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city in Michigan, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Michigan
County
Otsego
Incorporated
1881 (village), 1922 (city)
Type
Council–manager
Mayor
Evan Casselden
Manager
Kim Awrey
Clerk
Jen Molski
Total
5.15 sq mi (13.33 km )
Land
5.12 sq mi (13.27 km )
Water
0.023 sq mi (0.06 km )
Elevation
1,348 ft (411 m)
Density
836.5/sq mi (322.98/km )
Time zone
UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST) )
Summer dst
UTC-4 (EDT)
Zip code s
49734, 49735
Fips code
26-31720
Gnis feature id
0626696

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Gaylord
Located in
Otsego County
Population
4286
Area
12.506402
Elevation
411
Capital of
Otsego County
Image
Gaylord, MI city hall.jpg
Households
1807
Dialing code
989
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twinned administrative body
Pontresina
Commons category
Gaylord, Michigan
topic's main category
Category:Gaylord, Michigan
postal code
49735
water as percent of area
0.5135
per capita income
22991
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Encyclopedic overview

Gaylord City Hall and Police Department Gaylord (/ˈɡeɪlərd/ GAY-lərd) is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the county seat of Otsego County, and the only city within the county. Gaylord had a population of 4,286 at the 2020 census, an increase from 3,645 at the 2010 census.

Gaylord styles itself as an "alpine village" and contains many buildings in the downtown area with Tyrolean style motifs. Receiving abundant snowfall and experiencing mild summer temperatures, the area around Gaylord has long been known for its many skiing and golf resorts, one of the largest such concentrations in the Midwestern United States.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gaylord” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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