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Lyon County

county in Kentucky, United States
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Lyon County

Summary

Lyon County is a county of Kentucky[1]. It draws 102 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_kentucky category, ranking #63 of 120).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lyon County is located in Kentucky[3].
  • Lyon County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Lyon County's instance of is recorded as county of Kentucky[5].
  • Lyon County's capital is recorded as Eddyville[6].
  • Lyon County's shares border with is recorded as Crittenden County[7].
  • Lyon County's shares border with is recorded as Caldwell County[8].
  • Lyon County's shares border with is recorded as Trigg County[9].
  • Lyon County's shares border with is recorded as Marshall County[10].
  • Lyon County's shares border with is recorded as Livingston County[11].
  • Chittenden Lyon is named after Lyon County[12].
  • Lyon County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Eddyville[13].
  • Lyon County's Commons category is recorded as Lyon County, Kentucky[14].
  • Lyon County's located in time zone is recorded as Central Time Zone[15].
  • January 14, 1854 marks the founding of Lyon County[16].
  • Lyon County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.058964, 'lon': -88.113643}[17].
  • Lyon County's official website is recorded as http://www.lyoncounty.com[18].
  • Lyon County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lyon County, Kentucky[19].
  • Lyon County has a population of {'amount': '+8314'}[20].
  • Lyon County has a population of {'amount': '+8320'}[21].
  • Lyon County has a population of {'amount': '+8417'}[22].
  • Lyon County has a population of {'amount': '+8449'}[23].
  • Lyon County has a population of {'amount': '+8451'}[24].
  • Lyon County has a population of {'amount': '+8306'}[25].
  • Lyon County has a population of {'amount': '+8680'}[26].
  • Lyon County's list of monuments is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listings in Lyon County, Kentucky[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Lyon County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+664'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+8314'}[20], {'amount': '+8320'}[21], {'amount': '+8417'}[22], {'amount': '+8449'}[23], {'amount': '+8451'}[24], and {'amount': '+8306'}[25].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

January 14, 1854 marks the founding of Lyon County[16]. Chittenden Lyon is named after it[12].

Why It Matters

Lyon County draws 102 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_kentucky category, ranking #63 of 120).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Juvisy-sur-Orge Kentucky United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . 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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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 22d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Umls cui → C3815625
    Taxonomicon id → 1805921
    Obo gazetteer id → 22224242
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  2. 22d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category of associated people → Category:People from Lyon County, Kentucky
    Contains the administrative territorial entity → Eddyville
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 37.058964, 'lon': -88.113643}
    Population → —
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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