Lyon County, Kansas
35 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
- 32,186
- Median household income
- $59,912
- ±4,163
- Unemployed
- 2.0%
- 355 of 17,812 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 89.2%
- 12,020 of 13,481 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 | 31,998 (2021) | 430 Commercial St, Emporia | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 9
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Admire | 130 (2021) | 100 East 3rd Street, Admire | Website |
| City of Allen | 159 (2021) | Po Box 383, Allen | — |
| City of Americus | 771 (2021) | Po Box 526, Americus | — |
| City of Bushong | 28 (2021) | Po Box 86, Bushong | — |
| City of Emporia | 24,009 (2021) | Po Box 928, Emporia | Website |
| City of Hartford | 356 (2021) | Po Box 176, Hartford | — |
| City of Neosho Rapids | 231 (2021) | Po Box 7, Neosho Rapids | — |
| City of Olpe | 513 (2021) | Po Box 286, Olpe | — |
| City of Reading | 182 (2021) | 613 First St, Reading | — |
Townships 11
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Agnes City | 411 (2021) | 334 Road 350, Council Grove | — |
| Township of Americus | 1,349 (2021) | 830 Road 225, Americus | — |
| Township of Center | 1,094 (2021) | 538 Road 20, Olpe | — |
| Township of Elmendaro | 731 (2021) | Trustee, Hartford | — |
| Township of Emporia | 947 (2021) | 403 Commercial St, Emporia | — |
| Township of Fremont | 830 (2021) | 430 Commercial St, Emporia | — |
| Township of Ivy | 233 (2021) | 1643 Road 330, Admire | — |
| Township of Jackson | 942 (2021) | 1878 Road 170, Emporia Ks | — |
| Township of Pike | 806 (2021) | 410 Road 120, Emporia | — |
| Township of Reading | 409 (2021) | 1722 Road 275, Reading | — |
| Township of Waterloo | 237 (2021) | 3784 Road T, Allen | — |
Special districts 14
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Creek Watershed District 89 | Flood control | 868 Road 290, Americus | — |
| Eagle Creek Watershed District 77 | Flood control | 892 Road 70, Olpe | — |
| Jacobs-Phenis Creeks Watershed Joint District 94 | Flood control | 150 Road 140, Emporia | — |
| Upper Marias Des Cygnes Watershed Joint District 101 | Flood control | 427 Commercial St, Emporia | — |
| Upper Verdigris Watershed Joint District 24 | Flood control | Po Box 79, Madison | — |
| Olpe Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 286, Olpe | — |
| Lyon County Library District 1 | Libraries | Po Box 8, Allen | Website |
| Reading Fire Benefit District | Local fire protection | Po Box 9, Reading | — |
| Lyon County Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 3020 W 18th Ave, Emporia | — |
| Lyon Rural Water District 1 | Water supply utility | 2501 W 18th Ave, Emporia | — |
| Lyon Rural Water District 2 | Water supply utility | 528 Commercial St, Emporia | — |
| Lyon Rural Water District 3 | Water supply utility | 988 Road 85, Olpe | — |
| Lyon Rural Water District 4 | Water supply utility | 501 Main St, Neosho Rapids | — |
| Lyon Rural Water District 5 | Water supply utility | 2501 W 18th Ave, Emporia | — |
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
Emporia
School district8 schools
1700 West 7th, Emporia, KS, 66801
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
North Lyon County
School district2 schools
614 Main Street, Americus, KS, 66835
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Southern Lyon County
School district4 schools
100 Commercial St. Ste. A, Hartford, KS, 66854
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
Burlington Farmers' Market (Burlington)
Hooterville Garden Center Farmers' Market () · Burlingame Farmers' Market (Burlingame) · Overbrook Farmers Market (Overbrook)
Wabaunsee County Farmers' Market (Alma)
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.