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Lyons, Ohio
Village
Adrian Street downtown
Adrian Street downtown
Location of Lyons, Ohio
Location of Lyons, Ohio
Location of Lyons in Fulton County
Location of Lyons in Fulton County
Country United States
State Ohio
County Fulton
Township Royalton
Area
 • Total 0.71 sq mi (1.83 km2)
 • Land 0.71 sq mi (1.83 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
768 ft (234 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 562
 • Estimate 
(2019)
548
 • Density 774.01/sq mi (299.05/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
43533
Area code(s) 419
FIPS code 39-45626
GNIS feature ID 1061456

Lyons is a village in Fulton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 562 at the 2010 census.

History

A post office called Lyons has been in operation since 1837. Lyons was also called "Morey's Corners", and under the latter name the village had its start in 1850 when a plank road was completed to that point. The village was named "Morey's Corners" in honor of it founder Jinks Morey, who also founded what became First Universalist Church of Lyons, Ohio, now the oldest non-residential structure in Royalton Township, Fulton County, Ohio. The village was incorporated in 1900.

First Universalist Church front
First Universalist Church of Lyons, built 1868

Geography

Lyons is located at 41°42′00″N 84°4′11″W / 41.70000°N 84.06972°W / 41.70000; -84.06972 (41.699914, -84.069734).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.71 square miles (1.84 km2), all land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1880 219
1910 408
1920 329 −19.4%
1930 390 18.5%
1940 464 19.0%
1950 511 10.1%
1960 590 15.5%
1970 630 6.8%
1980 596 −5.4%
1990 579 −2.9%
2000 559 −3.5%
2010 562 0.5%
2019 (est.) 548 −2.5%
U.S. Decennial Census

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 562 people, 227 households, and 148 families living in the village. The population density was 791.5 inhabitants per square mile (305.6/km2). There were 249 housing units at an average density of 350.7 per square mile (135.4/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 97.9% White, 0.2% African American, 0.4% Asian, 0.4% from other races, and 1.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.0% of the population.

There were 227 households, of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.8% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.8% were non-families. 30.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.07.

The median age in the village was 39.5 years. 24.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.3% were from 25 to 44; 29.9% were from 45 to 64; and 12.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 48.8% male and 51.2% female.

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