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Welcome to Lyon County ...

Time Zone: Lyon County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Emporia is the Seat for Lyon County.

Lyon County was founded February 5, 1862.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Lyon had a population of 33,195 people. This is a decrease of 1.35% since the last Census (which gave a population of 33,648 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lyon represented 1.18% of the total population of Kansas.

Below are some of the communities located in Lyon County:

  • Admire
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Allen
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Allen is located in Lyon County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
  • Americus
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Bushong
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Bushong is located in Lyon County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushong
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
  • Emporia
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Emporia is located in Lyon County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,502 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emporia <2>
  • Hartford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Neosho Rapids
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Neosho Rapids is located in Lyon County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho Rapids
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
  • Olpe
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Olpe is located in Lyon County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olpe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 530 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olpe <2>
  • Reading
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)

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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.