Lyons, Georgia

Lyons, Georgia
City
Lyons City Hall Lyons City Hall
Location in Toombs County and the state of Georgia Location in Toombs County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Toombs
Area
• Total	7.5 sq mi (19.5 km2)
• Land	7.5 sq mi (19.4 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation	240 ft (73 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	4,367
• Density	582.3/sq mi (223.9/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	30436
Area code(s)	912
FIPS code	13-48232
GNIS feature ID	0317505

Lyons is a city in Toombs County, Georgia, United States. The population was 4,367 at the 2010 census, up from 4,169 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Toombs County.

Lyons is part of the Vidalia Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Lyons was founded about 1890 as a depot on the Central of Georgia Railway. In 1905, Lyons was designated seat of the newly formed Toombs County.

Geography

Lyons is located at (32.204287, -82.322732).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.5 square miles (19 km²), of which, 7.5 square miles (19 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) of it (0.53%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1900	534		—
1910	927		73.6%
1920	873		−5.8%
1930	1,445		65.5%
1940	1,900		31.5%
1950	2,799		47.3%
1960	3,219		15.0%
1970	3,739		16.2%
1980	4,203		12.4%
1990	4,502		7.1%
2000	4,169		−7.4%
2010	4,367		4.7%
Est. 2014	4,389		0.5%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2000, there were 4,169 people, 1,547 households, and 986 families residing in the city. The population density was 557.1 people per square mile (215.2/km²). There were 1,787 housing units at an average density of 238.8 per square mile (92.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 59.25% White, 32.38% African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 7.22% from other races, and 0.60% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 15.06% of the population.

There were 1,547 households out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.7% were married couples living together, 21.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.2% were non-families. 31.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.18.

In the city the population was spread out with 28.9% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 92.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $21,202, and the median income for a family was $26,044. Males had a median income of $22,254 versus $16,611 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,364. About 28.6% of families and 37.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 54.8% of those under age 18 and 20.4% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Toombs County School District

The Toombs County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of three elementary schools, a middle school, and a high school. The district has 177 full-time teachers and over 2,856 students.

Notable residents

(or former residents)

• Cecile Bledsoe - Arkansas politician

• Craig Campbell - country music singer

• Don Collins - former professional baseball player

• Nick Eason - NFL player currently with the Pittsburgh Steelers

• Travares Tillman - professional football player