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Lyon County

county in Kansas, United States
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Lyon County

Summary

Lyon County is a county of Kansas[1]. It draws 121 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_kansas category, ranking #31 of 105).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lyon County is located in Kansas[3].
  • Lyon County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Lyon County's instance of is recorded as county of Kansas[5].
  • Lyon County's capital is recorded as Emporia[6].
  • Lyon County's shares border with is recorded as Wabaunsee County[7].
  • Lyon County's shares border with is recorded as Greenwood County[8].
  • Lyon County's shares border with is recorded as Osage County[9].
  • Lyon County's shares border with is recorded as Coffey County[10].
  • Lyon County's shares border with is recorded as Morris County[11].
  • Lyon County's shares border with is recorded as Chase County[12].
  • Nathaniel Lyon is named after Lyon County[13].
  • Lyon County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Emporia[14].
  • Lyon County's Commons category is recorded as Lyon County, Kansas[15].
  • February 5, 1862 marks the founding of Lyon County[16].
  • Lyon County's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 38.45, 'longitude': -96.15}[17].
  • Lyon County's official website is recorded as https://LyonCounty.org[18].
  • Lyon County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lyon County, Kansas[19].
  • Lyon County has a population of {'amount': '+33690'}[20].
  • Lyon County has a population of {'amount': '+33632'}[21].
  • Lyon County has a population of {'amount': '+33646'}[22].
  • Lyon County has a population of {'amount': '+33554'}[23].
  • Lyon County has a population of {'amount': '+33510'}[24].
  • Lyon County has a population of {'amount': '+33339'}[25].
  • Lyon County has a population of {'amount': '+32179'}[26].
  • Lyon County's list of monuments is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listings in Lyon County, Kansas[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Lyon County covers an area of {'amount': '+2215'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+33690'}[20], {'amount': '+33632'}[21], {'amount': '+33646'}[22], {'amount': '+33554'}[23], {'amount': '+33510'}[24], and {'amount': '+33339'}[25].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

February 5, 1862 marks the founding of Lyon County[16]. Nathaniel Lyon is named after it[13].

Why It Matters

Lyon County draws 121 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_kansas category, ranking #31 of 105).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Kansas United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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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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Edit History

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. 16d ago · Theklan · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14687 → Data:US presidential elections by county/Lyon County, Kansas
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14687]]: Data:US presidential elections by county/Lyon County, Kansas.tab, Link US presidential election dataset (P14687, subject: United States presidential e"
  2. 5w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46950|batch #46950]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
  3. 18w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxonomicon id → 1805800
    Obo gazetteer id → 00191882
    Umls cui → C3815624
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31546|batch #31546]]"
  4. 18w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location → {'latitude': 38.45, 'longitude': -96.15}
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Kansas
    Aliases → —
    Named after → Nathaniel Lyon
    + 30 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1748]]: C108631, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778695477825"
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