Lyndon, Kansas

**Lyndon** is a city in Osage County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Osage County. In 2020, 1,037 people lived there.

## History

Lyndon was created in 1869. It was created after the land in the area was taken from the Sac and Fox Nation and opened for settlement. It was named after Lyndon, Vermont.

## Geography

Lyndon is at  (38.610233, -95.685352). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.

### Climate

Lyndon has hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. The Köppen Climate Classification system says that Lyndon has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

## People

Lyndon is part of the Topeka metropolitan area.

### 2020 census

The 2020 census says that there were 1,037 people, 424 households, and 291 families living in Lyndon. Of the households, 72.9% owned their home and 27.1% rented their home.

The median age was 35.1 years. Of the people, 94.4% were White, 0.1% were Native American, 0.1% were Black, 0.1% were Asian, 0.1% were Pacific Islanders, 0.1% were from some other race, and 5.1% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.6% of the people.

### 2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 1,052 people, 422 households, and 285 families living in Lyndon.

## Other websites

- City
- City of Lyndon
- Lyndon - Directory of Public Officials
- Schools
- USD 421, local school district
- Maps
- Lyndon City Map , KDOT

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Lyndon, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City and County seat
- **image skyline**: Lyndon kansas 2009.jpg
- **image caption**: Downtown Lyndon (2009)
- **image map**: Osage_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Lyndon_Highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location within Osage County, Kansas, Osage County and Kansas
- **image map1**: Map of Osage Co, Ks, USA.png
- **map caption1**: Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT map of Osage County, Kansas, Osage County (:File:Kansas official transportation map legend.png, legend)
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **subdivision name**: United States
- **subdivision type1**: U.S. state, State
- **subdivision name1**: Kansas
- **subdivision type2**: List of counties in Kansas, County
- **subdivision name2**: Osage County, Kansas, Osage
- **subdivision type3**: List of townships in Kansas, Township
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 1869
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1870
- **named for**: Lyndon, Vermont
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **area total sq mi**: 0.89
- **area land sq mi**: 0.89
- **area water sq mi**: 0.00
- **area total km2**: 2.31
- **area land km2**: 2.31
- **area water km2**: 0.00
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 1040
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 1037
- **population density sq mi**: auto
- **population density km2**: auto
- **timezone**: Central Time Zone, CST
- **utc offset**: -6
- **timezone dst**: CDT
- **utc offset dst**: -5
- **postal code type**: ZIP code
- **postal code**: 66451
- **area code type**: North American Numbering Plan, Area code
- **area code**: Area code 785, 785
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 20-43350
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 479609