Gaylord, Minnesota

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Gaylord is a city in Sibley County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 2,279 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Sibley County ⁶.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Employment
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[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.1 km² (1.6 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census ² of 2000, there were 2,279 people, 897 households, and 592 families residing in the city. The population density was 553.4/km² (1,435.3/mi²). There were 930 housing units at an average density of 225.8/km² (585.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 88.02% White, 0.18% African American, 0.61% Native American, 0.70% Asian, 9.78% from other races, and 0.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or 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 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.

   ==HERstory==     
 Gaylord was named for a young Indian maiden that came to live in the area around the present day town. Legend has it that locals were about to name the town Mountville and the lake on which it resides Mud. But that fateful yet wretchedly hot summer, the lake was extremely low. Gaylord, the Indian maiden, was often seen by the lake washing herself.  

 Whence upon the mayor of would-be town heard of this juicy tidbit of gossip, proceeded down to the lake shore one early summer morn. Chances were best to see the maiden in her maker's glory, so the mayor stumbled upon the beauty and when he did, both were taken aback, but the flustered mayor asked how the lake was. To this the fair Indian maiden, fluid in English as well as humor replied back, "It's a tit-low" So the mayor decided then and there that the town be named after this maiden and the lake after that chance encounter.

 But the mayor's grasp of a woman's anatomy was as bad as his penmanship, so the lake name was submitted as Titlow Lake. This information was passed down by stone tablets uncovered in caves during the early 2010s on one of the lake's islands. Or so the story is told!