Lyons, South Dakota Explained

Official Name:Lyons, South Dakota
Settlement Type:unincorporated community
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:South Dakota
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Minnehaha
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:1.30
Area Land Km2:1.30
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:0.50
Area Land Sq Mi:0.50
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:70
Population Density Km2:53.78
Population Density Sq Mi:139.17
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:1568
Coordinates:43.725°N -96.8661°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:57041
Area Code:605
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:46-39780[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2813055
Unit Pref:Imperial

Lyons is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Minnehaha County, South Dakota, United States. The CDP had a population of 70 at the 2020 census.[4] Lyons has been assigned the ZIP code of 57041.

Lyons was laid out in 1886, and named after Lyons Township.[5]

Demographics

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. October 15, 2022.
  2. Web site: Census Population API. United States Census Bureau. Oct 15, 2022.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  4. Web site: U.S. Census Bureau: Lyons CDP, South Dakota . www.census.gov . United States Census Bureau . 21 February 2022 . en.
  5. Book: Federal Writers' Project. Federal Writers' Project. South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. 1940. University of South Dakota. 49.