Lyons Township (Lyon County) is a township in Lyon County, Minnesota, home to about 144 people across 35 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 56115, 56157, 56169 and 56258.
Homes sold for a median of $112 per square foot across 4 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 2 of 4 were seller’s markets.
Population1444 per sq mi
Median home value$244,000Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$112Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Mostly Marshall; part is in Lyons Township (Lyon County)
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Around Lyons Township (Lyon County)
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)136 miles away
Closer regional airport
Sioux Falls Regional Airport (FSD)67 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Minneapolis, MN135 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL448 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Lyons Township (Lyon County); driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Lyons Township (Lyon County) had 192 residents in the 2020 census, down 8% since 2000.
It’s the 2113th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Lyon County grew from 14,591 residents in 1900 to 25,269 in 2020.
Lyon County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 4°F. About 29.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 44 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Marshall, MN weather station (10 miles away).
Jobs in Lyon County
12,732 jobs at 814 businesses in Lyon County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
245 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Lyons Township (Lyon County)’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Avera Marshall Regional Medical CtrCritical access hospital · emergency room · Marshall9.2 miles
Sanford Tracy Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · Tracy15.4 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
29
Specialist doctors
20
Dentists
16
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
39
Mental health providers
52
Physical and occupational therapists
56
Optometrists
9
Chiropractors
24
Pharmacies
6
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Lyons Township (Lyon County)
Parks (2 nearby)
Camden State Park · 1,600 acres2.9 mi
Camden State Park · 621 acres2.2 mi
Libraries
Balaton Library7.2 mi
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Lynd Public School District, Marshall Public School District, Region 6 and 8-SW/WC Service Coop. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(12)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Lynd ElementaryLynd
Pre-K–5
104
Public
3.4 mi
Marshall EC Voluntary PreKMarshall
Pre-K
114
Public
9.2 mi
Park Side ElementaryMarshall
Pre-K–1
407
Public
9.2 mi
SWWC ELC - MarshallMarshall
K–12
11
Special Education
10.0 mi
Southview ElementaryMarshall
2–4
524
Public
8.4 mi
Lynd Middle SchoolLynd
5–8
71
Public
3.4 mi
Marshall Area Learning CenterMarshall
5–12
76
Alternative Education
10.0 mi
Marshall Middle SchoolMarshall
5–8
655
Public
8.5 mi
Lynd Learning Center Credit RecoverLynd
9–12
—
Alternative Education
3.4 mi
Marshall Career and Technical InstiMarshall
9–12
2
Career and Technical
9.5 mi
Marshall High SchoolMarshall
9–12
886
Public
10.3 mi
Project Search-Avera MarshallMarshall
12
9
Special Education
9.2 mi
Private schools(3)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Holy Redeemer SchoolMarshall
Pre-K–8
214
Roman Catholic
8.9 mi
Samuel Lutheran SchoolMarshall
Pre-K–8
46
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
9.9 mi
True Light Christian SchoolMarshall
Pre-K–8
110
Christian (no specific denomination)
9.2 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Marshall, Lake Marshall, Balaton, Fairview Township (Lyon County), Lynd City, Russell, Coon Creek, Rock Lake, Lynd Township, Clifton Township (Lyon County), Stanley, Shelburne, Sodus, Island Lake Township (Lyon County), Skandia, Grandview, Vallers, Custer and Ellsborough.
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