Lyon County
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Lyon County is a county located in Nevada in the United States. It matters as an administrative division that provides local government services to its residents and communities.
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Nevada
- Founded
- 1861 ; 165 years ago ( 1861 )
- Named after
- Nathaniel Lyon
- Seat
- Yerington
- Largest city
- Fernley
- Total
- 2,024 sq mi (5,240 km )
- Land
- 2,001 sq mi (5,180 km )
- Water
- 23 sq mi (60 km ) 1.1%
- Estimate 2025
- 65,088
- Density
- 29.60/sq mi (11.43/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−8 ( Pacific )
- Summer dst
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Ruins at Fort Churchill State Historic Park Dini's Lucky Club in Yerington
Lyon County is a county in the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2020 census, its population was 59,235. Its county seat is Yerington. Lyon County is a part of the Reno metropolitan area.