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Lyon County

county in Nevada, United States
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Lyon County

Summary

Lyon County is a county of Nevada[1]. It draws 164 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_nevada category, ranking #7 of 19).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lyon County is located in Nevada[3].
  • Lyon County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Lyon County's instance of is recorded as county of Nevada[5].
  • Lyon County's capital is recorded as Yerington[6].
  • Lyon County's shares border with is recorded as Washoe County[7].
  • Lyon County's shares border with is recorded as Churchill County[8].
  • Lyon County's shares border with is recorded as Mineral County[9].
  • Lyon County's shares border with is recorded as Storey County[10].
  • Lyon County's shares border with is recorded as Douglas County[11].
  • Lyon County's shares border with is recorded as Mono County[12].
  • Lyon County's shares border with is recorded as Carson City[13].
  • Nathaniel Lyon is named after Lyon County[14].
  • Lyon County's Commons category is recorded as Lyon County, Nevada[15].
  • 1861 marks the founding of Lyon County[16].
  • Lyon County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.01, 'lon': -119.19}[17].
  • Lyon County's official website is recorded as https://www.lyon-county.org[18].
  • Lyon County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lyon County, Nevada[19].
  • Lyon County has a population of {'amount': '+51980'}[20].
  • Lyon County has a population of {'amount': '+52068'}[21].
  • Lyon County has a population of {'amount': '+51530'}[22].
  • Lyon County has a population of {'amount': '+51264'}[23].
  • Lyon County has a population of {'amount': '+51557'}[24].
  • Lyon County has a population of {'amount': '+52585'}[25].
  • Lyon County has a population of {'amount': '+59235'}[26].
  • Lyon County's list of monuments is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listings in Lyon County, Nevada[27].

Body

Geography

Lyon County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Nevada[3].

Physical Characteristics

Lyon County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+5222'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+51980'}[20], {'amount': '+52068'}[21], {'amount': '+51530'}[22], {'amount': '+51264'}[23], {'amount': '+51557'}[24], and {'amount': '+52585'}[25].

Designation and Status

Lyon County's instance of is recorded as county of Nevada[5].

History and Context

1861 marks the founding of Lyon County[16]. Nathaniel Lyon is named after it[14].

Why It Matters

Lyon County draws 164 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_nevada category, ranking #7 of 19).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Nevada United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Umls cui → C3815627
    Obo gazetteer id → 22223646
    Taxonomicon id → 1806673
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  2. 14d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category for maps or plans → Category:Maps of Lyon County, Nevada
    Population → {'amount': '+51980'}, {'amount': '+52068'}, {'amount': '+51530'} +4
    List of monuments → National Register of Historic Places listings in Lyon County, Nevada
    Country → United States
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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