Tracy, Minnesota

Tracy was platted in 1875.{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OspBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA131 | title=A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways | author=Chicago and North Western Railway Company | year=1908 | page=131}} It was named for John F. Tracy, a railroad official.{{cite book |author= |orig-date=1938|date=1985 |title=WPA Guide to Minnesota |url= |publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|location=Saint Paul, Minnesota |pages=406 |isbn=0873517121}} A post office called Tracy has been in operation since 1877.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MN&county=Lyon&searchtext=&pagenum=2 | title=Lyon County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=March 30, 2015}} The city was incorporated in 1893.{{cite book|last=Upham|first=Warren|title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance|url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog|year=1920|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|page=[https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog/page/n333 314]}}

On June 13, 1968, Tracy was hit by an F5 tornado which killed nine people and injured 150. Until the 1960s, Tracy was a highly active railroad town on the Chicago & Northwestern Railway as a concentration point for numerous branch lines in the area serving heavy agriculture. Today, Tracy holds an annual summer festival called "Boxcar Days," which takes place Labor Day weekend as a sign of the railroad's influence on the town. Tracy is a division point on the Canadian Pacific Railway (formerly the Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad), where railroad crews from both east and west exchange trains.{{citation needed|date=February 2024}}

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of {{convert|2.23|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|2.18|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.05|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.{{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|accessdate=November 13, 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112090031/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archivedate=January 12, 2012}}

{{Weather box

|location = Tracy, Minnesota (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1912−present)

