Lyle, Minnesota

Infobox Settlement
official_name = City of Lyle
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settlement_type = City
nickname = Biggest little town on the border
motto = Our pride is showing!

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map_caption = Location of Lyle within Mower County, Minnesota


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Minnesota
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Mower
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leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Harold Rohne
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established_title = Established
established_date = 1854
established_title2 = Incorporated
established_date2 = June 18, 1870
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area_magnitude = 1 E1
area_total_km2 = 1.99
area_total_sq_mi = 0.77
area_land_km2 = 1.99
area_land_sq_mi = 0.77
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0
area_water_percent = 0.0
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population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 566
population_footnotes = [ [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/GCTTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=04000US27&-_box_head_nbr=GCT-PH1&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-format=ST-7 2000 U.S. Census Factfinder] ]
population_density_km2 = 284.4
population_density_sq_mi = 733.2
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timezone = CST
utc_offset = -6
timezone_DST = CDT
utc_offset_DST = -5
latd = 43 |latm = 30 |lats = 19 |latNS = N
longd = 92 |longm = 56 |longs = 38 |longEW = W
elevation_m = 367
elevation_ft = 1207
postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 55953
website = [http://www.lylemn.org/ www.lylemn.org]
area_code = 507
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 27-38654GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 0647318GR|3
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Lyle is a city in Mower County, Minnesota, United States. Surrounded by Lyle Township, most of the city lies within a mile of the Iowa border, as the state line is the city's southern border. The population was 566 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.0 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 566 people, 211 households, and 148 families residing in the city. The population density was 733.2 people per square mile (283.8/km²). There were 225 housing units at an average density of 291.5/sq mi (112.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.82% White and 0.18% Native American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.35% of the population.

There were 211 households out of which 37.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.7% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.4% were non-families. 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.26.

In the city the population was spread out with 30.0% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 17.0% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 96.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $34,464, and the median income for a family was $42,500. Males had a median income of $30,938 versus $24,107 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,624. About 4.2% of families and 9.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.4% of those under age 18 and 11.0% of those age 65 or over.

School

[http://www.lyle.k12.mn.us Lyle Independent School District #497] serves both the city of Lyle and the surrounding farm community.

This district is merged for purposes of athletics with [http://www.pacellionline.net Austin Pacelli] , a Catholic high school in Austin, Minnesota. Lyle sports teams used to be called the Lyle Lions. Now they are the Lyle-Pacelli Athletics. Since the district is so small, Lyle-Pacelli frequently plays against schools with much larger enrollments and plays nine-man football.

The Lyle area was engaged in a bitter fight over a school bond referendum from 2002 to 2005. Two groups emerged in the community: "Save our Schools and Community", a group supporting construction of a new school, and "Concerned Citizens for Lyle's Future", a group opposing the construction of a new school in favor of other less expensive solutions. In 2005, the Concerned Citizens for Lyle's Future group hired an anti-school bond consultant from Ocheyedan, Iowacite news
url=http://austindailyherald.com/articles/2005/04/27/news/news1.txt
work=Austin Daily Herald
title=Mood Tense Over Lyle School Levy
date=2005-04-27
last=Bonorden
first=Lee
accessdate=2006-10-21] . The bond did eventually pass on May 24, 2005 by a vote of 449 to 343. In this election, 98% of eligible voters participated cite news
url=http://austindailyherald.com/articles/2005/05/25/news/news1.txt
work=Austin Daily Herald
title=Lyle Votes to Rebuild School
date=2005-05-25
last=Bonorden
first=Lee
accessdate=2006-10-21] . The new school has been built on the site of the former facility.

History

The history of Lyle is more fully detailed at: http://www.lylemn.org/history.html.

Lyle Area Businesses

* Advantage Crop Consulting
* [http://www.agri-steel.com Agri-Steel, Inc.]
* Cenex
* [http://www.hansoncsc.com Hanson Construction & Specialty Cabinets, LLC]
* J & R Trucking
* Kountry Kinfolk
* Lyle Body Shop
* Lyle Liquor
* Lyle Lumber
* [http://www.mrsam.com Mr. Sam Communications]
* [http://ncountrycoop.com Northern Country Coop]
* [http://sterlingstatebank.com Sterling State Bank]
* Tucker's Place
* Young Truck Lines

Organizations

* 4-H clubs: Nevada Wide-Awake and London Willing Workers
* American Legion Post 105
* Boy Scouts of America Troop 120
* Garden Club
* Lords of London (snowmobile club)
* Lyle Commercial Club
* Lyle Lions and Lioness Clubs
* Our Savior's Lutheran Church
* Queen of Peace Roman Catholic Church
* [http://www.sixmilegrovechurch.org Six Mile Grove Lutheran Church]

Media

Lyle area news is covered by the following local media organizations:

Newspaper

* Austin Daily Herald
* Rochester Post-Bulletin - Austin Edition

Television

* KAAL - ABC
* KTTC - NBC
* KIMT - CBS
* KSMQ - PBS (public)
* KYIN - PBS (public)

Radio (FM)

* KQPR 96.1 FM
* KROC 101.7 FM
* KROC 106.9 FM

Radio (AM)

* KNFX 970 AM
* KWEB 1270 AM
* KROC 1340 AM
* KATE 1450 AM
* KAUS 1480 AM

References

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External links

* [http://www.lylemn.org City of Lyle]
* [http://www.lyle.k12.mn.us Lyle Public School]
* [http://www.lylealumni.com lylealumni.com] - alumni site for Lyle School