Lyons, GA

Lyons, the county seat of Toombs County, was incorporated December 9, 1897. The town, referred to as "The Tobacco Center", was named in honor of a promoter of the Seaboard Railroad that ran through the town's limits.

The town of Lyons, only five miles from Vidalia, is approximately 15 miles south of Interstate 16. In the U.S. Post Office on North State Street is a New Deal relief, "Wild Duck and Deer" (1942), by the Italian artist Albino Manca.

The Lyons Garden Clubhouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Lyons participates in the Better Hometown Program run by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs. This community development program is a public-private partnership intended to revitalize small communities with populations between 1,000 and 5,000. These cities have access to technical assistance and fiscal resources designed to stimulate downtown revitalization.
 

Population (year 2000): 4,169. Estimated population in July 2005: 4,384 (+5.2% change)
Males: 2,002 (48.0%), Females: 2,167 (52.0%)

Toombs County

Zip code: 30436

Median resident age: 33.2 years
Median household income: $21,202 (year 2000)
Median house value: $50,000 (year 2000)

Races in Lyons:

Ancestries: United States (24.1%), Irish (6.4%), English (2.7%), Scottish (1.5%), Scotch-Irish (1.4%).

Elevation: 224 feet

Land area: 7.5 square miles

For population 25 years and over in Lyons

• High school or higher: 55.3%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.3%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
• Unemployed: 6.0%
• Mean travel time to work: 19.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lyons city

• Never married: 27.3%
• Now married: 45.3%
• Separated: 2.4%
• Widowed: 11.1%
• Divorced: 14.0%

7.7% Foreign born (6.5% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: -328 (-7.3%).

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