Lyons, New Jersey

Lyons, New Jersey
Census-designated place
Lyons VA Medical Center
Lyons VA Medical Center
Lyons is located in Somerset County, New Jersey
Lyons
Lyons
Location in Somerset County
Lyons is located in New Jersey
Lyons
Lyons
Location in New Jersey
Lyons is located in the United States
Lyons
Lyons
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°41′07″N 74°32′50″W / 40.68528°N 74.54722°W / 40.68528; -74.54722
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountySomerset
TownshipBernards
Area
[1]
 • Total
3.87 sq mi (10.03 km2)
 • Land3.85 sq mi (9.97 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2)
Elevation
299 ft (91 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
5,345
 • Density1,387.95/sq mi (535.89/km2)
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
ZIP Code
07939
Area code908
FIPS code34-42180[3]
GNIS feature ID878001[4]

Lyons is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)[5] located within Bernards Township, in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[6] As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 228. Lyons is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south-southeast of Bernardsville. Lyons has a post office with ZIP Code 07939.[7]

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 5,345.[2]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20205,345—
U.S. Decennial Census[8]
2020[2]

Economy

The Lyons VA Medical Center is a U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs hospital located here.[9] 38 buildings, containing neuropsychiatric patients resided here in 1931. In 2018, it employed 60 physicians.[10]

Population

2010 Census Data
Category Number
Total population 228
Male population 216
Female population 12
Median age (years) 54
White Population 103
Black Population 117
Indian Population 1
Asian Population 0
Hawaiian Population 0
Hispanic Population 15
Median age (Male) 54.2
Median age (Female) 46.5
Average household size 2

Transportation

The community is served by New Jersey Transit train service at the Lyons station[11] on the Gladstone Branch to Newark Broad Street Station and Hoboken Terminal.[12]

History

  • The area called Lyons is remembered for the David Lyon farm which was a large part of the area.
  • Lyons Depot - This one-story Tudor Revival and Mission Revival style structure was built in 1931. It is faced with stucco and brick and has limestone trim with carved rosette ornamentation at the gable ends. It was designed by Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad (DL&W) architect D.T. Mack or one of his staff. It was built largely to accommodate the growing number of visitors to Veterans Hospital. It was the last station built on the Gladstone Branch. Is now owned by Bernards Township.
  • Lyons Train Station state and national historic registry - NR 6-22-84 SR 3-17-84
  • Groundbreaking started on the Lyons VA Hospital on July 11, 1929.
  • The first patients arrived at the Lyons facility on November 12, 1930, having been transferred from the Bronx VA Hospital in New York City. By July 1931 a total of 415 patients were living and receiving therapy at the hospital.
  • Hospital dedicated Saturday, July 23, 1931.
  • The Lyons VA Medical Center was the only VA hospital in the state until one in East Orange opened in 1952. It was listed on the NRHP as the Lyons Veterans Administration Hospital Historic District in 2013.[13]
  • There is a Lyons Fire Department and it's on the grounds of the Lyons VA.
  • Local historian Brooks Betz noted that the population growth of Bernards Township exploded over the next two decades due to people moving to the area to support the Lyons VA.

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c QuickFacts Lyons CDP, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 22, 2023.
  3. ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.
  4. ^ "Lyons". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  5. ^ State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  6. ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
  7. ^ "Free ZIP Code Lookup with area code, county, geocode, MSA/PMSA, population". www.zipinfo.com. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  8. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  9. ^ "Lyons VA Medical Center". U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs. May 3, 2023.
  10. ^ "VA New Jersey Health Care System Lyons Campus, Hospital in Lyons, NJ". doctor.webmd.com. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  11. ^ Lyons station, New Jersey Transit. Accessed September 21, 2014.
  12. ^ Gladstone Branch, New Jersey Transit. Accessed September 21, 2014.
  13. ^ Spurlock, Trent (August 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Lyons Veterans Administration Hospital Historic District". National Park Service. With accompanying 24 photos.
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