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Population (year 2000): 1,585. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,624 (+2.5% change)
Males: 798 (50.3%), Females: 787 (49.7%)
Boulder County
Zip code:
80540
Median resident age: 37.5 years
Median household income: $50,764 (year 2000)
Median house value: $199,100 (year 2000)
Races in Lyons:
- White Non-Hispanic (89.6%)
- Hispanic (8.0%)
- Other race (4.2%)
- American Indian (1.3%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (25.8%), Irish (15.5%),
English (13.0%), Italian (5.2%), United States (5.0%), Scottish
(4.5%).
Elevation: 5362 feet
Land area: 1.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Lyons
- High school or higher: 90.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 12.7%
- Unemployed: 3.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Lyons town
- Never married: 24.9%
- Now married: 53.5%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 4.8%
- Divorced: 15.5%
5.2% Foreign born (2.5% Latin America, 1.0%
North America, 0.9% Asia, 0.6% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +298 (+23.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Lyons:
- LONGMONT UNITED HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; LONGMONT,
CO)
- BOULDER COMM HOSP (about 13 miles; BOULDER, CO)
- MCKEE MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles; LOVELAND, CO)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Lyons:
- FORT COLLINS-LOVELAND MUNI (about 25 miles; FORT
COLLINS/LOVELAND, CO; ID: FNL)
- DENVER INTL (about 49 miles; DENVER, CO; ID: DEN)
- BUCKLEY AFB (about 51 miles; AURORA, CO; ID: BKF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lyons:
- VANCE BRAND (about 10 miles; LONGMONT, CO; ID: 2V2)
- BOULDER MUNI (about 14 miles; BOULDER, CO; ID: 1V5)
- ERIE MUNICIPAL (about 23 miles; ERIE, CO; ID: 48V)
Amtrak stations near Lyons:
- 12 miles: BOULDER (4401 N. BROADWAY) - Bus Station.
Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, snack
bar.
- 13 miles: LONGMONT (615 N. MAUB ST.) - Bus Station
- 20 miles: LOVELAND (1027 E. EISENHOWER BLVD.) - Bus
Station
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Lyons:
- UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER (about 12 miles;
BOULDER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 25,355)
- COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles; Fort
Collins, CO; FT enrollment: 22,684)
- FRONT RANGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles;
WESTMINSTER, CO; FT enrollment: 6,858)
- REGIS UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; DENVER, CO; FT
enrollment: 5,898)
- COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES (about 34 miles; GOLDEN,
CO; FT enrollment: 3,183)
- AIMS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37 miles; GREELEY, CO;
FT enrollment: 3,722)
- EMILY GRIFFITH OPPORTUNITY SCHOOL (about 38 miles;
DENVER, CO; FT enrollment: 3,083)
Public primary/middle schools in Lyons:
- LYONS MIDDLE/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
391; Location: 100 SOUTH 2ND AVENUE; Grades: 06 - 12)
- LYONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 202;
Location: 338 HIGH STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
Library in Lyons:
- LYONS DEPOT LIBRARY (Operating income:
$80,320; Location: 5TH & BROADWAY; 14,153 books; 870
audio materials; 771 video materials; 63 serial
subscriptions)
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