Lyon County, Kentucky

Founding: 1854
Parent county: Caldwell

Namesake: Chittenden Lyon, Kentucky politician
Seat: Eddyville (1854–)

Land area: 214 square miles

Population (2020): 8,680

Population (historic): 5,307 (1860); 6,768 (1880); 9,319 (1900); 8,530 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1860–1910; 1930s; 1970–2020

Subdivisions: Two cities

National Register listings: Four

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 219 (4.5%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 12.4%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 8.9%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 27.4%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 17.8%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $388
Average outbuilding value (1930): $254
Average farmhouse size (1940): 3.8 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,531
Average farm size (1920): 46.8 acres
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Eddyville

Namesake: Rapids on the nearby Cumberland River

Founding: 1798 (platting); 1801 (post office); 1959 (relocation)

Population (2020): 2,375

Population (historic): 69 (1800); 167 (1840); 386 (1870); 1,210 (1900); 1,990 (1930)

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 36 (3.4%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. *William Rice Farm (c. 1840/1910). 210 Beck Road. Classical Revival.