Editing Gaylord, Minnesota

{{Short description|City in Minnesota, United States}}
{{use mdy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = Gaylord, Minnesota
| settlement_type          = [[City]]
| nickname                 = 
| motto                    = "The Hub Of Sibley County"

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| image_map                = Sibley_County_Minnesota_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Gaylord_Highlighted.svg
| mapsize                  = 250px
| map_caption              = Location of Gaylord<br/>within Sibley County and state of Minnesota
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| subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name         = United States
| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[Minnesota]]
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Minnesota|County]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Sibley County, Minnesota|Sibley]]

<!-- Government -->
| government_footnotes     = 
| government_type          = Mayor &ndash; Council
| leader_title             = Mayor
| leader_name              = Dawn Kratzke 
Muchow{{citation needed|date=July 2023}}
| established_title        = 
| established_date         = <!-- Area -->
| unit_pref                = Imperial
| area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_27.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=July 24, 2022}}</ref>
| area_magnitude           = 
| area_total_km2           = 4.82
| area_land_km2            = 4.82
| area_water_km2           = 0.00
| area_total_sq_mi         = 1.86
| area_land_sq_mi          = 1.86
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_est           = 
| pop_est_as_of            = 
| population_footnotes     = 
| population_total         = 2273
| population_density_km2   = 471.73
| population_density_sq_mi = 1222.04

<!-- General information -->| timezone                 = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
| utc_offset               = -6
| timezone_DST             = CDT
| utc_offset_DST           = -5
| elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft             = 988
| coordinates              = {{coord|44|33|21|N|94|12|48|W|region:US-MN|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code              = 55334
| area_code                = [[Area code 507|507]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 27-23300<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
| blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info              = 2394868<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2394868}}</ref>
| website                  = [http://www.exploregaylord.org/ Exploregaylord.org]
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'''Gaylord''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|g|eɪ|l|ər|d}} {{respell|GAY|lərd}})<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ap.org/minnesota/prono.html |title=Minnesota Pronunciation Guide |website=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=July 4, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722194213/http://www.ap.org/minnesota/prono.html |archive-date=July 22, 2011 }}</ref> is a city and the [[county seat]] of [[Sibley County, Minnesota|Sibley County]], [[Minnesota]], United States, along the shore of Titlow Lake. It is approximately {{convert|65|mi|km}} west-southwest of Minneapolis-St. Paul.<ref>[http://minnesota.hometownlocator.com/MN/Sibley/Gaylord.cfm Gaylord, Minnesota MN Community Profile: City Data, Resources, Maps<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The population was 2,305 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 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=27 April 2011 }}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref>

==History==
A commonly used trail to the Dakota Territory passed through the future site of Gaylord in the 1850s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gaylord.govoffice.com/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC=%7BB8BE180C-26AF-4237-B7B7-E07505829575%7D |title=Gaylord History (archived) |publisher=City of Gaylord, MN |access-date=8 August 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090102182815/http://www.gaylord.govoffice.com/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC=%7BB8BE180C-26AF-4237-B7B7-E07505829575%7D |archive-date=January 2, 2009 }}</ref>

Gaylord was [[plat]]ted in 1881, and named for Edward W. Gaylord, a railroad official.<ref>{{cite book|last=Upham|first=Warren|title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance|url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog|year=1920|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|page=[https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog/page/n536 519]}}</ref> A post office has been in operation at Gaylord since 1881.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MN&county=Sibley | title=Sibley County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=8 August 2015}}</ref>

Gaylord's current mayor is Dawn Kratzke, while its Council President is Chad Muchow. The City Council meets every first and third Wednesday of each month at 6:30&nbsp;p.m. at Gaylord City Hall (332 Main Avenue, Gaylord).

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.67|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 }}</ref> Minnesota State Highways [[Minnesota State Highway 5|5]], [[Minnesota State Highway 19|19]], and [[Minnesota State Highway 22|22]] are three of the main routes through the community.

===Climate===
{{Weather box   <!-- Infobox begins -->
| single line = Y
| location    = Gaylord, Minnesota, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1956&ndash;present

|Jan record high F = 53
|Feb record high F = 63
|Mar record high F = 84
|Apr record high F = 93
|May record high F = 99
|Jun record high F = 103
|Jul record high F = 105
|Aug record high F = 104
|Sep record high F = 98
|Oct record high F = 89
|Nov record high F = 78
|Dec record high F = 65

|Jan avg record high F = 39.2
|Feb avg record high F = 44.3
|Mar avg record high F = 62.4
|Apr avg record high F = 79.1
|May avg record high F = 89.1
|Jun avg record high F = 93.4
|Jul avg record high F = 94.0
|Aug avg record high F = 91.4
|Sep avg record high F = 88.5
|Oct avg record high F = 80.2
|Nov avg record high F = 61.2
|Dec avg record high F = 44.9
|year avg record high F = 96.2

