Delano, Minnesota
{{short description|City in Minnesota, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Delano
| settlement_type = City
| nickname =
| motto = The Spirit of Community
| image_skyline = Delano, Minnesota 5.jpg
| imagesize = 225px
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| image_flag =
| image_seal =
| image_map = Wright_County_Minnesota_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Delano_Highlighted.svg
| mapsize = 250px
| map_caption = Location of the city of Delano
within Wright County, Minnesota
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = United States
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Minnesota
| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name2 = Wright
| government_footnotes =
| government_type = Mayor–Council
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Holly Schrupp
| leader_title1 =
| leader_name1 =
| established_title =
| established_date =
| unit_pref = Imperial
| area_magnitude =
| area_total_km2 = 11.47
| area_land_km2 = 11.47
| area_water_km2 = 0.00
| area_total_sq_mi = 4.43
| area_land_sq_mi = 4.43
| area_water_sq_mi = 0.00
| population_as_of = 2020
| population_est =
| pop_est_as_of =
| population_footnotes =
| population_total = 6484
| population_density_km2 = 565.42
| population_density_sq_mi = 1464.32
| timezone = Central (CST)
| utc_offset = -6
| timezone_DST = CDT
| utc_offset_DST = -5
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 281
| elevation_ft = 922
| coordinates = {{coord|45|2|N|93|47|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type = ZIP code
| postal_code = 55328
| area_code = 763
| blank_name = FIPS code
| blank_info = 27-15454{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/ |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website |archive-date=December 27, 1996 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961227012639/http://www.census.gov/ |url-status=live }}
| blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
| blank1_info = 0642749{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov/|access-date=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=United States Geological Survey|date=2007-10-25|archive-date=February 4, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204035720/http://geonames.usgs.gov/|url-status=live}}
| website = [http://www.delano.mn.us/ www.delano.mn.us]
| footnotes =
| pop_est_footnotes =
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Delano ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|d|ɛ|l|ə|ˌ|n|oʊ}} {{Respell|DEH|lə|NOH}}){{cite web |url=http://www.ap.org/minnesota/prono.html |title=Minnesota Pronunciation Guide |website=Associated Press |access-date=July 4, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722194213/http://www.ap.org/minnesota/prono.html |archive-date=July 22, 2011 }} is a city in Wright County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 6,484 at the 2020 census.[https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/delanocityminnesota/PST040221#PST040221 "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Delano city, Minnesota"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109213939/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/delanocityminnesota/PST040221#PST040221|date=November 9, 2023}} It is on the outskirts of the Twin Cities Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Delano was platted in 1868, and named after Francis Roach Delano, a railroad official.{{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/n604 587]}} A post office has been in operation at Delano since 1870.{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MN&county=Wright |title=Wright County |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |access-date=1 August 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151122115736/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MN&county=Wright |archive-date=22 November 2015 }} Delano was incorporated in 1876.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of {{convert|4.43|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=2012-11-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=2012-01-25 }} U.S. Highway 12 serves as a main route in the community. Other routes include County Roads 6 and 11 (from Minneapolis), 16, 17, and 30.
Delano is located at 45.04 degrees north, 93.78 degrees west, along the South Fork of the Crow River. The ZIP code is 55328.
=Climate=
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Delano has a hot-summer humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfa" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Delano was {{convert|104|F|C|1}} on July 31, 1988, while the coldest temperature recorded was {{convert|-37|F|C|1}} on February 2, 1996.
