Lyons (hamlet), New York
| Lyons, New York | |
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Wayne County Courthouse
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_highlighted.svg) Location in Wayne County and the state of New York. |
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 Lyons, New York
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| Coordinates: 43°03′48″N 76°59′27″W / 43.06333°N 76.99083°WCoordinates: 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 |
| Incorporated | April 18, 1854 |
| 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 | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 14489 |
| Area code(s) | 315 |
| FIPS code | 36-43962 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0956197 |
Lyons is a hamlet in Wayne County, New York, in the United States. The population was 3,619 at the 2010 census. 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.
The community was settled around 1789 and incorporated as a village in 1854. The Erie Canal, which once went through the center of the village, was rerouted to the south when it was enlarged in the 1850s. Later, the canal conformed roughly to the bed of the Clyde River. On November 6, 2012, Lyons village residents passed a proposal to dissolve the village into the surrounding town by a 569–524 margin.
The H. G. Hotchkiss Essential Oil Company Plant, Grace Episcopal Church Complex, Broad Street-Water Street Historic District, and U.S. Post Office are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In 1986, parts of two films were shot in Lyons. The Spanish film Slugs filmed in Lyons for its quaint American look and Lady in White, to take advantage of the historic, preserved atmosphere.
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