Tyler, Minnesota
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Tyler is a city in Lincoln County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,218 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.0 km² (1.9 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,218 people, 532 households, and 338 families residing in the city. The population density was 244.9/km² (632.8/mi²). There were 577 housing units at an average density of 116.0/km² (299.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.78% White, 0.49% Native American, 0.49% Asian, 1.23% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.87% of the population.
There were 532 households out of which 24.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.0% were married couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.3% were non-families. 33.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.81.
In the city the population was spread out with 21.3% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 21.6% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 27.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 88.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $31,196, and the median income for a family was $37,841. Males had a median income of $30,592 versus $17,981 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,451. About 3.8% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.0% of those under age 18 and 14.0% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Settlement
"The Tyler area was sparsely populated until 1879. In September of 1879 the Chicago Northwestern Railroad Company sent John Brandt and ten other men to what is now Tyler. These men established a depot station for the new railroad.
In the fall of 1879 the first village meeting was held. On this occasion the name Tyler was selected for the village to honor a prominent business man at the time, C.B. Tyler. C.B. lived in Tracy and Marshall before passing away on December 15, 1915 in Pasadena, California.
Then on June 1, 1880 the first census was taken. It showed that the Village of Tyler in Hope Township contained a total of 81 people. The occupations of these people varied from grocer to carpenter, physician to saloon keeper, and servant to stone mason, but the largest group of workers were farmers.
By the summer of 1887 the small town doubled its population from that first census of 81 people to 178 people. This was the summer that the Village of Tyler held its vote for incorporation as a town. Out of twenty-two votes, nineteen were for and three were against. Tyler then became a town with its first president being J.W. Kendall.
Tyler soon provided needed utilities to its citizens and built a water tower. The first water tower was sold to nearby Ruthton in 1896. A second was built and then was soon sold to Soren Christensen and Jens Jaspersen in 1910; and the third water tower currently stands today.
Electric lighting in Tyler first came in 1909, but not until ten years later, 1919, was there twenty-four hour service." (Hansen, Bridget. http://www.tylermn.com/web%20page.htm)
[edit] Annual Events
Aebleskiver Days is the yearly town celebration, held on the fourth weekend of July. The event is named after the aebleskiver, a spherical Danish pancake.
The Lincoln County Fairgrounds are located in Tyler where the yearly county fair takes place in August.