{{Weather box
|location = Delano, Minnesota, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1977–present
|single line = Yes
|Jan record high F = 55
|Feb record high F = 62
|Mar record high F = 79
|Apr record high F = 93
|May record high F = 96
|Jun record high F = 101
|Jul record high F = 104
|Aug record high F = 100
|Sep record high F = 95
|Oct record high F = 90
|Nov record high F = 77
|Dec record high F = 64
|Jan avg record high F = 40.1
|Feb avg record high F = 44.2
|Mar avg record high F = 61.7
|Apr avg record high F = 76.6
|May avg record high F = 85.8
|Jun avg record high F = 90.7
|Jul avg record high F = 91.9
|Aug avg record high F = 90.3
|Sep avg record high F = 86.0
|Oct avg record high F = 79.6
|Nov avg record high F = 59.9
|Dec avg record high F = 44.9
|year avg record high F = 93.9
|Jan high F = 23.0
|Feb high F = 27.7
|Mar high F = 39.7
|Apr high F = 55.5
|May high F = 68.5
|Jun high F = 77.8
|Jul high F = 82.9
|Aug high F = 79.8
|Sep high F = 72.2
|Oct high F = 58.2
|Nov high F = 41.3
|Dec high F = 27.9
|year high F =
|Jan mean F = 13.5
|Feb mean F = 17.1
|Mar mean F = 30.1
|Apr mean F = 44.4
|May mean F = 57.5
|Jun mean F = 67.6
|Jul mean F = 72.4
|Aug mean F = 69.6
|Sep mean F = 61.2
|Oct mean F = 47.7
|Nov mean F = 32.7
|Dec mean F = 19.9
|year mean F =
|Jan low F = 4.0
|Feb low F = 6.6
|Mar low F = 20.5
|Apr low F = 33.3
|May low F = 46.5
|Jun low F = 57.4
|Jul low F = 61.8
|Aug low F = 59.4
|Sep low F = 50.2
|Oct low F = 37.2
|Nov low F = 24.0
|Dec low F = 11.9
|year low F =
|Jan avg record low F = -18.6
|Feb avg record low F = -13.3
|Mar avg record low F = -1.7
|Apr avg record low F = 19.8
|May avg record low F = 33.0
|Jun avg record low F = 44.6
|Jul avg record low F = 50.4
|Aug avg record low F = 48.8
|Sep avg record low F = 35.1
|Oct avg record low F = 23.5
|Nov avg record low F = 6.8
|Dec avg record low F = -9.3
|year avg record low F = -20.6
|Jan record low F = -34
|Feb record low F = -37
|Mar record low F = -20
|Apr record low F = 3
|May record low F = 25
|Jun record low F = 36
|Jul record low F = 41
|Aug record low F = 37
|Sep record low F = 28
|Oct record low F = 13
|Nov record low F = -11
|Dec record low F = -27
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.47
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.69
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.17
|Apr precipitation inch = 2.92
|May precipitation inch = 4.25
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.60
|Jul precipitation inch = 3.78
|Aug precipitation inch = 4.10
|Sep precipitation inch = 2.87
|Oct precipitation inch = 2.16
|Nov precipitation inch = 1.09
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.83
|year precipitation inch =
|Jan snow inch = 6.9
|Feb snow inch = 5.6
|Mar snow inch = 4.9
|Apr snow inch = 1.7
|May snow inch = 0.0
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.0
|Nov snow inch = 3.0
|Dec snow inch = 6.2
|year snow inch =
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 3.2
|Feb precipitation days = 1.6
|Mar precipitation days = 3.6
|Apr precipitation days = 7.3
|May precipitation days = 7.0
|Jun precipitation days = 7.2
|Jul precipitation days = 5.8
|Aug precipitation days = 5.7
|Sep precipitation days = 5.0
|Oct precipitation days = 3.3
|Nov precipitation days = 2.6
|Dec precipitation days = 3.0
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 2.2
|Feb snow days = 2.4
|Mar snow days = 1.7
|Apr snow days = 0.4
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.0
|Nov snow days = 0.7
|Dec snow days = 3.3
|source 1 = NOAA{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00212088&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Delano, MN
|access-date = October 30, 2022
|archive-date = October 30, 2022
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221030233030/https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00212088&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|url-status = live
}}
|source 2 = National Weather Service{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=mpx
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Minneapolis
|access-date = October 30, 2022
|archive-date = May 30, 2022
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220530020338/https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=mpx
|url-status = live
}}
}}
Demographics
{{US Census population
|1880= 407
|1890= 889
|1900= 967
|1910= 1031
|1920= 924
|1930= 914
|1940= 1094
|1950= 1386
|1960= 1612
|1970= 1851
|1980= 2480
|1990= 2709
|2000= 3836
|2010= 5464
|2020= 6484
|align-fn=center
|footnote=[https://web.archive.org/web/20060208103743/http://www.census.gov:80/prod/www/abs/decennial/ U.S. Decennial Census]
}}
= 2020 census =
As of the census of 2020, there were 6,484 people in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 95.4% White, 0.0% African American, 0.0% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, and 3.6% from two or more races.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 29.9% under the age of 18 and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. Females made up 48.1% of the population. 99.8% of the population were high school graduates or higher and 44.8% had a bachelor's degree or higher.
