8% Latin America).

This city:	3.1%
Nebraska:	4.4%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Lyons, Nebraska in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Lyons to the number of sex offenders is 862 to 1.

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

Lyons:	1.5% ($710)
Nebraska:	1.7% ($1,478)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Sioux City, IA (39.1 miles , pop. 85,013).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Omaha, NE (52.4 miles , pop. 390,007).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (452.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Oakland, NE (2.6 miles ), Bancroft, NE (2.7 miles ), Rosalie, NE (2.9 miles) , Craig, NE (3.4 miles ), Decatur, NE (3.5 miles ), Macy, NE (3.7 miles ), West Point, NE (3.7 miles ), Uehling, NE (3.7 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 1 building, cost: $100,000
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 1 building, cost: $85,000
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 1 building, cost: $75,000
2001: 1 building, cost: $100,000
2002: 1 building, cost: $125,000
2003: 1 building, cost: $125,000
2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $160,000
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 1 building, cost: $125,000
2007: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 41.94 N, Longitude: 96.47 W

Area code: 402

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Population change in the 1990s: -181 (-15.8%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (14%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
Food (8%)
Educational services (8%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (24%)
Educational services (18%)
Social assistance (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Construction (4%)
Food (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (6%)
Farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (11%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
Health technologists and technicians (8%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Child care workers (5%)

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Crime in Lyons by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	107.9	0.0	0.0	112.7
Robberies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	0	1	1	5	0	4	0
per 100,000	0.0	102.8	106.8	539.4	0.0	436.2	0.0
Burglaries	9	3	2	0	2	1	3
per 100,000	933.6	308.3	213.7	0.0	217.2	109.1	338.2
Thefts	3	12	10	3	2	17	4
per 100,000	311.2	1233.3	1068.4	323.6	217.2	1853.9	451.0
Auto thefts	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	106.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Arson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	77.8	91.5	87.6	207.1	23.9	169.0	131.9

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Average climate in Lyons, Nebraska

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Lyons-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Nebraska state average. It is 142% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/15/1950, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 11.5 miles away from the Lyons city center injured 33 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 7/28/1986, a category 4 tornado 22.9 miles away from the city center injured 2 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Lyons:

OAKLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; OAKLAND, NE)
ST FRANCIS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; WEST POINT, NE)
PENDER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; PENDER, NE)

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lyons:

WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 35 miles; WAYNE, NE; FT enrollment: 3,026)
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 48 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 10,150)
CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 5,806)
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 48 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 2,448)
METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 52 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 6,175)
IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; FT enrollment: 2,840)

Public high school in Lyons:

Northeast Secondary School (Location: 400 South 5th Street Box 526; Grades: 7th Grade - 12th Grade)

Public elementary/middle school in Lyons:

Northeast Elementary At Lyons (Location: 400 South 5th Street Box 526; Grades: Prekindergarten - 6th Grade)

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Library in Lyons:

LYONS PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $23,145; Location: 335 MAIN STREET; 8,345 books; 199 audio materials; 403 video materials; 13 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Lyons: Lorensen Grain Company Incorporated Elevator (A), Island Park Campground (B), Holmquist Grain and Lumber Company Elevator (C), Lyons (D), Lyons Public Library (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Lyons include: Presbyterian Church (A), New Life Assembly of God Church (B), Bethany Lutheran Church (C), Saint Josephs Catholic Church (D), Memorial United Methodist Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Lyons include: Lyons Ballpark (1), Lyons City Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

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

LYONS, CITY OF (Population served: 1200, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (SEP-28-2000), St Public Notif requested (SEP-29-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-29-2000)

MCL, Acute (TCR) - In SEP-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-29-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-29-2000)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-20-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-20-1999), St Public Notif received (AUG-26-1999)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-22-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-22-1998), St Public Notif received (DEC-31-1998)

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and MAY-05-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-16-2000), St Compliance achieved (2 times from FEB-25-2000 to MAY-05-2000)

Average household size:

This city:	2.3 people
Nebraska:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	66.2%
Whole state:	66.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	2.8%
Whole state:	4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	9.2%
Whole state:	9.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	1.7%
Whole state:	4.0%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Lyons, NE

11 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Lyons compared to Nebraska state average:

Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
House age significantly above state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Banks with branches in Lyons (2009 data):

First National Bank Northeast: at 440 Main Street, branch established on 1902-04-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $206.0 mil, Deposits: $147.3 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 9 total offices, Holding Company: Farm And Home Insurance Agency, Inc.

