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New Ulm (Template:IPAc-en Template:Respell)^[1] is a city and the county seat of Brown County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 14,120 at the 2020 census.^[2]^[3] New Ulm is on the triangle of land formed by the confluence of the Minnesota River and the Cottonwood River.

New Ulm is home to the Hermann Heights Monument, Flandrau State Park, the historic August Schell Brewing Company, and the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame. The city is known for its German heritage and its historical sites and landmarks dating to the US-Dakota War of 1862.^[4]

New Ulm is the episcopal see of the Roman Catholic Diocese of New Ulm and home to the Handmaids of the Heart of Jesus.^[5]^[6] The Dakota called New Ulm the "Village on the Cottonwood" or Wachupata.

History

Settlement

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The first European-American settlers of New Ulm, 1854.

New Ulm was founded in 1854^[7] by the German Land Company of Chicago. It was named after the city of Ulm in the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany.^[8] Ulm and Neu-Ulm (which may have inspired the name) are twin cities, with Ulm on the Baden-Württemberg side of the Danube River and Neu-Ulm on the Bavarian side. In part due to the Minnesota city's German heritage, it became a center for brewing in the Upper Midwest. It is home to the August Schell Brewing Company. The Sioux called it Wakzupata, which roughly means "village on the cottonwood".^[9]

In 1856, the Settlement Association of the Socialist Turner Society ("Turners") helped secure New Ulm's future. The Turners (German for "gymnasts") originated in Germany in the first half of the 19th century. Their motto was "Sound Mind, Sound Body". Their clubs combined gymnastics with lectures and debates about the issues of the day. After the failed Revolutions of 1848, many Germans emigrated to the United States. Turners formed associations (Vereins) throughout the eastern, midwestern, and western states. They were the largest secular German-American organization in the country in the 19th century.

After a series of attacks by nativist mobs in major cities such as Chicago, Cincinnati, and Louisville, a national convention of Turners authorized the formation of a colony on the frontier. Intending to develop a community that expressed Turner ideals, the Settlement Association joined the Chicago Germans, who had struggled due to lack of capital. The Turners supplied that, as well as hundreds of colonists from the east who arrived in 1856.^[10]

The city plan represented Turner ideals. The German Land Company hired Christian Prignitz to complete the plan for New Ulm, which was filed in April 1858. This master plan expressed a grand vision of the city's future. At the heart of the community stood blocks reserved for Turner Hall, the county courthouse, and a public school, representing the community's political, social, and educational centers. The westernmost avenues were named after U.S. heroes George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and Thomas Paine—the latter three noted for their freethinking philosophies. Members were given the means to support themselves—in harmony with nature—through the distribution of four-acre garden lots outside the residential area. Historian Dennis Gimmestad wrote:

The founders' goals created a community persona that sets New Ulm apart from the Minnesota towns founded by land speculators or railroad companies.... The New Ulm founders aspired to establish a town with a defined philosophical, economic, and social character.^[11]

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The Kiesling House was one of three downtown buildings to survive the Dakota War. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

U.S.–Dakota War of 1862

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". On August 18, 1862, the US-Dakota War began with the attack at the Lower Sioux Agency 30 miles up the Minnesota River from New Ulm. As the closest significant town to the Dakota Reservation, New Ulm fell under attack by a Mdewakanton force the next day. A hastily formed militia of townspeople repelled the attack and immediately set about constructing barricades around the town center.^[12]

The Dakota returned with a larger force on August 23. Bolstered by the timely arrival of volunteer militia from other towns under Charles Flandrau, the outnumbered defenders of New Ulm again repelled the attack.^[13] But most of the town outside the barricades was burned, leaving only 49 buildings to house a population of 2,500.^[14] Short of shelter and ammunition and facing outbreaks of disease, most of the population evacuated to Mankato on August 25.^[15]^[16] The dead were buried in New Ulm's streets.

1881 Tornado

On July 15, 1881, New Ulm was struck by a large tornado that killed six people and injured 53.

World War I and II

Between the outbreak of World War I in 1914 and U.S. entry into the conflict, the citizens of New Ulm closely followed events in Europe. Local newspapers printed news from relatives and friends in Germany. In an unofficial April 1917 referendum, local voters opposed war by a margin of 466 to 19. Even as President Woodrow Wilson prepared his Declaration of War, a Brown County delegation arrived in Washington, D.C. to voice its opposition to that action.

The Wilson administration organized an active campaign to suppress antiwar fervor, joined on the state level by Minnesota Governor James Burnquist. The Minnesota Commission of Public Safety was granted broad powers to protect the state and assist in the war effort. Specific actions the commission took included surveillance of alleged subversive activities, mobilization of opposition to labor unions and strikes (which were considered even more suspect in wartime), pursuit of draft evaders, and registration and monitoring of aliens (foreign nationals).

Given the German heritage of most New Ulm residents, federal and state agents began to visit the city soon after the United States entered the war. They filed reports to offices in Washington and St. Paul because immigrants and first-generation ethnics were suspected of having divided loyalties at best, and perhaps favoring Prussia and the Central Powers. Several local business and civic leaders joined efforts to root out antiwar fervor.

