Editing Lyndon, Kentucky

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'''Lyndon''' is a [[list of Kentucky cities|home rule-class city]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.klc.org/UserFiles/files/ClassificationReformFACT(3).pdf |title=Summary and Reference Guide to House Bill 331 City Classification Reform |publisher=Kentucky League of Cities |access-date=December 30, 2014 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304130737/http://www.klc.org/UserFiles/files/ClassificationReformFACT(3).pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> in [[Jefferson County, Kentucky|Jefferson County]], [[Kentucky]], United States. The population was 11,002 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]],<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US2148558| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Lyndon city, Kentucky| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=June 6, 2018| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213111155/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US2148558| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> up from 9,369 at the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]].

Incorporated on May 10, 1965, Lyndon became part of the new [[Louisville Metro]] government in 2003. It remains an independent city with its own mayor and emergency services and is not counted in Louisville's population although its citizens can vote for the mayor of Louisville and Metro Council members.

==History==
{{See also|History of Louisville, Kentucky}}
The area is the home of [[Oxmoor Farm]], the residence of [[Alexander Scott Bullitt]], one of the drafters of Kentucky's first [[Kentucky Constitution|constitution]].<ref name=khs/>

At some point after 1865, the [[L&N]] offered local landowner [[Alvin Wood]] connection to their network provided that he pay the costs of constructing the station and donate the land for the spur. He did so, and in 1871 the Lyndon depot began service. The town's etymology remains uncertain, although some connect it to [[Linn's Station]] and others to explorer [[William Linn (explorer)|William Linn]].<ref name=ren>Rennick, Robert. ''Kentucky Place Names'', [https://books.google.com/books?id=3Lac2FUSj_oC&pg=PA181 p. 181]. University Press of Kentucky (Lexington), 1987. Accessed August 1, 2013.</ref>

The [[Bellevoir-Ormsby Village]] was built in 1867 and [[Kentucky Military Institute]] moved to the town in 1896. [[Central State Hospital (Kentucky)|Central State Hospital]] is also near Lyndon.<ref name=khs>Kentucky Historical Society. "Lyndon, Kentucky" Historical Marker.</ref>

In 1963, Lyndon's post office was subsumed by the Louisville system. Lyndon was incorporated soon after in order to avoid annexation by the neighboring city of [[St. Matthews, Kentucky|St. Matthews]].<ref name=ren/>

==Geography==
Lyndon is located in northeastern Jefferson County. It is {{convert|9|mi|0}} east of [[downtown Louisville]]. Nearby Louisville suburbs include [[Graymoor-Devondale]] to the northwest, [[St. Matthews, Kentucky|St. Matthews]] to the southwest, [[Hurstbourne]] to the south, and [[Anchorage, Kentucky|Anchorage]] to the east. [[U.S. Route 60]] (Shelbyville Road) forms part of the southern boundary of Lyndon.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|9.4|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.09|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 0.91%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
At the 2010 [[census]],<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=September 22, 2019|title=U.S. Census website|archive-date=December 27, 1996|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961227012639/https://www.census.gov/|url-status=live}}</ref> there were 11,002 people, 5,374 households and 2,585 families residing in the city.  The racial makeup of the city was 80.4% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 11.4% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.1% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.00% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 3.3% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.6% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 6.9% of the population.
{{US Census population
|1970= 460
|1980= 1553
|1990= 8037
|2000= 9369
|2010= 11002
|2020= 11008
|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|archive-date=July 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220717060613/https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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There were 5,374 households, of which 22.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.9% were [[married couples]] living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 51.9% were non-families. 41.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.2% and 2.8% had female or male individuals over the age of 65 years of age or older living alone respectively. The average household size was 2.02 and the average family size was 2.79.

20% of the population were under the age of 18, 9.4% from 20 to 24, 34.1% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.5 males.

At the 2017 American Community Survey estimate,<ref name="GR2"/> the [[median household income]] was $52,431 and the median family income was $71,025. Males had a median income of $47,719 and females $45,656.  The [[per capita income]] $34,183. About 2.7% of families and 6.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.1% of those under age 18 and 0.6% of those age 65 or over.

