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Lyons, Indiana
Downtown Lyons
Downtown Lyons
Location of Lyons in Greene County, Indiana.
Location of Lyons in Greene County, Indiana.
Country United States
State Indiana
County Greene
Township Washington
Area
 • Total 0.81 sq mi (2.09 km2)
 • Land 0.81 sq mi (2.09 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
518 ft (158 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 625
 • Density 774.47/sq mi (299.15/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (EST)
ZIP code
47443
Area code(s) 812
FIPS code 18-45504
GNIS feature ID 2396731

Lyons is a town in Washington Township, Greene County, Indiana, United States. The population was 742 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Bloomington, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Lyons was named in honor of Squire Joe Lyons, a county official. The Lyons post office opened in 1870.

Lyons, Indiana
Photo from Small Town Indiana photo survey.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, Lyons has a total area of 0.87 square miles (2.25 km2), all land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1880 187
1910 993
1920 894 −10.0%
1930 806 −9.8%
1940 794 −1.5%
1950 695 −12.5%
1960 651 −6.3%
1970 702 7.8%
1980 782 11.4%
1990 753 −3.7%
2000 748 −0.7%
2010 742 −0.8%
2020 625 −15.8%
U.S. Decennial Census

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 742 people, 270 households, and 175 families living in the town. The population density was 852.9 inhabitants per square mile (329.3/km2). There were 310 housing units at an average density of 356.3 per square mile (137.6/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.1% White, 0.1% African American, 0.5% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 0.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.5% of the population.

There were 270 households, of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.2% were non-families. 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.04.

The median age in the town was 43.3 years. 22.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.9% were from 25 to 44; 23.8% were from 45 to 64; and 24.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 49.2% male and 50.8% female.

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