There were 2,319 households, with an average of 2.73 persons per household. Median value of owner-occupied housing units is $278,700. The median household income in the city was $93,531. 3.8% of the population was persons in poverty. 93.1% of households had computers and 91.6% had a broadband internet subscription. The population per square mile was 1,464, with Delano having 4.43 square miles of land area.
=2015 and 2010 census=
As of the census{{cite web|title=American FactFinder|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045216/2715454,00|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=2017-02-07|archive-date=November 9, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109213941/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045216/2715454,00|url-status=live}} of 2015, there were 5,875 people, 2,064 households, and 1,948 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|1349.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 2,064 housing units at an average density of {{convert|509.6|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 96.0% White, 0.4% African American, 0.3% Native American, 1.0% Asian, 0.6% from other races, and 1.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.4% of the population.
There were 2,064 households, of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.9% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 27.6% were non-families. 23.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.29.
The median age in the city was 34.9 years. 31.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.3% were from 25 to 44; 24.7% were from 45 to 64; and 9.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.8% male and 51.2% female.
=2000 census=
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,836 people, 1,368 households, and 986 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,492.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,391 housing units at an average density of {{convert|541.2|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.18% White, 0.34% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.31% from other races, and 0.73% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.91% of the population.
There were 1,368 households, out of which 45.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.5% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.9% were non-families. 22.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.37.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 33.5% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 35.4% from 25 to 44, 17.1% from 45 to 64, and 7.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $52,917, and the median income for a family was $63,011. Males had a median income of $40,902 versus $30,562 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,538. About 1.1% of families and 2.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.0% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over.
Arts and culture
File:Delano Village Hall 2015.jpg]]
Delano hosts Minnesota's oldest and largest Fourth of July celebration, founded in 1857.{{citation needed|date=February 2025}}
Three buildings in the town are on the National Register of Historic Places: the 1880s Eagle Newspaper Office, the 1888 Delano Village Hall, and the 1893 Simon Weldele House.{{cite web |title=Minnesota National Register Properties Database |url=http://www.mnhs.org/preserve/nrhp/ |publisher=Minnesota Historical Society |year=2009 |access-date=2017-01-29 |archive-date=July 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724075808/http://www.mnhs.org/preserve/nrhp/ |url-status=live }}
Government
Delano has a mayor-council government.{{Cite web |title=City Council |url=https://www.delano.mn.us/city-services/city-council |access-date=2023-04-04 |website=www.delano.mn.us |archive-date=February 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230223090927/https://www.delano.mn.us/city-services/city-council |url-status=live }} Holly Schrupp was elected mayor in 2022 and took office on January 6, 2023. Each council member serves a four-year term.
Education
Public education is administered by Delano Public Schools. Schools include:{{cite web | title = Schools | publisher = Delano Public Schools | url = https://www.delano.k12.mn.us/schools | accessdate = February 2, 2015}}
- Delano Elementary School
- Delano Intermediate School
- Delano High School
Parochial schools include St. Maximilian Kolbe Catholic School and Mt. Olive Lutheran School.{{citation needed|date=February 2025}}
Media
The films A Simple Plan and Grumpy Old Men{{Cite web|last=Weeks|first=John|title=Grumpy Old Men Filming Locations|url=https://www.johnweeks.com/tour/gom|url-status=live|access-date=August 27, 2021|website=John A. Weeks III|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181203191830/https://www.johnweeks.com/tour/gom/ |archive-date=2018-12-03 }} were partially filmed in Delano.
Delano is home to the bimonthly newspaper Kurier Polski, the sole Polish/American newspaper in the Midwest, with a distribution of 1,500.{{Cite web|last=Cray|first=Starrla|date=April 9, 2012|title=Authentic Polish newspaper provides a cultural connection|url=http://www.herald-journal.com/archives/2012/stories/polish-paper.html|url-status=live|access-date=August 27, 2021|website=Herald Journal|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515055412/http://www.herald-journal.com/archives/2012/stories/polish-paper.html |archive-date=2012-05-15 }}
Notable people
- Tom Emmer – member of Minnesota House of Representatives.
- Robert O. McEachern - member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1973 to 1992. McEachern grew up in Delano.'Robert McEachern, a most "colorful" legislator,' Minneapolis Star Tribune (Minnesota), Ben Cohen, February 21, 2008, pg. B8
- Ben Meyers - professional ice hockey forward for the NHL's Seattle Kraken.
References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- {{official website|http://www.delano.mn.us/}}
{{Wright County, Minnesota}}
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Category:Cities in Wright County, Minnesota