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Lyons is a city in and the county seat of Toombs County, Georgia, United States.[4] The population was 4,239 in 2020.
Lyons was founded c.1890 as a depot on the Central of Georgia Railway. The community was named after 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°12′15″N82°19′22″W / 32.20417°N 82.32278°W / 32.20417; -82.32278 (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 7.5 square miles (19 km2), of which 7.5 square miles (19 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (0.53%) is water.
As of the 2020 census, Lyons had a population of 4,239. The median age was 36.0 years. 27.3% of residents were under the age of 18 and 16.8% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 86.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 80.0 males age 18 and over.[10][11]
84.4% of residents lived in urban areas, while 15.6% lived in rural areas.[12]
There were 1,674 households in Lyons, of which 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 30.9% were married-couple households, 19.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 42.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[10] As of the 2020 census, there were 1,013 families residing in the city.[13]
There were 1,914 housing units, of which 12.5% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.7% and the rental vacancy rate was 8.0%.[10]
The Toombs County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of three elementary schools, a middle school, and a high school.[14] The district has 177 full-time teachers and over 2,856 students.[15]