Editing Lyle, Minnesota

{{short description|City in Minnesota, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
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|name                     = Lyle, Minnesota
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|settlement_type          = [[City]]
|nickname                 = Biggest little town on the border{{Cite needed|date=February 2024}}
|motto                    = "Our pride is showing!"{{Cite needed|date=February 2024}}
|image_skyline            = Water tower- Lyle Minnesota.png
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|image_caption            = Lyle water tower in park on [[U.S. Route 218]]
|image_flag               = Flag of Lyle, Minnesota.svg
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|map_caption              = Location in [[Mower County, Minnesota|Mower County]] and the state of [[Minnesota]]
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|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Minnesota]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Minnesota|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Mower County, Minnesota|Mower]]
|government_type          = Mayor - Council
|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
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|established_title        = Established
|established_date         = 1854
|established_title2       = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
|established_date2        = June 18, 1870
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|unit_pref                = Imperial
|area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023">{{cite web |title=2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Minnesota |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2023_Gazetteer/2023_gaz_place_27.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=February 12, 2024}}</ref>
|area_total_km2           = 1.96
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|area_water_km2           = 0.00
|area_total_sq_mi         = 0.76
|area_land_sq_mi          = 0.76
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = <ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=1600000US2738654&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| title=P1. Race – Lyle city, Minnesota: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=February 12, 2024}}</ref>
|population_total         = 522
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|population_density_sq_mi = 690.48
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|timezone                 = [[North American Central Time Zone|CST]]
|utc_offset               = -6
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|utc_offset_DST           = -5
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|elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
|elevation_ft             = 1194
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code]]
|postal_code              = 55953
|area_code                = [[Area code 507|507]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 27-38654<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 2395790<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2395790}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|www.lylemn.org}}
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}}

'''Lyle''' is a city in [[Mower County, Minnesota|Mower County]], [[Minnesota]], United States. The city lies on the north side of the [[Iowa]] border. The population was 522 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020"/>

== History ==
Lyle was [[plat]]ted in 1870.<ref name="Upham 361">{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog | title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance | publisher=Minnesota Historical Society | last=Upham | first=Warren | year=1920 | page=[https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog/page/n380 361]}}</ref> The city was named after [[Robert Lyle (Minnesota politician)|Robert Lyle]], a farmer, territorial, and state legislator.<ref>[http://www.lylemn.org/history.html History of Lyle, Minnesota] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070702030609/http://www.lylemn.org/history.html |date=2007-07-02 }}</ref> Lyle was incorporated in 1875.<ref name="Upham 361" />

==Geography==
Lyle is in southwestern Mower County, with its southern border on the [[Iowa]] state line. The city is bordered to the north and west by [[Lyle Township, Mower County, Minnesota|Lyle Township]] and to the east by [[Nevada Township, Mower County, Minnesota|Nevada Township]], while to the south it is bordered by [[Otranto Township, Mitchell County, Iowa|Otranto Township]] in [[Mitchell County, Iowa]].

[[U.S. Route 218]] passes through the center of Lyle as 1st Street, leading north {{convert|12|mi}} to [[Austin, Minnesota|Austin]], the Mower [[county seat]], and south {{convert|21|mi}} to [[Osage, Iowa]].

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], Lyle has an area of {{convert|0.76|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all of it recorded as land.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023"/> Otter Creek crosses the southeast corner of the city, flowing southwest to the [[Cedar River (Iowa River tributary)|Cedar River]] at [[Otranto, Iowa]].

[[Image:Main entrance to new school in Lyle, MN.jpg|thumb|Main entrance to the new school.]]
[[File:Agri-Steel,_Lyle,_MN.png|thumb|Agri-Steel, largest private employer in Lyle]]
[[File:Young_trucking_Lyle,_MN.png|thumb|Young Trucking, based in Lyle]]

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 182
|1890= 306
|1900= 488
|1910= 552
|1920= 505
|1930= 453
|1940= 513
|1950= 609
|1960= 607
|1970= 522
|1980= 576
|1990= 504
|2000= 566
|2010= 551
|2020= 522
|align-fn=center
|footnote=[https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html U.S. Decennial Census]
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-11-13}}</ref> of 2010, there were 551 people, 220 households, and 147 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|725.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 235 housing units at an average density of {{convert|309.2|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.2% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.2% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.5% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.7% of the population.

There were 220 households, of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 33.2% were non-families. 30.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.06.

