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Kentucky Counties
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Kentucky Counties
Despite ranking 37th in size by area, Kentucky has 120 counties, third in the U.S. behind
Texas's 254 and Georgia's 159. |
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Lyon County, Kentucky
Lyon County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Eddyville
Year Organized: 1854
Square Miles: 216
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Court House: P.O. Box 598
County Courthouse
Eddyville, KY 42038-0598
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Chittenden Lyon (1787-1842), congressman and member of the
Kentucky House of Representatives.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
Facts
History
Lyon county was formed in 1854. It is located in the Pennyrile region of the state. The elevation in the county
ranges from 305 to 670 feet above sea level. In 2000 the county population was 8,080 in a land area of 215.70 square
miles, an average of 37.5 people per square mile. The county seat is Eddyville. Much of Lyon county lies within the Land
Between the Lakes.
Neighboring Counties:
- North: Crittenden County
- Northeast: Caldwell County
- Southeast: Trigg County
- Southwest: Marshall County
- Northwest: Livingston County
Cities and Towns:
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- Eddyville
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Incorporated Area |
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- Kuttawa |
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Incorporated Area |
County Resources:
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County Resource Guide
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The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we've given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic
features of our country!"
But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.
Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally,
act locally." |
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