Editing Lyons, Georgia

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'''Lyons''' is a city in [[Toombs County, Georgia|Toombs County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States. The population was 4,239 in 2020. The city is the [[county seat]] of Toombs County.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|accessdate=2011-06-07|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref>

==History==
Lyons was founded {{Circa|1890}} as a depot on the [[Central of Georgia Railway]]. The community was named after one Mr. Lyons, a railroad official.<ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/l.pdf| title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=138 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}</ref> It was incorporated on December 9, 1897.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://georgia.gov/cities-counties/lyons|title=Georgia.gov profile of the city of Lyons, GA: April 4, 2012|accessdate=May 26, 2017}}</ref> In 1905, Lyons was designated seat of the newly formed Toombs County.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=REtEXQNWq6MC&pg=PA237 | title=Historical Gazetteer of the United States | publisher=Routledge | date=May 13, 2013 | accessdate=30 November 2013 | author=Hellmann, Paul T. | pages=237| isbn=978-1135948597 }}</ref>

==Geography==
Lyons is located at {{coord|32|12|15|N|82|19|22|W|type:city}} (32.204287, -82.322732).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

The city is located at the junction of U.S. Routes [[U.S. Route 1 in Georgia|1]] and [[U.S. Route 280|280]]. U.S. 1 runs north–south through the center of town, leading north 12&nbsp;mi (19&nbsp;km) to [[Oak Park, Georgia|Oak Park]] just south of its junction with [[Interstate 16]] and south 31&nbsp;mi (50&nbsp;km) to [[Baxley, Georgia|Baxley]]. U.S. 280 runs east–west through the city as West Liberty Avenue, leading southeast 15&nbsp;mi (24&nbsp;km) to [[Reidsville, Georgia|Reidsville]] and west 6&nbsp;mi (10&nbsp;km) to [[Vidalia, Georgia|Vidalia]]. Other highways that run through the city include Georgia State Routes [[Georgia State Route 152|152]], [[Georgia State Route 178|178]], and [[Georgia State Route 292|292]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|7.5|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|7.5|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.04|sqmi|km2}} (0.53%) is water.

==Demographics==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Lyons racial composition as of 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US1348232&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-18|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|2,011
|47.44%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|1,390
|32.79%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|2
|0.05%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|22
|0.52%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|2
|0.05%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|144
|3.4%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|668
|15.76%
|}
{{US Census population
| 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|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
| 1900 = 534
| 1910 = 927
| 1920 = 873
| 1930 = 1445
| 1940 = 1900
| 1950 = 2799
| 1960 = 3219
| 1970 = 3739
| 1980 = 4203
| 1990 = 4502
| 2000 = 4169
| 2010 = 4367
| 2020 = 4239
}}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 4,239 people, 1,607 households, and 1,013 families residing in the city.

== Education ==

=== Toombs County School District ===
The [[Toombs County School District]] holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of three elementary schools, a middle school, and a high school.<ref>[http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/ReportingFW.aspx?PageReq=111&PID=62&PTID=69&CountyId=738&T=0&FY=2009 Georgia Board of Education]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Retrieved June 28, 2010.</ref> The district has 177 full-time teachers and over 2,856 students.<ref>[http://www.school-stats.com/GA/TOOMBS/TOOMBS_COUNTY.html School Stats], Retrieved June 28, 2010.  The new high school is set to be 4 stories tall and will be completed in April 2012.</ref>

==Notable people==
*[[Jeremy Beasley]] (born 1995), MLB Pitcher
*[[Mel Blount]] (born 1948), NFL player who played with the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]]
*[[Craig Campbell (singer)|Craig Campbell]] (born 1979), country music singer
*[[Don Collins (baseball)|Don Collins]] (1952–2022) former professional baseball player
*[[John P. Coursey]] (1914–1992), brigadier general and naval aviator in the Marine Corps
*[[Nick Eason]] (born 1980), NFL player currently with the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]]
*[[Mads Krügger]] (born 1985), professional wrestler
*[[Robert Mallard]] (1918–1948), lynching victim
*[[Travares Tillman]] (born 1977), professional football player

==References==
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{{Toombs County, Georgia}}
{{Georgia county seats}}

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[[Category:Cities in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Cities in Toombs County, Georgia]]
[[Category:County seats in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Vidalia, Georgia, micropolitan area]]