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Encyclopedia > Lyon County, Nevada
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Lyon County is a county located in the state of Nevada. As of 2000, the population is 34,501. Its county seat is Yerington6.


Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 5,222 km˛ (2,016 mi˛). 5,164 km˛ (1,994 mi˛) of it is land and 59 km˛ (23 mi˛) of it is water. The total area is 1.13% water.


Demographics

As of the census2 of 2000, there are 34,501 people, 13,007 households, and 9,443 families residing in the county. The population density is 7/km˛ (17/mi˛). There are 14,279 housing units at an average density of 3/km˛ (7/mi˛). The racial makeup of the county is 88.62% White, 0.65% Black or African American, 2.45% Native American, 0.61% Asian, 0.14% Pacific Islander, 4.59% from other races, and 2.94% from two or more races. 10.97% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.


There are 13,007 households out of which 33.20% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.40% are married couples living together, 9.10% have a female householder with no husband present, and 27.40% are non-families. 21.40% of all households are made up of individuals and 8.30% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.61 and the average family size is 3.02.


In the county the population is spread out with 27.10% under the age of 18, 6.60% from 18 to 24, 27.30% from 25 to 44, 25.20% from 45 to 64, and 13.70% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 38 years. For every 100 females there are 102.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 100.00 males.


The median income for a household in the county is $40,699, and the median income for a family is $44,887. Males have a median income of $34,034 versus $25,914 for females. The per capita income for the county is $18,543. 10.40% of the population and 7.20% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 14.10% of those under the age of 18 and 7.10% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.


Cities and towns

  • Dayton
  • Fernley
  • Silver Springs
  • Smith Valley
  • Yerington
Nevada

Regions: Great Basin | Mojave Desert | Lake Tahoe

Largest cities: Carson City | Las Vegas | Reno

Counties: Churchill | Clark | Douglas | Elko | Esmeralda | Eureka | Humboldt | Lander | Lincoln | Lyon | Mineral | Nye | Pershing | Storey | Washoe | White Pine


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Lyon County, Nevada - definition of Lyon County, Nevada in Encyclopedia (367 words)
Lyon County is a county located in the state of Nevada.
In the county the population is spread out with 27.10% under the age of 18, 6.60% from 18 to 24, 27.30% from 25 to 44, 25.20% from 45 to 64, and 13.70% who are 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a household in the county is $40,699, and the median income for a family is $44,887.
Lyon County, Nevada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (473 words)
Lyon County was one of the nine original counties created in 1861.
Its first County Seat was Dayton, which had just changed its name from Nevada City in 1862, which had been called Chinatown before that.
There were stories that it was named for Captain Robert Lyon, a survivor of the Pyramid Lake War in 1860, but Nevada State Archives staff discovered a county seal with the picture of the Civil War general and settled the conflict.
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