Editing Byron, Minnesota

{{short description|City in Minnesota, United States}}
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| official_name            = Byron
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| motto                    = "Where Neighbors Become Family"<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.byronmn.com/|title= Official Website for the City of Byron Minnesota|publisher= Official Website for the City of Byron Minnesota |access-date= October 4, 2012}}</ref>

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| leader_name              = [[Andrew Ihrke]]
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| population_total         = 6312
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:''There are also two  [[Byron Township, Minnesota (disambiguation)|Byron Township]]s in Minnesota.''

'''Byron''' is a city in [[Olmsted County, Minnesota|Olmsted County]], [[Minnesota]], United States, approximately {{convert|5|mi|km|spell=in|sigfig=1}} west of [[Rochester, Minnesota|Rochester]] and six miles (9.6 km) east of [[Kasson, Minnesota|Kasson]] on [[U.S. Route 14 in Minnesota|U.S. Route 14]].  It is surrounded by [[Kalmar Township, Minnesota|Kalmar Township]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.co.olmsted.mn.us/links/township_information.asp |title=Township Information |publisher=Olmsted County |access-date=January 4, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091231071736/http://www.co.olmsted.mn.us/links/township_information.asp |archive-date=December 31, 2009 |df=mdy }}</ref>  The population was 6,312 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="2010 Census (City)">{{cite web|title=2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_PL_GCTPL2.ST13&prodType=table |work=American FactFinder |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=April 27, 2011 |df=mdy }}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

Local industries are in the form of [[farm]] services and [[printing]].  A [[grain elevator]] is situated next to the [[railroad|rail]] line that runs through town, which is owned by the [[Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad]].  Schmidt Printing (a subsidiary of [[Taylor Corporation]]) is another major company in town. Byron is also a [[bedroom community]] for nearby Rochester, Minnesota.

==History==
Byron was [[plat]]ted in 1864.<ref name="Upham 385">{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog | title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance | publisher=Minnesota Historical Society | last=Upham | first=Warren | year=1920 | page=[https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog/page/n404 385]}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=Chicago and North Western Railway Company|title=A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OspBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA50|year=1908|page=50}}</ref> A post office called Byron has been in operation since 1868.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MN&county=Olmsted | title=Olmsted County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=27 July 2015}}</ref>  by [[George W. Van Dusen]] which he named after his birthplace of [[Byron, New York]]. Byron was incorporated in 1873.<ref name="Upham 385" /> Before the town was established, a small community known as Bear Grove was west of present-day Byron.

==Geography==
{{wide image|Byron, Minnesota.jpg|190px||100%|left
|alt=Byron, Minnesota}}
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|2.91|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all  land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2012-11-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112090031/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=January 12, 2012 |df=mdy }}</ref>

===Climate===
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| collapsed   = yes
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| location    = Byron 4N, Minnesota (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1993–2018)
| Jan record high F = 55
| Feb record high F = 61
| Mar record high F = 80
| Apr record high F = 89
| May record high F = 96
| Jun record high F = 97
| Jul record high F = 103
| Aug record high F = 97
| Sep record high F = 92
| Oct record high F = 93
| Nov record high F = 77
| Dec record high F = 65
| year record high F = 103
| Jan high F = 22.6
| Feb high F = 27.4
| Mar high F = 40.2
| Apr high F = 55.0
| May high F = 67.6
| Jun high F = 77.9
| Jul high F = 81.2
| Aug high F = 79.1
| Sep high F = 72.0
| Oct high F = 58.2
| Nov high F = 41.9
| Dec high F = 28.3
| year high F = 54.3
| Jan mean F = 13.0
| Feb mean F = 16.8
| Mar mean F = 30.0
| Apr mean F = 43.3
| May mean F = 55.7
| Jun mean F = 66.2
| Jul mean F = 69.7
| Aug mean F = 67.2
| Sep mean F = 59.4
| Oct mean F = 45.9
| Nov mean F = 32.3
| Dec mean F = 19.7
| year mean F = 43.3
| Jan low F = 3.5
| Feb low F = 6.1
| Mar low F = 19.7
| Apr low F = 31.5
| May low F = 43.8
| Jun low F = 54.5
| Jul low F = 58.1
| Aug low F = 55.3
| Sep low F = 46.8
| Oct low F = 33.5
| Nov low F = 22.8
| Dec low F = 11.1
| year low F = 32.2
| Jan record low F = -36
| Feb record low F = -40
| Mar record low F = -26
| Apr record low F = 7
| May record low F = 20
| Jun record low F = 32
| Jul record low F = 40
| Aug record low F = 33
| Sep record low F = 24
| Oct record low F = 12
| Nov record low F = -11
| Dec record low F = -26
| year record low F = -40
| precipitation colour   = green
| Jan precipitation inch = 1.02
| Feb precipitation inch = 1.12
| Mar precipitation inch = 2.09
| Apr precipitation inch = 3.62
| May precipitation inch = 4.31
| Jun precipitation inch = 5.27
| Jul precipitation inch = 4.63
| Aug precipitation inch = 4.80
| Sep precipitation inch = 3.47
| Oct precipitation inch = 2.44
| Nov precipitation inch = 1.90
| Dec precipitation inch = 1.32
| year precipitation inch = 35.99
| unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
| Jan precipitation days  = 6.5
| Feb precipitation days  = 5.8
| Mar precipitation days  = 7.5
| Apr precipitation days  = 10.0
| May precipitation days  = 13.3
| Jun precipitation days  = 13.5
| Jul precipitation days  = 10.7
| Aug precipitation days  = 11.2
| Sep precipitation days  = 10.0
| Oct precipitation days  = 9.4
| Nov precipitation days  = 5.9
| Dec precipitation days  = 7.2
| year precipitation days = 111.0
| Jan snow inch = 8.8
| Feb snow inch = 9.6
| Mar snow inch = 8.8
| Apr snow inch = 1.2
| May snow inch = 0.6
| Jun snow inch = 0.0
| Jul snow inch = 0.0
| Aug snow inch = 0.0
| Sep snow inch = 0.0
| Oct snow inch = 0.1
| Nov snow inch = 2.8
| Dec snow inch = 12.5
| year snow inch = 44.4
| unit snow days = 0.1 in
| Jan snow days  = 7.3
| Feb snow days  = 5.6
| Mar snow days  = 3.5
| Apr snow days  = 1.1
| May snow days  = 0.1
| Jun snow days  = 0.0
| Jul snow days  = 0.0
| Aug snow days  = 0.0
| Sep snow days  = 0.0
| Oct snow days  = 0.2
| Nov snow days  = 2.0
| Dec snow days  = 6.0
| year snow days = 25.8
| source = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]]<ref name="NOWData">{{cite web
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|title = NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = April 2, 2024}}</ref><ref name="NCEI">{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00211174&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|title = Summary of Monthly Normals 1991-2020
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = April 2, 2024}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 222
|1890= 291
|1900= 347
|1910= 272
|1920= 302
|1930= 323
|1940= 341
|1950= 385
|1960= 660
|1970= 1419
|1980= 1715
|1990= 2441
|2000= 3500
|2010= 4914
|2020= 6312
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="FactFinder">{{cite web|title=American FactFinder|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212234628/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-02-12|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-11-13}}</ref> of 2010, there were 4,914 people, 1,796 households, and 1,366 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1688.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 1,891 housing units at an average density of {{convert|649.8|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 96.2% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.7% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.1% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.0% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.5% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.4% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.8% of the population.

