GAYLORD, MICHIGAN

'Gaylord' is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 3,681. It is the county seat of Otsego County⁶.
Gaylord styles itself as an "Alpine Village" and the city center features many buildings with Tyrolean traverse style motifs. Receiving abundant snowfall and experiencing mild summer temperatures, in recent years the area around Gaylord has become known for its many skiing and golf resorts, one of the largest such concentrations in the Midwest. Gaylord features an annual event in July known as the Alpenfest. Participants are encouraged to dress in traditional Swiss stylings.
Gaylord is also seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gaylord; it is by far the smallest settlement serving as the location of an active Roman Catholic cathedral in the United States.
Gaylord is the birthplace of the "father of information theory", Claude Shannon.
Gaylord has two high schools: Gaylord High School, which is one of the largest high schools in Northern Michigan and competes in the Big North Conference along with the five other large high schools in that area of the state. Its 2007 enrollment of 1,076 pupils places it in Class A (large schools) of the Michigan High School Athletic Association. St. Mary Cathedral School is a K-12 school which, despite its small size, has a successful athletic tradition. It is the only private school in the 9-member Ski Valley League and its 2007 high school enrollment of 110 places it in MHSAA's Class D.
Gaylord has a sister city: Pontresina, Switzerland.
Gaylord has one famous resident, Harry Lange, the manager of Fidelity's Magellan Fund.

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Geography

Demographics

External links

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 10.2 km² (4.0 mi²) of which less than 0.1 km² (0.25%) is water.
Gaylord experiences heavy lake effect snow during the winter and is in the middle of the Northern Michigan snowbelt.
Highway signs denote that Gaylord rests on the 45th Parallel Line -- halfway between the equator and the North Pole.

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 3,681 people, 1,584 households, and 888 families residing in the city. The population density was 359.8/km² (932.8/mi²). There were 1,773 housing units at an average density of 173.3/km² (449.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.50% White, 0.30% African American, 0.95% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.33% from other races, and 1.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.71% of the population.
There were 1,584 households out of which 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.8% were married couples living together, 13.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.9% were non-families. 38.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the city the population was spread out with 24.9% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64, and 20.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 79.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $28,770, and the median income for a family was $36,654. Males had a median income of $33,264 versus $19,815 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,313. About 8.8% of families and 9.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.8% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over.

External links

★ Gaylord Herald Times

★ Chamber of Commerce

★ The Gaylord Area Convention & Tourism Bureau