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Lyons, New York | |
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Hamlet and CDP | |
,_New_York&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Wayne_County_Courthouse,_Lyons,_NY.jpg) Wayne County Courthouse | |
,_New_York&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Wayne_County_New_York_incorporated_and_unincorporated_areas_Lyons_(village)_highlighted.svg) Location in Wayne County and the state of New York. | |
,_New_York&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:USA_New_York_location_map.svg)  Lyons, New York Location within the state of New York | |
| Coordinates: 43°03′48″N 76°59′27″W / 43.06333°N 76.99083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Wayne |
| Town | Lyons |
| Settled | May 1789[1] |
| Incorporated | April 18, 1854[2] |
| Dissolved | December 31, 2015 |
| Named for | Lyon, France |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.1 sq mi (10.7 km2) |
| • Land | 4.1 sq mi (10.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 438 ft (125 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,619 |
| • Density | 882.7/sq mi (344.7/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 14489 |
| Area code(s) | 315 and 680 |
| FIPS code | 36-43962 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0956197 |
Lyons is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Wayne County, New York, United States. The population was 3,989 at the 2020 census.[3] It is located in the southern half of the town of Lyons. The hamlet and the town are named after Lyon (sometimes spelled Lyons), France. Originally named "The Forks", Lyons was renamed by land agent George Williamson.
Lyons is the county seat of Wayne County. It was an incorporated village from 1854 through 2015. The hamlet is east of the city of Rochester.
Government offices for the Town of Lyons are located in the hamlet.[4]
- ^ Cowles, George Washington; Smith, H.P. (1895), "XVII", Landmarks of Wayne County, New York, Syracuse, New York: D. Mason, p. 224, OCLC 2662553, retrieved August 2, 2013,
The first settlers in Lyons and the first in Wayne county were Nicholas and William Stanscll brothers and John Featherly their brotherin law with their families numbering in all twelve persons In the spring of 1789 they built and launched a boat on the Mohawk River and with an Indian trader named Wemple as a pilot the party came the entire distance by water arriving at the junction of Ganargwa Creek and Canandaigua outlet the head of navigation and the site of Lyons village in May 1789.
- ^ Cowles, George Washington; Smith, H.P. (1895), "XVII", Landmarks of Wayne County, New York, Syracuse, New York: D. Mason, p. 243, OCLC 2662553, retrieved August 2, 2013,
Lyons village was incorporated April 18, 1854, and its limits were legally designated as follows:
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
- ^ Lyons, NY (The Town), Retrieved Jan. 1, 2016.