There were 1,796 households, of which 44.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 23.9% were non-families. 18.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.15.

The median age in the city was 33.1 years. 31.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 29.8% were from 25 to 44; 24.3% were from 45 to 64; and 7.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.4% male and 50.6% female.

==Transportation==
Byron has in town and local community to community transportation provided by Rolling Hills Transit. The transportation is fare based and rides can be scheduled by calling their office or visiting their website at rhtbus.com.

A commuter bus service to Rochester is operated by [[Rochester City Lines]] and has three trips daily through Byron each day. Two of those three go directly to a [[park-and-ride]] lot on the eastern edge of town, while the third zigzags through the city to pick up riders.

The DM&E rail line was originally built by the Winona and St. Peter Railroad, which reached west through town to neighboring [[Kasson, Minnesota|Kasson]] in 1865. The station was west of what is now Byron Avenue, and was rebuilt in 1883.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.west2k.com/mnstations/olmsted.shtml|title = Olmsted County Minnesota Railroad Stations}}</ref> The [[Chicago and North Western Railway]] gained control of the Winona and St. Peter a few years after the line reached Byron. The C&NW operated the line until the 1980s, when it was spun off to create the DM&E.

==Community and government==
[[File:Byron City Hall.jpg|thumb|Byron City Hall]]
Byron has a mayor and a four-member city council. There are also four other government boards including an economic development authority and a park board. Byron City Hall is near the elementary school on 10th Avenue. It is also a fairly new structure. The old city hall is in the center of town at Byron Avenue and 4th Street and was built in 1938.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.byronmn.com/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={3070FF07-94B3-4EF9-80A9-3C0F3386210E}|title=History|publisher=Byron, Minnesota|access-date=December 31, 2009}}</ref> The city's first water tower was built next to that location in 1935, and torn down around 2004. The Byron city flag consists of three stripes of blue, white, and green. It has five stars on the top blue stripe, and a bear in the center of the white stripe. The flag's design was chosen in a citywide contest and the winning design was designed by Jeff and Allison Ihrke.

The weekly ''Byron Review'' newspaper covers city events. It is owned by [[Community News Corporation]], which also operates papers in [[Hayfield, Minnesota|Hayfield]] and [[Dodge Center, Minnesota|Dodge Center]].

===Education===
{{Main|Byron High School (Minnesota)}}
[[File:Byron High School-2.jpg|thumb|[[Byron High School (Minnesota)|Byron High School]]]]

==Parks and recreation==

===Parks===
One of the major parks in the county, [[Oxbow Park and Zollman Zoo]], is 3.5 miles north of town. The zoo has dozens of animals from 30 different native species, including a number of [[bird]]s, a [[mountain lion]], wolves, otters, [[white-tailed deer]], and some [[bison]].

Byron has several city parks, a public pool open in the summer, and many recreational fields, such as soccer and baseball fields.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.byronmn.com/parks|title=Welcome to the City of Byron Parks!|website=www.byronmn.com|language=en|access-date=2020-04-26}}</ref>

===Golf===
Byron is home to [[Somerby Golf Club and Community]], a private golf club and community on the north side of the city. Links of Byron was a nine-hole public course that closed in 2015.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://byronmn.com City of Byron]
*[http://www.byronmnchamber.com Byron Chamber of Commerce]
*[http://bears.byron.k12.mn.us Byron Public Schools]

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