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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 Marshall is the Seat for Lyon County.

Lyon County was founded in 1871 and was created by taking area from Redwood County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Lyon had a population of 25,474 people. This is a decrease of 1.45% since the last Census (which gave a population of 25,849 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lyon represented 0.49% of the total population of Minnesota.

Below are some of the communities located in Lyon County:

  • Balaton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Cottonwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Florence
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Florence is located in Lyon County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
  • Garvin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Garvin is located in Lyon County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garvin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
  • Ghent
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Ghent is located in Lyon County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghent
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ghent <2>
  • Lynd
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Lynd is located in Lyon County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynd
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynd <2>
  • Marshall
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Minneota
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Russell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Russell is located in Lyon County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
  • Taunton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Tracy
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Tracy is located in Lyon County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,055 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tracy <2>

Websites of Interest ...

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.
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