Lyon County, Kentucky
10 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 8,900
- Median household income
- $65,066
- ±5,983
- Unemployed
- 2.9%
- 96 of 3,354 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 89.6%
- 3,063 of 3,419 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 | 8,803 (2021) | Po Box 598, Eddyville | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 2
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Eddyville | 2,283 (2021) | Po Box 744, Eddyville | — |
| City of Kuttawa | 653 (2021) | Po Box 400, Kuttawa | Website |
Special districts 7
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyon County Ambulance | Health | Po Box 930, Eddyville | — |
| Lyon County Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 190, Eddyville | Website |
| Eddyville Riverport and Industrial Development Authority | Industrial development | 978 Port Authority Rd, Eddyville | — |
| Lyon County Library District | Libraries | Po Box 546, Eddyville | — |
| Lyon County Fire District 2 | Local fire protection | Po Box 272, Kuttawa | — |
| Lyon County Rural Fire District 1 | Local fire protection | 747 Us Highway 641 N, Eddyville | — |
| Lyon County Soil Conservation Taxing District | Soil and water conservation | 650 Trade Avenue, Eddyville | — |
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
Lyon County
School district5 schools
217 Jenkins Rd, Eddyville, KY, 42038
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
Country Fresh Farmers Market - Sturgis (9355 US Hwy 60 West Sturgis) · Imogene Stout Market on Main (Marion)
Brown's Farmer's Market (1530 US HWY 60 E Burna)
Marshall County Farmers Market (Benton)
Cadiz Farmers Market (63 Main Street Cadiz) · Cadiz/Trigg County Farmers Market (KY)
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.