Lyon County, Kentucky

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Lyon County is a county in the United States of Kentucky. The population of the county was 8080 as per the 2000 census data. As of July 2008, the estimated population was 8245, It is the 13th smallest county by population in the U.S. state of Kentucky. Its area is just over 256.42 square miles (664.12 square kilometre), of which, 215.7 square miles (558.66 square kilometre) of it is land and 40.71 square miles (105.44 square kilometre) of it is water, making it the 37th smallest by size in Kentucky. It is ranks first in the size of its inland waterways in Kentucky.


As of the census of 2000, there were 8080 people, 2898 households, and 2043 families residing in the county. The population density was 37.5 people per square mile (14.48/kmē), it would be the 28th least densely populated county in the U.S. state of Kentucky. There were 4189 housing units at an average density of 19.4 per square mile (7.49/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.26 persons, and the average family size was 2.7 persons. Age range in the county was well distributed with 15.8% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 32.9% from 25 to 44, 27% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 133.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 138.1 males. According to July 2008 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the county is 8245, The racial makeup of the county was 91.66% White, 7.05% Black or African American, 0.29% American Indian, 0.39% Asian, 0.02% Native Hawaiian, and 0.59% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $31694, it is Kentucky's 50th wealthiest county by median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $39940, making it the 43rd highest county by median family income in Kentucky. The per capita income for the county was $16016, making it the 55th wealthiest county by per capita income among the Kentucky.

In 2000, 1466 pupils and students, of which 59.28% are male and 40.72% are female, 18.14% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 4.5% nursery or pri school, 5.8% kindergarten, 46.52% elementary school, 32.26% high school and 10.91% College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Eddyville City	Lyon County	7.75	6.69	1.06	2350	351.2	14591	28472
2	Kuttawa City	Lyon County	2.62	1.94	0.68	596	307.1	21355	45357

Year	Population
April 2000 census	8080
April 2000 Estimate	8080
July 2000 Estimate	8108
July 2001 Estimate	8141
July 2002 Estimate	8128
July 2003 Estimate	8144
July 2004 Estimate	8141
July 2005 Estimate	8212
July 2006 Estimate	8296
July 2007 Estimate	8248
July 2008 Estimate	8245

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	32	34	66
Kindergarten	52	33	85
Elementary school	387	295	682
High school	330	143	473
College or graduate school	68	92	160

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Lyon County, Kentucky	$31694	$39940	$16016
Kentucky, United States	$33672	$40939	$18093
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587