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South Lyon, MI - History


We would like to provide the residents of  South Lyon  a basic history overview.


Welcome to the South Lyon Home page. The South Lyon Home page provides as much information as possible on South Lyon. Knowing South Lyon’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within South Lyon’s Home page, you will also find South Lyon’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.

South Lyon has a population of 128071. 45.6% of South Lyon’s inhabitants are Male, and 54.4 are female. 54.8% of South Lyon is married and 81.4% own their own home. The Average Home price is $198,318, and the average rent is $1,068. Household median income in South Lyon is $74,300, and the individual median income is $43,770. South Lyon’s Ethnic is the following: White(92.5%), Multiple(4.3%), Hispanic(3%), Asian(2.3%), Black(0.7%), Other(0.3%).


South Lyon was founded in 1832 and was called Thompson's Corners. In the same year, the surrounding township was named Lyon after Lucius Lyon, a member of the state legislature. The village was given a name for its location within the township. South Lyon was incorporated as a village in 1873 and as a city in 1930.Three rail lines once passed through South Lyon.


In the summer of 1871, the Detroit, Lansing, and Northern Railroad were built west from Plymouth on the way to Lansing and Ionia. In 1880, the predecessor to the Ann Arbor Railroad built a line into town from Ann Arbor. This line's goal was to continue toward Pontiac, but that did not occur under the original owners.


The line was pulled up around 1890. In 1883 the Grand Trunk built their Jackson Branch from Pontiac to Jackson, which crossed the Pere Marquette at South Lyon. The GTW branch line continued to serve South Lyon until the early 1980s. The branch line is now a paved bicycle trail through town, and Reynold Sweet Parkway follows the original route.


Today, South Lyon hosts the CSX main line from Detroit to Grand Rapids, and a passing track is located there.


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