<!-- Average high temperatures -->
| Jan high F  =21.2
| Feb high F  =25.6
| Mar high F  =38.4
| Apr high F  =54.4
| May high F  =68.2
| Jun high F  =78.4
| Jul high F  =82.4
| Aug high F  =79.8
| Sep high F  =72.3
| Oct high F  =57.3
| Nov high F  =40.7
| Dec high F  =27.0
<!-- Mean daily temperature -->
| Jan mean F  =13.6
| Feb mean F  =17.5
| Mar mean F  =30.3
| Apr mean F  =44.9
| May mean F  =58.3
| Jun mean F  =68.9
| Jul mean F  =72.7
| Aug mean F  =70.1
| Sep mean F  =61.9
| Oct mean F  =47.9
| Nov mean F  =32.9
| Dec mean F  =19.7
<!-- Average low temperatures -->
| Jan low F  =6.0
| Feb low F  =9.4
| Mar low F  =22.3
| Apr low F  =35.4
| May low F  =48.4
| Jun low F  =59.4
| Jul low F  =63.0
| Aug low F  =60.4
| Sep low F  =51.4
| Oct low F  =38.4
| Nov low F  =25.1
| Dec low F  =12.5

|Jan avg record low F = -17.0
|Feb avg record low F = -11.5
|Mar avg record low F = -1.3
|Apr avg record low F = 20.5
|May avg record low F = 34.3
|Jun avg record low F = 47.1
|Jul avg record low F = 53.1
|Aug avg record low F = 49.8
|Sep avg record low F = 36.5
|Oct avg record low F = 22.7
|Nov avg record low F = 6.0
|Dec avg record low F = -9.3
|year avg record low F = -19.6

|Jan record low F = -32
|Feb record low F = -34
|Mar record low F = -25
|Apr record low F = 2
|May record low F = 21
|Jun record low F = 38
|Jul record low F = 44
|Aug record low F = 39
|Sep record low F = 23
|Oct record low F = 11
|Nov record low F = -16
|Dec record low F = -34

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.85
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.85
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.78
|Apr precipitation inch = 3.00
|May precipitation inch = 3.54
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.93
|Jul precipitation inch = 3.61
|Aug precipitation inch = 4.61
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.23
|Oct precipitation inch = 2.11
|Nov precipitation inch = 1.65
|Dec precipitation inch = 1.35
|year precipitation inch =

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 2.9
|Feb precipitation days = 2.3
|Mar precipitation days = 3.7
|Apr precipitation days = 6.3
|May precipitation days = 8.8
|Jun precipitation days = 8.9
|Jul precipitation days = 6.9
|Aug precipitation days = 7.6
|Sep precipitation days = 6.7
|Oct precipitation days = 5.2
|Nov precipitation days = 3.4
|Dec precipitation days = 2.6

|Jan snow inch = 7.8
|Feb snow inch = 5.7
|Mar snow inch = 9.3
|Apr snow inch = 1.4
|May snow inch = 0.0
|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 = 5.4
|Dec snow inch = 8.9
|year snow inch =

|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 3.8
|Feb snow days = 2.7
|Mar snow days = 2.5
|Apr snow days = 0.6
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.0
|Nov snow days = 1.4
|Dec snow days = 3.4

|source 1 = NOAA (precip/precip days, snow/snow days 1981&ndash;2010)<ref name = NOAA>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00213076&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Gaylord, MN (1991&ndash;2020)
|access-date = May 13, 2023
}}
</ref><ref>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly&stations=USC00213076&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Gaylord, MN (1981&ndash;2010)
|access-date = May 13, 2023
}}
</ref>
|source 2 = National Weather Service<ref name = NOWData>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=mpx
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Minneapolis
|access-date = May 13, 2023
}}
</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 387
|1900= 608
|1910= 610
|1920= 783
|1930= 812
|1940= 1049
|1950= 1229
|1960= 1631
|1970= 1720
|1980= 1933
|1990= 1935
|2000= 2279
|2010= 2305
|2020= 2273
|align-fn=center
|footnote=[https://web.archive.org/web/20060208103743/http://www.census.gov:80/prod/www/abs/decennial/ U.S. Decennial Census]
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-11-13}}</ref> of 2010, there were 2,305 people, 929 households, and 590 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1380.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 996 housing units at an average density of {{convert|596.4|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 87.6% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.2% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.1% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.2% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 9.6% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.2% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 23.0% of the population.

There were 929 households, of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.5% were non-families. 32.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.05.

The median age in the city was 37.3 years. 27% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.6% were from 25 to 44; 22.6% were from 45 to 64; and 18.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.2% male and 50.8% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,279 people, 897 households, and 592 families living in the city.  The population density was {{convert|1,435.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 930 housing units at an average density of {{convert|585.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the city was 88.02% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.18% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.61% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.70% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 9.78% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.70% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 17.38% of the population.

There were 897 households, out of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.9% were non-families. 29.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.7% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 21.0% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.1 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $39,053, and the median income for a family was $45,750. Males had a median income of $29,167 versus $22,406 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $17,048.  About 9.4% of families and 13.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 21.5% of those under age 18 and 8.5% of those age 65 or over.

==Employment==
Michael Foods is Gaylord's largest employer, situated at the confluence of Highways 5 and 19 on the east edge of the town. The second-largest is Sibley County, of which Gaylord is the county seat.

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Gaylord, Minnesota}}
*[http://www.exploregaylord.org City Website]

{{Sibley County, Minnesota}}
{{Minnesota county seats}}

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[[Category:Cities in Minnesota]]
[[Category:Cities in Sibley County, Minnesota]]
[[Category:County seats in Minnesota]]
[[Category:1881 establishments in Minnesota]]