According to the 2022 US census, the current population is 10,928. This is a 0.7% decrease from the 2020 census.

==Robsion Park==
[[File: Bellevoir Louisville KY Flickr.jpg|thumb|right|[[Bellevoir-Ormsby Village]], historic Bellevoir mansion]]
The 17 acre park is located in the middle of Lyndon, between Lake Avenue and LaGrange Road. It has benches, picnic tables, a pavilion, two age appropriate playgrounds, a new splash pad, and a 3/8 mile walking trail.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://louisvillefamilyfun.net/2017/06/review-of-sprayground-at-robsion-park.html |title= Review of the Sprayground at Robsion Park |date= June 21, 2017 |access-date= June 28, 2019 |archive-date= June 28, 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190628205132/https://louisvillefamilyfun.net/2017/06/review-of-sprayground-at-robsion-park.html |url-status= live }}</ref> The park is named for [[John M. Robsion Jr.]] who donated the land in 1985.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUnJmVoOmUQ|title=Robsion Park – A jewel donated to the City of Lyndon|date=June 25, 2018|via=YouTube|access-date=June 29, 2019|archive-date=February 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215220046/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUnJmVoOmUQ&gl=US&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Economy==
*[[Kroger]]'s Mid-South offices are in Lyndon.<ref>"[http://www.thekrogerco.com/contact-us/our-divisions Our Divisions] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421213826/http://www.thekrogerco.com/contact-us/our-divisions |date=April 21, 2021 }}". Kroger. Retrieved November 28, 2012. "1600 Ormsby Station Court Louisville, KY 40223"</ref>
*UPS Air Group
*Westport Village Shopping Complex

==Gallery==
<gallery class="center" widths=200px>
File:LYNDONMARKER.JPG|Lyndon historical marker
Image:LYNDONCLOCKTOO.JPG|Lyndon Clock
Image:LYNDONKYPO.JPG|Lyndon Post Office
Image:LYNDONCITYHALL.JPG|Lyndon City Hall
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
* {{cite book |last=Strohmaier |first=James |editor-first=John E. |editor-last=Kleber |year=2001 |title=The Encyclopedia of Louisville |chapter=Lyndon |page=581 |publisher=[[University Press of Kentucky]] |location=[[Lexington, Kentucky]] |isbn=0-8131-2100-0 |oclc=247857447 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pXbYITw4ZesC}}

==Further reading==
* Kentucky Historical Society. Historical Marker 1474
* Lyndon Homemaker's Club, "Lyndon Lore", 1972, subheading 'Pioneer Stations'.

==External links==
{{Commons category|Lyndon, Kentucky}}
*[http://www.cityoflyndon.org City of Lyndon] — official website
*[https://www.lfpl.org/northeast-regional-1 Northeast Regional Library] — official website
*[https://louisvilleky.gov/news/mayor-fischer-louisville-free-public-library-officially-open-new-northeast-regional Northeast Regional Library, Opened In Lyndon] — Louisville.gov, June 24, 2019
*[http://orig.courier-journal.com/reweb/community/placetime/eastcounty-lyndon.html "Lyndon: Train Tracks Were the Ties that Bound a Community of Commuters in Early 1900s"], <br /> Kay Stewart, ''[[The Courier-Journal]]''
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUnJmVoOmUQ Robison Park] — Video

{{Geographic Location
| title = '''Places in [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville Metro]]'''
| Northwest = [[Graymoor-Devondale]]
| North = [[Briarwood, Kentucky|Briarwood]]
| Northeast = [[Meadowbrook Farm]]<br />[[Moorland, Kentucky|Moorland]]
| West = [[St. Matthews, Kentucky|St Matthews]]
| Center = Lyndon
| East = [[Anchorage, Kentucky|Anchorage]]
| Southwest = [[Norwood, Kentucky|Norwood]]
| South = [[Bellemeade]]<br />[[Hurstbourne]]
| Southeast = [[Wildwood, Kentucky|Wildwood]]
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