Lyon County, Iowa
13 public bodies govern here, 3 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 12,162
- Median household income
- $76,746
- ±7,073
- Unemployed
- 2.3%
- 146 of 6,251 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 90.2%
- 4,038 of 4,479 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Lyon | 12,011 (2021) | 206 S 2nd Ave, Rock Rapids | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 8
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Alvord | 210 (2021) | Po Box 115, Alvord | — |
| City of Doon | 632 (2021) | Po Box 37, Doon | — |
| City of George | 1,079 (2021) | Po Box 686, George | — |
| City of Inwood | 927 (2021) | Po Box 298, Inwood | Website |
| City of Larchwood | 935 (2021) | Po Box 216, Larchwood | Website |
| City of Lester | 301 (2021) | Po Box 35, Lester | — |
| City of Little Rock | 441 (2021) | 137 Main St, Little Rock | — |
| City of Rock Rapids | 2,617 (2021) | 310 S 3rd Ave, Rock Rapids | Website |
Special districts 4
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Rapids Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 403, Rock Rapids | Website |
| Lyon County E911 Service Board | Other single function districts | 410 S Boone St, Rock Rapids | — |
| Lyon County Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 710 N 2nd Ave E, Rock Rapids | — |
| Northwest Iowa Landfill and Recyling Center | Solid waste management | 4540 360th St, Sheldon | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Central Lyon Comm School District
School district2 schools
1010 S. Greene Street, Rock Rapids, IA, 51246
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
George-Little Rock Comm School District
School district3 schools
309 S. Lincoln St. Ste 1, George, IA, 51237
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
West Lyon Comm School District
School district3 schools
1787 182nd Street, Inwood, IA, 51240
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Callaway's Farmers Market (500 East 69th Street Sioux Falls)
Minnehaha County, South Dakota
Sioux Empire Farmers' Market (Sioux Falls) · The Prairie Farmers' Market (Sioux Falls)
Worthington Farmers' Market (Worthington)
Sheldon Farmers Market (416 9th St. Sheldon) · Paullina Farmers' Market (Paullina)
Sibley Farmers' Market (Sibley)
Luverne Farmers' Market (Luverne)
Hawarden Farmers Market (13th St. & Avenue E Hawarden) · Orange City Farmers Market (207 Arizona Avenue NW (Windmill Park) Orange City) · Sioux Center Farmers Market (Hwy 75) Sioux Center) · and 1 more
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.