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Lyon County

county in Iowa, United States of America
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Lyon County

Summary

Lyon County is a county of Iowa[1]. It draws 66 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_iowa category, ranking #25 of 99).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lyon County is located in Iowa[3].
  • Lyon County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Lyon County's instance of is recorded as county of Iowa[5].
  • Lyon County's capital is recorded as Rock Rapids[6].
  • Lyon County's shares border with is recorded as Minnehaha County[7].
  • Lyon County's shares border with is recorded as Lincoln County[8].
  • Lyon County's shares border with is recorded as Osceola County[9].
  • Lyon County's shares border with is recorded as Rock County[10].
  • Lyon County's shares border with is recorded as Nobles County[11].
  • Lyon County's shares border with is recorded as Sioux County[12].
  • Lyon County's shares border with is recorded as O'Brien County[13].
  • Nathaniel Lyon is named after Lyon County[14].
  • Lyon County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Rock Rapids[15].
  • Lyon County's Commons category is recorded as Lyon County, Iowa[16].
  • Lyon County's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−05:00[17].
  • January 15, 1851 marks the founding of Lyon County[18].
  • Lyon County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 43.383333333333, 'lon': -96.216666666667}[19].
  • Lyon County's official website is recorded as http://www.lyoncountyiowa.com[20].
  • Lyon County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lyon County, Iowa[21].
  • Lyon County has a population of {'amount': '+11581'}[22].
  • Lyon County has a population of {'amount': '+11560'}[23].
  • Lyon County has a population of {'amount': '+11693'}[24].
  • Lyon County has a population of {'amount': '+11772'}[25].
  • Lyon County has a population of {'amount': '+11712'}[26].
  • Lyon County has a population of {'amount': '+11745'}[27].

Body

Geography

Lyon County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Iowa[3].

Physical Characteristics

Lyon County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1522'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+11581'}[22], {'amount': '+11560'}[23], {'amount': '+11693'}[24], {'amount': '+11772'}[25], {'amount': '+11712'}[26], and {'amount': '+11745'}[27].

Designation and Status

Lyon County's instance of is recorded as county of Iowa[5].

History and Context

January 15, 1851 marks the founding of Lyon County[18]. Nathaniel Lyon is named after it[14].

Why It Matters

Lyon County draws 66 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_iowa category, ranking #25 of 99).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Iowa United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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