Why visit Tracy
Townapedia lists 3 museums and landmarks, 6 parks and trails, 1 place to eat and 1 place to stay in and around town.
Highlights include Wheels Across the Prairie Heritage Center.
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 82°F; January lows average 5°F, and about 49 inches of snow fall in a normal year.
Weather in Tracy
Forecast from the National Weather Service. Full forecast
About Tracy
Tracy is a city in Lyon County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 2,076 based on the 2020 census.
From the Wikipedia article Tracy, Minnesota (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks3
Parks, trails and playgrounds6
Restaurants and cafes1
Where to stay1
History
Tracy was platted in 1875. It was named for John F. Tracy, a railroad official. A post office called Tracy has been in operation since 1877. The city was incorporated in 1893.
On June 13, 1968, Tracy was hit by an F5 tornado, killing nine people and injuring 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 late 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.
From the History section of Tracy, Minnesota on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shopping1
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries7
Healthcare1
Map of Tracy
21 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Climate by month
Monthly table
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23°F | 5°F | 0.6 in | 8.4 in |
| Feb | 27°F | 9°F | 0.7 in | 8.4 in |
| Mar | 39°F | 22°F | 1.4 in | 8.5 in |
| Apr | 54°F | 34°F | 2.9 in | 6.1 in |
| May | 68°F | 47°F | 4.0 in | 0.4 in |
| Jun | 79°F | 58°F | 4.5 in | 0.0 in |
| Jul | 82°F | 62°F | 3.5 in | 0.0 in |
| Aug | 80°F | 59°F | 3.4 in | 0.0 in |
| Sep | 73°F | 51°F | 3.8 in | 0.0 in |
| Oct | 58°F | 37°F | 2.3 in | 1.0 in |
| Nov | 41°F | 24°F | 1.3 in | 5.9 in |
| Dec | 28°F | 12°F | 0.7 in | 10.6 in |
U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 for Tracy (0 mi away), NOAA NCEI.
People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
Lyon County has had 11 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for floods.
- 2022-08-09: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding (Severe Storm)
- 2020-04-07: Covid-19 Pandemic (Biological)
- 2020-03-13: Covid-19 (Biological)
- 2019-06-12: Severe Winter Storm, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding (Flood)
- 2018-09-05: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding (Flood)
- 2014-07-21: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides (Flood)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Southwest Minnesota Regional Airport (MML) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 18 miles away.
- Marshall 17 mi northwest, about 27 min by car
- Slayton 19 mi south, about 30 min by car
- Springfield 32 mi east, about 51 min by car
- Redwood Falls 33 mi northeast, about 54 min by car
- Pipestone 38 mi southwest, about 1 h by car
- Granite Falls 39 mi north, about 1 h by car
- Mountain Lake 40 mi southeast, about 1 h by car
- Worthington 42 mi south, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Sleepy Eye 45 mi east, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Montevideo 49 mi north, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (Public domain): climate by month
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
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