Welcome to Lyon County ...
Time Zone: Lyon County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Rock Rapids is the Seat for Lyon County.
Lyon County was founded January 15, 1851 and was created by taking area from Woodbury County.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Lyon had a population of 11,755 people. This is an increase of 1.63% since the last Census (which gave a population of 11,567 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Lyon represented 0.38% of the total population of Iowa.
Below are some of the communities located in Lyon County:
- Alvord
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Doon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- George
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Inwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Larchwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lester is located in Lyon County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Little Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rock Rapids
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Websites specific to Lyon County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Rock County
- Nobles County
- Osceola County
- Sioux County
- Lincoln County
- Minnehaha County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
Footnotes ...
| <1> | On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |