Lyon County, Kentucky

Lyon County
Lyon County
County
	Lyon County Courthouse in Eddyville, Kentucky.
	Location within the U.S. state of Kentucky
	Kentucky's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 37°03′32″N 88°06′49″W / 37.058964°N 88.113643°W
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
Founded	1854
Named for	Chittenden Lyon
Seat	Eddyville
Largest city	Eddyville
Area
• Total	257 sq mi (670 km2)
• Land	214 sq mi (550 km2)
• Water	43 sq mi (110 km2) 17%
Population (2020)
• Total	8,680
• Estimate (2023)	9,187
• Density	34/sq mi (13/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	1st
Website	www.lyoncountyky.com

Lyon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,680.^[1] Its county seat is Eddyville.^[2] The county was formed from Caldwell County, Kentucky in 1854 and named for former Congressman Chittenden Lyon.^[3]^[4]

^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ The Register of the Kentucky State Historical Society, Volume 1. Kentucky State Historical Society. 1903. pp. 36.
^ Collins, Lewis (1877). History of Kentucky. p. 489.