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Lyon County

county in Minnesota, United States
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Lyon County
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Lyon County

Summary

Lyon County is a county of Minnesota[1]. It draws 196 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_minnesota category, ranking #44 of 89).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lyon County is located in Minnesota[3].
  • Lyon County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Lyon County's instance of is recorded as county of Minnesota[5].
  • Lyon County's capital is recorded as Marshall[6].
  • Lyon County's shares border with is recorded as Yellow Medicine County[7].
  • Lyon County's shares border with is recorded as Murray County[8].
  • Lyon County's shares border with is recorded as Redwood County[9].
  • Lyon County's shares border with is recorded as Pipestone County[10].
  • Lyon County's shares border with is recorded as Lincoln County[11].
  • Nathaniel Lyon is named after Lyon County[12].
  • Lyon County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Cottonwood[13].
  • Lyon County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Florence[14].
  • Lyon County's Commons category is recorded as Lyon County, Minnesota[15].
  • November 2, 1869 marks the founding of Lyon County[16].
  • Lyon County's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 44.41, 'longitude': -95.84}[17].
  • Lyon County's official website is recorded as http://www.co.lyon.mn.us[18].
  • Lyon County's official website is recorded as https://www.lyonco.org/[19].
  • Lyon County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lyon County, Minnesota[20].
  • Lyon County has a population of {'amount': '+25857'}[21].
  • Lyon County has a population of {'amount': '+25850'}[22].
  • Lyon County has a population of {'amount': '+25796'}[23].
  • Lyon County has a population of {'amount': '+25614'}[24].
  • Lyon County has a population of {'amount': '+25487'}[25].
  • Lyon County has a population of {'amount': '+25673'}[26].
  • Lyon County has a population of {'amount': '+25269'}[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Lyon County covers an area of {'amount': '+1869'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+25857'}[21], {'amount': '+25850'}[22], {'amount': '+25796'}[23], {'amount': '+25614'}[24], {'amount': '+25487'}[25], and {'amount': '+25673'}[26].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

November 2, 1869 marks the founding of Lyon County[16]. Nathaniel Lyon is named after it[12].

Why It Matters

Lyon County draws 196 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_minnesota category, ranking #44 of 89).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Minnesota United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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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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  1. 16d ago · Theklan · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1869-11-02T00:00:00Z
    Named after → —
    Located in → —
    Contains the administrative territorial entity → Cottonwood, Florence
    + 32 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14687]]: Data:US presidential elections by county/Lyon County, Minnesota.tab, Link US presidential election dataset (P14687, subject: United States presidentia"
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