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Lyons, CO vs Canon City, CO

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- Canon City is 0% more densely populated than Lyons.
- People are 13.6% less likely to be married in Canon City.
- The Median Age is 1.5 years younger in Canon City.
 Lyons, COCanon City, COUnited States
 Population  Unlock17,157329,725,481
 Female Population49.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock44.938.4
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 Population - 20102,122  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock15,431285,036,114
 Population - 19901,227  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock7.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now67.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,378.793.4
 Land Area1.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Lyons, COCanon City, COUnited States
 Age 0 to 42.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 1411.2%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 343.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock8.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5421.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock12.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Lyons, COCanon City, COUnited States
 White91.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.1%12.2%
 Asian0.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock12.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Lyons, COCanon City, COUnited States
 Married Population58.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock49.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock49.6%50.2%
 Never Married22.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock15.5%10.8%
 Widowed2.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.152.60
 Households875  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock4,40180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children49.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock46.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households325  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children1.6%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Lyons    5 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

My child attended LMSH from 6th grade through 8th grade.  During that time she was bullied so severely that it has caused severe trauma.  The bullying was  More

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Over 16 years ago

The teachers at both schools (elem and HS) are very good. Although I am disappointed in the district and where they spend their money. Recently the school added more  More

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Lyons has it's circles. It's not very tolerant of those who do not fit the majority  More

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Reviews for Canon City    9 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

While most of the rest of the front range of Colorado has seen very large housing price increases over the last 4 years, the same cannot be said of Canon City. In  More

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I'm looking to relocate there and wondering how the schools are? I have two children, one in elementary and one in high school, so looking for decent schools for  More

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Over 15 years ago

Anyone with firsthand stories of canon city corruption go to facebook and do a search for CanonCityColoradoCorruption and tell your story. God save the good people of  More

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