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Lyon TownshipKS

A town of 13.

Population

2025 Census estimate · +0% since 2020

Land area

36 sq mi

Is Lyon Township a good place to live?

Lyon Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

13 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns

Dresden · 4 mi Jennings · 6 mi Jennings Township · 6 mi Allison Township · 6 mi Dresden Township · 7 mi Pleasant Valley Township · 8 mi

Jennings TownshipAllison TownshipDresden TownshipLyon Township

Getting set up

Moving to Lyon Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Lyon Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →

PowerPrairie Land Electric Coop14.8¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA

Internet1 providers79% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC

Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Lyon Township’s trash rules yet

SchoolsHoxie Community Schools Unified School District 412Which school depends on your addressNCES

Register to voteOnlineIn Kansas you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person until 21 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 21 days before).vote.gov

Who runs elections hereDecatur County ClerkDecatur County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2021

ZIP codes67635, 6764367635 74% · 67643 26%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Lyon Township.

Climate

Lyon Township: four seasons and hot summers

The typical July afternoon high for Lyon Township comes to 92°F, close to Kansas’ towns (91°F) and above U.S. towns (85°F).

27″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter18–44°

Spring37–66°

Summer61–89°

Fall39–68°

Oct 11

typical first frost

Apr 30

typical last frost

+1.2°

vs. the 20th-century average

Full pageLyon Township’s climate pageOpen the page

A year of weatherJuly highs 92°, January lows 17°Rain & snow27″ of snow a winter · 22 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+1.2° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

A larger share of adults have high blood pressure in Lyon Township than in most of Kansas or the rest of the country

28% of Lyon Township adults get no exercise outside work. Only 3 of the 151 Kansas towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Lyon Township. Two figures for adults here: 27% feel lonely, 13% binge drink. The town beats the Kansas average on 10 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9.

	Lyon Township	Kansas towns	U.S. towns
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)	44%	34%	35%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)	27%	31%	33%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)	13%	16%	16%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)	14%	17%	17%

32 measures vs. Kansas

10 better13 too close to call9 worse

What stands out	Lyon Township	KS
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity	7.7%	11.2%
Fewer uninsured adults	6.9%	9.9%
More adults who have had cancer	12.7%	8.1%

Decatur Health

17.4 mi away · emergency room

2 of 3

care shortages: primary care, mental health

Full pageLyon Township’s health reportOpen the page

Everyday habitsFewer binge drinkers Hospitals & doctors nearby17.4 miles to an ER · Decatur Health How adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distress Every CDC estimateBetter than KS on 10 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Natural hazards

Top of a moderate hazard risk in Lyon Township: hail

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in just over half of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 36% of Lyon Township’s expected hazard losses down to hail, and 20% to inland flooding.

49risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

HailInland floodingStrong wind

Full pageLyon Township’s hazards pageOpen the page

What it facesModerate risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters10 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get ready8.3 events a year, on average · Ready for hail

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Outdoors

0% of Lyon Township is conserved land

9.2 miles of trail. The trail network density for Lyon Township comes to 0.3 miles per square mile, near both the Kansas town median (0.3) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4).

0%conserved

conserved · 0 of 22,852 acres

9.2 mi

of trails · 0.3 per sq mi

Full pageLyon Township’s outdoors pageOpen the page

Trail map9.2 miles of trail, mapped Pick a walkPick a walk Conserved land0% conserved · 0 acres protected Questions“Where can I hike in Lyon Township?”

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