The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusLyon Charter Township is a charter township of Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 23,271 at the 2020 census.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 14,545 to 23,271 (+60%). Half of its homes were built before 2003.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Lyon yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Start Lyon’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Lyon’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Lyon, decade by decade
2000
CommonsTree-Lined Chubb Road Lyon Township Michigan2012
CommonsFarm Animals Posing for a Group Portrait Lyon Township Mich…2012
CommonsEagle Chainsaw Carving, 27900 Pontiac Trail, Lyon Township,…2012
CommonsChurch of Christ, 21860 Pontiac Trail, Lyon Township, Michi…2012
CommonsCasterline Funeral Home, 59255 Ten Mile Road, Lyon Township…2012
CommonsLyon Township Oakland County Michigan Fire Station number 12010
CommonsLyon Township Municipal Center Oakland County Michigan2010Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (7). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.