| Official Name: | Lyons, Georgia |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Georgia |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Toombs |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 21.24 |
| Area Land Km2: | 20.75 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.49 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 8.20 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 8.01 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.19 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 4239 |
| Population Density Km2: | 204.31 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 529.15 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 32.2042°N -82.3228°W |
| Elevation M: | 73 |
| Elevation Ft: | 240 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 30436 |
| Area Code: | 912 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 13-48232[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0317505[3] |
Lyons is a city in Toombs County, Georgia, United States. The population was 4,239 in 2020. The city is the county seat of Toombs County.[4]
Lyons was founded as a depot on the Central of Georgia Railway. The community was named after one Mr. Lyons, a railroad official.[5] It was incorporated on December 9, 1897.[6] In 1905, Lyons was designated seat of the newly formed Toombs County.[7]
Lyons is located at 32.2042°N -82.3228°W (32.204287, -82.322732).[8]
The city is located at the junction of U.S. Routes 1 and 280. U.S. 1 runs north-south through the center of town, leading north 12 mi (19 km) to Oak Park just south of its junction with Interstate 16 and south 31 mi (50 km) to Baxley. U.S. 280 runs east-west through the city as West Liberty Avenue, leading southeast 15 mi (24 km) to Reidsville and west 6 mi (10 km) to Vidalia. Other highways that run through the city include Georgia State Routes 152, 178, and 292.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.5sqmi, of which 7.5sqmi is land and 0.04sqmi (0.53%) is water.
| White (non-Hispanic) | 2,011 | 47.44% | |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 1,390 | 32.79% | |
| Native American | 2 | 0.05% | |
| Asian | 22 | 0.52% | |
| Pacific Islander | 2 | 0.05% | |
| Other/Mixed | 144 | 3.4% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 668 | 15.76% |
The Toombs County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of three elementary schools, a middle school, and a high school.[10] The district has 177 full-time teachers and over 2,856 students.[11]