The median age in the city was 36.3 years. 27.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.6% were from 25 to 44; 26.1% were from 45 to 64; and 14.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.3% male and 51.7% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 566 people, 211 households, and 148 families residing in the city.  The population density was {{convert|733.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 225 housing units at an average density of {{convert|291.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the city was 99.82% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] and 0.18% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|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 [[Marriage|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 ==
Lyle Independent School District #497 serves both the city of Lyle and the surrounding farm community.

This district is merged for purposes of [[sport|athletics]] with Austin Pacelli, a [[Catholic]] [[High school (North America)|high school]] in [[Austin, Minnesota|Austin]], [[Minnesota]]. Lyle sports teams, formerly the Lyle Lions, are now 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, Concerned Citizens for Lyle's Future hired an anti-school-bond consultant from [[Ocheyedan, Iowa|Ocheyedan]], [[Iowa]].<ref name="2005 school consultant">{{cite 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 |access-date=2006-10-21 }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
</ref> The bond passed on May 24, 2005, by a vote of 449 to 343. In this election, 98% of eligible voters participated.<ref name="2005 school referendum passes">{{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 |access-date=2006-10-21 }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
</ref> The new school has been built on the site of the former facility.
{| border="1"
|+ ''Lyle School Bond Referendum Voting Results, 2002-2005''<ref name="2005 school referendum countdown">{{cite news|url=http://austindailyherald.com/articles/2005/05/21/news/news1.txt |work=Austin Daily Herald |title=Countdown to Lyle Bond Vote Begins |date=2005-05-21 |last=Bonorden |first=Lee |access-date=2006-10-21 }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
</ref>
!  !! Bond issue size !! Votes for !! Votes against !! Margin !! Result
|-
! 2002-11-05
| $11.1 million || 276 || 356 || 80 || Rejected
|-
! 2002-12-03
| $8.05 million || 325 || 365 || 29 || Rejected
|-
! 2004-09-14
| $6.3 million || 310 || 319 || 9 || Rejected
|-
! 2005-05-24
| $8.34 million || 449 || 343 || 106 || Passed
|}

== Media ==
[[File:Grove St. Lyle, Minn. 9600.jpg|thumb|right|Grove Street in Lyle, Minnesota circa 1921]]
Lyle-area news is covered by the following local media organizations:

=== Newspapers ===
* ''[[Austin Daily Herald]]''
* ''[[Rochester Post-Bulletin]]'' - Austin Edition

=== Television ===
* [[KAAL]] - [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
* [[KTTC]] - [[NBC]]
* [[KIMT]] - [[CBS]]
* [[KSMQ]] - [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]] (public)
* [[KYIN]] - [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]] (public)

=== Radio (FM)===
* [[List of radio stations in Minnesota|KQPR]] 96.1 FM
* [[List of radio stations in Minnesota|KRCH]] 101.7 FM
* [[List of radio stations in Minnesota|KROC]] 106.9 FM
* [[List of radio stations in Minnesota|The Blaze]] 102.7 FM

=== Radio (AM) ===
* [[List of radio stations in Minnesota|KNFX]] 970 AM
* [[List of radio stations in Minnesota|KWEB]] 1270 AM
* [[List of radio stations in Minnesota|KROC]] 1340 AM
* [[List of radio stations in Minnesota|KATE]] 1450 AM
* [[List of radio stations in Minnesota|KAUS]] 1480 AM

==References==
<references />

==Further reading==
* {{cite book |author=Inter-State Historical Co. |year=1884 | title=History of Mower County, Minnesota 1884| publisher=The Free Press Publishing House | location=[[Mankato, Minnesota]]}}
* {{cite book | author=Lyle Centennial Committee | year=1970 | title=Centennial History of Lyle, 1870-1970 }}
* {{cite book |author=Mower County Historical Society | year=2001 | title=Images of America: Mower County, Minnesota | publisher=[[Arcadia Publishing]] | isbn=0-7385-1992-8 }}
* {{cite book |publisher=St. Ansgar Enterprise and Lyle Leader News | year=1941 | title=History and Golden Memories of Lyle, Minnesota, 1853-1941|location=[[St. Ansgar, Iowa]] }}
* {{cite book|title=Mill on the Willow: A History of Mower County, Minnesota|year=1984|author=Mower County History Committee|publisher=Graphic Pub. Co.|publication-place=Lake Mills, Iowa|lccn=84-062356|oclc=13009348}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Lyle, Minnesota}}
*{{Official|www.lylemn.org}}
*[http://lyle.mn Lyle Historical Society]
*[http://www.lyle.k12.mn.us Lyle Public School]

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[[Category:Cities in Mower County, Minnesota]]