|single line = Y

|width = auto

|Jan record high F = 65

|Feb record high F = 65

|Mar record high F = 83

|Apr record high F = 94

|May record high F = 107

|Jun record high F = 105

|Jul record high F = 108

|Aug record high F = 105

|Sep record high F = 105

|Oct record high F = 93

|Nov record high F = 79

|Dec record high F = 69

|year record high F = 108

|Jan avg record high F = 43.5

|Feb avg record high F = 49.2

|Mar avg record high F = 65.0

|Apr avg record high F = 79.0

|May avg record high F = 88.9

|Jun avg record high F = 93.6

|Jul avg record high F = 93.2

|Aug avg record high F = 91.5

|Sep avg record high F = 88.1

|Oct avg record high F = 81.8

|Nov avg record high F = 63.7

|Dec avg record high F = 47.5

|year avg record high F = 96.1

|Jan high F = 22.8

|Feb high F = 27.3

|Mar high F = 39.0

|Apr high F = 54.4

|May high F = 68.1

|Jun high F = 78.9

|Jul high F = 82.2

|Aug high F = 79.6

|Sep high F = 72.9

|Oct high F = 58.4

|Nov high F = 41.4

|Dec high F = 27.8

|year high F = 54.4

|Jan mean F = 14.1

|Feb mean F = 18.3

|Mar mean F = 30.3

|Apr mean F = 44.0

|May mean F = 57.6

|Jun mean F = 68.4

|Jul mean F = 71.9

|Aug mean F = 69.3

|Sep mean F = 61.7

|Oct mean F = 47.6

|Nov mean F = 32.7

|Dec mean F = 19.8

|year mean F = 44.6

|Jan low F = 5.3

|Feb low F = 9.3

|Mar low F = 21.5

|Apr low F = 33.6

|May low F = 47.1

|Jun low F = 58.0

|Jul low F = 61.6

|Aug low F = 59.1

|Sep low F = 50.6

|Oct low F = 36.9

|Nov low F = 23.9

|Dec low F = 11.8

|year low F = 34.9

|Jan avg record low F = -15.8

|Feb avg record low F = -11.0

|Mar avg record low F = -0.9

|Apr avg record low F = 18.4

|May avg record low F = 32.5

|Jun avg record low F = 46.2

|Jul avg record low F = 51.3

|Aug avg record low F = 48.0

|Sep avg record low F = 34.3

|Oct avg record low F = 20.5

|Nov avg record low F = 5.5

|Dec avg record low F = -9.8

|year avg record low F = -19.0

|Jan record low F = −33

|Feb record low F = −30

|Mar record low F = −22

|Apr record low F = 2

|May record low F = 18

|Jun record low F = 33

|Jul record low F = 40

|Aug record low F = 36

|Sep record low F = 18

|Oct record low F = 2

|Nov record low F = −16

|Dec record low F = −30

|year record low F = -33

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation inch = 0.64

|Feb precipitation inch = 0.74

|Mar precipitation inch = 1.44

|Apr precipitation inch = 2.86

|May precipitation inch = 3.96

|Jun precipitation inch = 4.48

|Jul precipitation inch = 3.54

|Aug precipitation inch = 3.43

|Sep precipitation inch = 3.80

|Oct precipitation inch = 2.26

|Nov precipitation inch = 1.32

|Dec precipitation inch = 0.74

|year precipitation inch = 29.21

|Jan snow inch = 8.4

|Feb snow inch = 8.4

|Mar snow inch = 8.5

|Apr snow inch = 6.1

|May snow inch = 0.4

|Jun snow inch = 0.0

|Jul snow inch = 0.0

|Aug snow inch = 0.0

|Sep snow inch = 0.0

|Oct snow inch = 1.0

|Nov snow inch = 5.9

|Dec snow inch = 10.6

|year snow inch = 49.3

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in

|Jan precipitation days = 3.8

|Feb precipitation days = 3.9

|Mar precipitation days = 5.3

|Apr precipitation days = 8.9

|May precipitation days = 11.7

|Jun precipitation days = 11.9

|Jul precipitation days = 9.2

|Aug precipitation days = 8.8

|Sep precipitation days = 8.2

|Oct precipitation days = 7.1

|Nov precipitation days = 4.4

|Dec precipitation days = 4.2

|year precipitation days = 87.4

|unit snow days = 0.1 in

|Jan snow days = 3.7

|Feb snow days = 3.9

|Mar snow days = 2.6

|Apr snow days = 1.2

|May snow days = 0.1

|Jun snow days = 0.0

|Jul snow days = 0.0

|Aug snow days = 0.0

|Sep snow days = 0.0

|Oct snow days = 0.5

|Nov snow days = 2.2

|Dec snow days = 4.1

|year snow days = 18.3

|source 1 = NOAA

{{cite web

| url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=fsd

| title = NowData − NOAA Online Weather Data

| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

| access-date = October 16, 2021}}

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| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00218323&format=pdf

| title = Station: Tracy, MN

| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991−2020)

| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

| access-date = October 16, 2021}}

}}

{{US Census population

|1880= 322

|1890= 1400

|1900= 1911

|1910= 1876

|1920= 2463

|1930= 2570

|1940= 3085

|1950= 3020

|1960= 2862

|1970= 2516

|1980= 2478

|1990= 2059

|2000= 2268

|2010= 2163

|2020= 2076

|align-fn=center

|footnote=[https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html U.S. Decennial Census]

}}

As of the census{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=November 13, 2012}} of 2010, there were 2,163 people, 876 households, and 549 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|992.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 1,032 housing units at an average density of {{convert|473.4|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 86.5% White, 0.1% African American, 0.3% Native American, 9.7% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 1.5% from other races, and 1.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 5.4% of the population.

There were 876 households, of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.5% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.3% were non-families. 34.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 3.10.

The median age in the city was 38.7 years. 26.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.5% were from 25 to 44; 23% were from 45 to 64; and 20.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.2% male and 51.8% female.

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,268 people, 922 households, and 533 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,045.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,013 housing units at an average density of {{convert|466.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 87.8% White, 0.3% African American, 0.5% Native American, 8.1% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.7% from other races, and 1.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 2.3% of the population.

There were 922 households, out of which 28.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.2% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.1% were non-families. 38.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 23.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 3.20.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.6% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 21.2% from 25 to 44, 19.0% from 45 to 64, and 25.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,356, and the median income for a family was $41,108. Males had a median income of $30,221 versus $19,281 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,574. About 6.6% of families and 13.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.9% of those under age 18 and 10.4% of those age 65 or over.

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