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2004 Presidential Election results in Burt County Nebraska:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (84%) Electricity (14%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Religon statistics for Lyons

Adherents

Name	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	American Baptist Churches in the USA
Adherents	31.4%	19.8%	11.9%	10.8%	9.6%
Congregations	12.5%	25.0%	12.5%	12.5%	8.3%

Name	Lutheran Church	Evangelical Free Church of America	The Evangelical Covenant Church	Community Church of Christ	Other religions
Adherents	6.1%	3.1%	2.4%	2.2%	2.5%
Congregations	8.3%	4.2%	4.2%	4.2%	8.3%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration	2	$4,664	$27,984	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	2	$6,128	$36,768	0	$0
Streets and Highways	1	$3,026	$36,312	0	$0
Solid Waste Management	0	$0		1	$414
Sewerage	0	$0		1	$234
Water Supply	1	$3,858	$46,296	0	$0
Electric Power	1	$3,864	$46,368	0	$0
Local Libraries	0	$0		2	$1,556
Other and Unallocable	0	$0		1	$2,008
Totals for Government	7	$21,540	$36,926	5	$4,212

Lyons government finances in 2002:

Charges - Parks & Recreation: $19,000
Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $528,000
Gas Utilities: $494,000

Regular Highways: $109,000

Parks & Recreation: $86,000

Police Protection: $60,000

Solid Waste Management: $57,000

Fire Protection: $40,000

Sewerage: $39,000

Central Staff Services: $32,000

Financial Administration: $24,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $10,000

General Public Buildings: $5,000
Gas Utilities - Interest on Debt: $3,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $3,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Gas Utilities: $50,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Gas Utilities: $6,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Gas Utilities: $44,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $407,000
Interest Earnings: $23,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $44,000
Electric Utilities: $22,000

Police Protection: $12,000

Water Utilities: $9,000

Fire Protection: $8,000

Parks & Recreation: $2,000

Financial Administration: $1,000

Central Staff: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,133,000
Revenue - Gas Utilities: $595,000
Electric Utilities: $432,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $84,000
General Support: $57,000

All Other: $19,000
Tax - Property: $308,000
Total General Sales: $31,000

NEC: $29,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $759,000

5.97% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,245 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.97%
Nebraska average:	7.03%

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 Douglas County, NE	1.09% ($32,138 average AGI)
from Washington County, NE	0.98% ($23,538)
from Dodge County, NE	0.64% ($22,059)

6.70% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,289 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.70%
Nebraska average:	7.41%

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 Douglas County, NE	1.04% ($37,143 average AGI)
to Dodge County, NE	0.86% ($31,696)
to Washington County, NE	0.86% ($26,826)

Strongest AM radio stations in Lyons:

KTIC (840 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WEST POINT, NE; Owner: WEST POINT BROADCASTING, INC.)
KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KYDZ (1180 AM; 25 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KOMJ (590 AM; 5 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KWSL (1470 AM; 5 kW; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
KSCJ (1360 AM; 5 kW; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: KSUX/KSCJ RADIO BROADCASTING CO)
KOZN (1620 AM; 10 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KLNG (1560 AM; daytime; 10 kW; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA)
WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
KMNS (620 AM; 1 kW; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Lyons:

KZSR (102.3 FM; ONAWA, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
KWPN-FM (107.9 FM; WEST POINT, NE; Owner: WEST POINT BROADCASTING, INC.)
KKYY (101.3 FM; WHITING, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
KMLV (88.1 FM; RALSTON, NE; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
KGLI (95.5 FM; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
KGOR (99.9 FM; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KWIT (90.3 FM; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: WESTERN IOWA TECH COMM. COLLEGE)
KBLR-FM (97.3 FM; BLAIR, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KKMA (99.5 FM; LE MARS, IA; Owner: POWELL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KSUX (105.7 FM; WINNEBAGO, NE; Owner: KSUX/KSCJ RADIO BROADCASTING CO)
KILV (107.5 FM; CASTANA, IA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)

