Lyle

History

Lyle was platted in 1870. The city was named after Robert Lyle, a farmer, territorial, and state legislator. Lyle was incorporated in 1875.

Geography

Lyle is in southwestern Mower County, with its southern border on the Iowa state line. The city is bordered to the north and west by Lyle Township and to the east by Nevada Township, while to the south it is bordered by Otranto Township in Mitchell County, Iowa. U.S. Route 218 passes through the center of Lyle as 1st Street, leading north to Austin, the Mower county seat, and south to Osage, Iowa. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Lyle has an area of , all of it recorded as land. Otter Creek crosses the southeast corner of the city, flowing southwest to the Cedar River at Otranto, Iowa.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  270
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  218
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  208
• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  208
• Black-capped Chickadee

  Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  188
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  181
• Song Sparrow

  Melospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves
  178
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  170

Largest nearby schools

• LYLE ELEMENTARY
  Elementary · LYLE · 122 students · 13.6:1 ratio
• Lyle High School
  High · LYLE · 82 students · 10.3:1 ratio