Editing Lyerly, Georgia

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'''Lyerly''' is a town in [[Chattooga County, Georgia|Chattooga County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the town had a population of 454.

==History==
A post office called Lyerly has been in operation since 1889,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=GA&county=Chattooga | title=Chattooga County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=April 25, 2015}}</ref> when a small town began to develop around a depot constructed by the [[Chattanooga, Rome and Columbus Railroad]]. The post office was moved from the nearby town of Melville, which had gone bankrupt that same year.<ref>"[http://www.townoflyerly.com/History.html Town of Lyerly History]," Lyerly official website. Accessed April 18, 2017.</ref> The new town, which incorporated in 1891, may have been named for Charles A. Lyerly, a banker from Tennessee who had made several real estate investments in the area.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IP4vAAAAIBAJ&pg=3264%2C317950 | title=Chattooga County | work=Calhoun Times | date=September 1, 2004 | access-date=April 24, 2015 | pages=38}}</ref>

==Geography==

Lyerly is located in southern Chattooga County at {{coord|34|24|13|N|85|24|23|W|type:city}} (34.403717, -85.406474).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>  The [[Chattooga River (Alabama–Georgia)|Chattooga River]], a tributary of the [[Coosa River]], flows along the southeastern edge of the town.  [[Georgia State Route 114]] connects Lyerly with [[Summerville, Georgia|Summerville]], the county seat, {{convert|6|mi|km}} to the northeast, and the [[Alabama]] state line (near [[Gaylesville, Alabama|Gaylesville]]) {{convert|6|mi|km}} to the southwest.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|1.9|km2|disp=flip}}, all of it land.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1348092| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212175046/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1348092| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Lyerly town, Georgia| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=July 24, 2014}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 234
|1910= 322
|1920= 323
|1930= 296
|1940= 368
|1950= 524
|1960= 409
|1970= 426
|1980= 482
|1990= 493
|2000= 488
|2010= 540
|2020= 454
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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As of the census of 2000, there were 488 people, 198 households, and 131 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|651.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 221 housing units at an average density of {{convert|295.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 92.62% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 3.28% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.61% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.82% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.66% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.61% of the population.

There were 198 households, out of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.8% were non-families. 28.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.2% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.2 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $32,632, and the median income for a family was $34,904. Males had a median income of $24,167 versus $20,179 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $13,958.  About 8.6% of families and 11.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 15.3% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline|Lyerly, Georgia}}
*[http://www.townoflyerly.com/ Official site]

{{Chattooga County, Georgia}}

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[[Category:Towns in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Towns in Chattooga County, Georgia]]