Gaylord, Michigan Gaylord, Michigan Location of Gaylord, Michigan Location of Gaylord, Michigan State Michigan Gaylord is a town/city in and the governmental center of county of Otsego County, Michigan, United States. The populace was 3,645 at the 2010 census.
The town/city is also the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gaylord; it is by far the smallest settlement serving as the locale of an active Roman Catholic cathedral in the United States.
Gaylord styles itself as an "alpine village" and the town/city center features many buildings with Tyrolean traverse style motifs.
Receiving abundant snow flurry and experiencing mild summer temperatures, for many years the region around Gaylord has turn into known for its many skiing and golf resorts, one of the biggest such concentrations in the Midwest.
Gaylord was titled for an attorney working with the Michigan Central Railroad. According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 4.83 square miles (12.51 km2), of which, 4.80 square miles (12.43 km2) is territory and 0.03 square miles (0.08 km2) is water. Gaylord experiences heavy lake effect snow amid the winter and is in the middle of the Northern Michigan snowbelt.
Highway signs denote that Gaylord rests on the 45th alongside line halfway between the equator and the North Pole.
According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Gaylord has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps. Average snowy days ( 0.1 in) 15.8 11.5 7.2 3.1 0.2 0 0 0 0 1.6 7.2 14.4 61 As of the census of 2010, there were 3,645 citizens , 1,610 homeholds, and 826 families residing in the city.
There were 1,847 housing units at an average density of 384.8 per square mile (148.6/km2).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 94.8% White, 0.9% African American, 0.8% Native American, 1.0% Asian, 0.2% from other competitions, and 2.3% from two or more competitions.
There were 1,610 homeholds of which 27.8% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 33.7% were married couples living together, 13.5% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 4.1% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 48.7% were non-families.
42.0% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 19.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average homehold size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.95.
The median age in the town/city was 39.3 years.
22.7% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 10.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.2% were from 25 to 44; 23.2% were from 45 to 64; and 20% were 65 years of age or older.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,681 citizens , 1,584 homeholds, and 888 families residing in the city.
There were 1,773 housing units at an average density of 449.3 per square mile (173.3/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 96.50% White, 0.30% African American, 0.95% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.33% from other competitions, and 1.55% from two or more competitions.
There were 1,584 homeholds out of which 29.0% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 38.8% were married couples living together, 13.4% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 43.9% were non-families.
38.1% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 19.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average homehold size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the city, the populace 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 income for a homehold in the town/city was $28,770, and the median income for a family was $36,654.
About 8.8% of families and 9.7% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 8.8% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over.
Gaylord has three high schools: Gaylord High School, which is one of the biggest high schools in Northern Michigan and competes in the Big North Conference along with the five other large high schools in that region of the state.
Its 2007 enrollment of 1,076 pupils places it in Class A (large schools) of the Michigan High School Athletic Association.
It is the only private school in the nine-member Ski Valley League and its 2015 high school enrollment of 85 places it in MHSAA's Class D.
Although it is not a true 'cross-peninsular' highway crosses the lower peninsula from Lake Michigan to Lake Huron it is close. F-42 begins at BL I-75 (Old US 27) south of the town/city and proceeds eastern to M-32 southeast of Gaylord.
Old 27 is the former route of US 27 and is a primary north south small-town route through the town/city and the rest of Otsego County. Gaylord Regional Airport is positioned at 1100 Aero Drive, Gaylord, MI 49735.
The Airport is licensed by the Michigan Aeronautics Commission as a General Utility Airport.
It is listed as a tier one airport in all categories of the Michigan Airport System Plan. Due to the distance from Lake Michigan and the elevation, snow flurry is greatly increased referred to as Lake Effect Snow.
The North Central State Trail north to Mackinaw City is a Rails to trails converted remnant of a spur line of the Michigan Central Railroad that used to serve Gaylord. Cross nation skiing is an meaningful tourist activeness near Gaylord.
With two of the top-rated cross nation venues in Michigan, namely Hartwick Pines State Park Trails and Mason Tract Pathway nearby. Forbush corners in close-by Frederic, Michigan is a world-recognized center for education and training in cross nation skiing, and benefits from early and late snow due to a 'snow belt micro climate.' Local journal Gaylord Herald Times serves the area. WSRT 106.7 FM, a talk airways broadcast (formerly WKPK "The Peak," a locally legendary top 40 station) which, although licensed to Gaylord, is based in Traverse City.
Gaylord is also served by radio and TV broadcasts from Traverse City, Petoskey, Charlevoix, Cadillac, Grayling, Houghton Lake, Cheboygan, and Alpena.
"Population Estimates".
The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States.
Gaylord signs denoting the 45th Parallel.
"Gaylord, Michigan Koppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Enumeration of Population and Housing".
"Michigan Highways: Route Listings: Routes 30-39".
Gaylord Airport, County page.
*Gaylord Regional Airport Information "North Central State Trail".
Rankings of best cross nation skiing in Michigan.
Municipalities and communities of Otsego County, Michigan, United States
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