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A town of 196.

Population
196
residents
Median home value
$178K
Census ACS
Household income
$87K
median
Median age
58.1
years
Jobs based here
10
A commuter town
Small town

196 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Lyon

Most working residents leave Lyon for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Abilene (16%), Herington (9%) and Salina (7%). Half commute less than 24 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Lyon0%
Abilene16%
Herington9%
Salina7%
Junction City5%
24 mi
median commute distance
10
jobs based in Lyon
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, hot summers

Lyon has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 91°, a January night drops to 20°, and about 13 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

13″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter22–43°
Spring43–66°
Summer66–89°
Fall45–68°
Oct 14
typical first frost
Apr 24
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Lyon is

Lyon beats the Kansas average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13.

32 measures vs. Kansas
1 better18 too close to call13 worse
What stands outLyonKS
More adults treating high blood pressure81.2%77.6%
More adults with COPD9.4%6.7%
St. Luke Hospital & Living Center
21.2 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 57% of U.S. communities.

57risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
57Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesHeat waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Outdoors

0% of Lyon is conserved land

1.5 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
Map of Lyon: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
0%
conserved · 2 of 21,325 acres
1.5 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Lyon for work

Where Lyon’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

16% → Abilene Abilene 16% 9% → Herington Herington 9% 7% → Salina Salina 7% 5% → Junction City Junction City 5% 5% → Manhattan Manhattan 5% 5% → Topeka Topeka 5% Lyon · 0% stay
10jobs based in Lyon
0%of working residents work in town
24 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Lyon

Township in Kansas, United States

Lyon Township is a township in Dickinson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 221.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
221
Area
34 sq mi
Elevation
1,385 ft

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