TV broadcast stations around Lyons:

KCAU-TV (Channel 9; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: CITADEL COMMUNICATIONS CO.LTD.)
KSIN-TV (Channel 27; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
K21ES (Channel 21; COLUMBUS, ETC, NE; Owner: DAVID C. BRODAHL)
KMEG (Channel 14; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: WAITT BROADCASTING, INC.)
KPTH (Channel 44; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF SIOUX CITY)
KTIV (Channel 4; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: KTIV TELEVISION, INC.)
KMTV (Channel 3; OMAHA, NE; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
K54EU (Channel 54; COLUMBUS-FREMONT, NE; Owner: GLENDA R. HARDERS)
KETV (Channel 7; OMAHA, NE; Owner: KETV HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
KYNE-TV (Channel 26; OMAHA, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMM.)
KUON-TV (Channel 12; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA)
WOWT-TV (Channel 6; OMAHA, NE; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Lottie L Thompson, 9.3 Km Ne Of, Type: Tower, Structure height: 90.2 m, Overall height: 98.1 m
Registrant: Nebraska Sites, LLC, 1548 El Camino Ave., Stockton, CA 95209, Phone: (209) 888-8080, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3

1/2 Mi E Of Us Hwy 77 At Lyons Rd, Call Sign: KKR361
Assigned Frequencies : 47.0800 MHz, 47.2000 MHz
Grant Date: 05/10/2002, Expiration Date: 08/04/2012
Registrant: State Of Nebraska Department Of Roads, Lincoln, NE 68509-4759, Phone: (402) 479-4371, Email:
100 Main St, Call Sign: KZI294
Assigned Frequencies : 39.9000 MHz, 39.9800 MHz
Grant Date: 01/25/1996, Expiration Date: 01/31/2001, Cancelation Date: 04/08/2001
Registrant: City Of Lyons, Box 598, Lyons, NE 68038, Phone: (402) 687-2485
Lyons Disp, Railroad Ls144 Mp67.1, Type: Mast, Structure height: 30.5 m, Overall height: 37 m, Call Sign: KJS907
Assigned Frequencies : 161.235 MHz
Grant Date: 05/29/2004, Expiration Date: 06/01/2014
Registrant: Bnsf Railway Co., 4515 Kansas Ave, Kansas City, KS 66106, Phone: (913) 551-4958, Fax: (913) 551-4053, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1

LYONS, 5.8 Mi Ne Of, Overall height: 100.3 m, Call Sign: KYN93
Assigned Frequencies : 5945.20 MHz, 6004.50 MHz, 6063.80 MHz, 6123.10 MHz, 5974.80 MHz, 6034.20 MHz, 6093.50 MHz, 6152.80 MHz
Grant Date: 02/15/2000, Expiration Date: 02/01/2010, Cancelation Date: 04/25/2002
Registrant: At&t Corp., 1200 Peachtree Street, Locn Ll007, Atlanta, GA 30309, Phone: (404) 810-4021, Fax: (404) 810-7349, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2

Call Sign: KA0ZOG, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 12/06/1996, Expiration Date: 12/06/2006, Cancelation Date: 12/09/2008
Registrant: Clifford M Hadley, 1219 County Rd Rs, Lyons, NE 68038-5001
Call Sign: W0EIW, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01171275
Grant Date: 07/12/2006, Expiration Date: 07/12/2016
Registrant: Donald G Schlichting, 1926 Co Rd P, Lyons, NE 68038

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: SIX CHUTER LEGEND (Powered Parachute, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: ROTAX 582DCDI (65 HP) (2 Cycle)
N-Number: 465AF , Serial Number: 3029, Airworthiness Date: 01/19/2008
Registrant (Individual): Larry D Rogers, 2262 County Rd R, Lyons, NE 68038

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