On July 25, 1917, a rally attended by 10,000 people was held on the grounds of Turner Hall. The people had gathered to “enter a protest against sending American soldiers to a foreign country.” Speakers included New Ulm Mayor Louis Fritsche; Albert Pfaender, city attorney and former minority leader of the Minnesota House of Representatives; Adolph Ackermann, director of Dr. Martin Luther College; and F. H. Retzlaff, a prominent businessman. Federal and state agents mingled through the crowd, gathering information.

A month later, Burnquist removed Fritsche and Pfaender from their positions. The Commission of Public Safety pressured the college to fire Ackermann. These blows sharply divided the community—on one side, many residents took the removals as an attack on the city's heritage and traditions. Pfaender was the son and Fritsche the son-in-law of the city's principal founder, Wilhelm Pfaender. On the other side, prominent local businessmen, including flour mill managers, feared economic repercussions and promoted pro-war parades and bond drives.^[17]

During World War II, German POWs were housed in a camp immediately southeast of New Ulm, in what is now Flandrau State Park. In 1944, a New Ulm family was fined $300 for removing a prisoner from the camp, housing him, and taking him to church.^[18]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert is water.^[19] The Minnesota River and the Cottonwood River flow past the city on their way to the Mississippi River.

Climate

New Ulm has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa/Dwa) and experiences four distinct seasons. Summers are typically warm to hot with thunderstorms being common. Winters are quite cold and snowy, yet not quite as snowy as areas further east in Minnesota.

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Demographics

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In 2002, the U.S. Census Bureau released a report showing that 65.85% of New Ulm's population had German ancestry, more per capita than any other city in the U.S.

2010 census

As of the census^[20] of 2010, there were 13,522 people, 5,732 households, and 3,511 families residing in the city. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 5,987 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the city was 97.8% White, 0.3% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.4% from other races, and 0.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.8% of the population.

There were 5,732 households, of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.6% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.7% were non-families. 33.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.80.

The median age in the city was 41.4 years. 20.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 11.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.6% were from 25 to 44; 27.6% were from 45 to 64; and 18.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.1% male and 50.9% female.

2000 census

As of the census^[21] of 2000, there were 13,594 people, 5,494 households, and 3,554 families residing in the city. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 5,736 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the city was 98.10% White, 0.11% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.46% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.50% from other races, and 0.65% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.26% of the population.

There were 5,494 households among which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.9% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.3% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.1% under the age of 18, 12.6% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $40,044, and the median income for a family was $51,309. Males had a median income of $34,196 versus $24,970 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,308. About 4.6% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.1% of those under age 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or over.

Arts and culture

Sites

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Turner Hall

New Ulm Turner Hall, whose oldest section was built in 1873, was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. It is the oldest Turner Hall in the United States still in its original use. The north half of the building is a combination of exterior wall elements of a 1901 hall/theater that burned in 1952 with a 1953 interior and main facade. Turner Hall remains one of the most active in the country. Its Rathskeller is likely Minnesota's oldest continuously used bar, and its gymnastics program is also the state's oldest. The Rathskeller features murals of scenes from Germany, painted by Guido Methua (1873), Christian Heller (1887), and Anton Gag (1901). These were recently restored with support from a grant from the Minnesota Historical Society.^[22]

Brown County Historical Society

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The Historical Museum is housed in the old post office building, listed in the NRHP.

The Brown County Historical Society, at 2 North Broadway, houses three floors of exhibits and one of the state's largest archives. It contains over 5,500 family files, microfilm of census, naturalization, church, cemetery, and birth and death records, as well as business and history files.^[23]

Defender's monument

At Center and State Streets, Defender's Monument was erected in 1891 by the State of Minnesota to honor the memory of the defenders who aided New Ulm during the Dakota War of 1862. The artwork at the base was created by New Ulm artist Anton Gag. The monument has not been changed since its completion except for being moved to the middle of the block.

Hermann monument

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". The Hermann Monument in New Ulm dominates the Minnesota River valley from a hill overlooking the city. Inspired by a similar monument, the Hermannsdenkmal near Detmold, Germany, the figure served as a symbol for members of the Sons of Hermann, a fraternal organization of German Americans. In 1885, the nation's 362 Sons of Hermann lodges committed to construct a monument representing their cultural heritage. Through the efforts of Minnesota's 53 Sons of Hermann lodges, the monument was built in New Ulm, home to many German immigrants. The sculptor chosen for this project was a German sculptor from Ohio, Alfons Pelzer. A delegation from New Ulm visited Ulm in 2009 and went to the Teutoburger Forest and Detmold to commemorate the 2,000th anniversary of the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, when Arminius, a chieftain of the Cherusci, a Germanic tribe, defeated a Roman army led by Varus.

German Bohemian monument

A monument to German-Bohemian immigration to America is in New Ulm. It was erected in 1991 by the German-Bohemian Heritage Society to honor the German-Bohemian immigrants who arrived the area, mostly by a boat landing on the Minnesota River 150 yards to the east. The immigrants came mostly from small villages, with the largest number from the village centers of Hostau, Muttersdorf, and Ronsperg.^[24] Most of them were Catholic farmers who spoke a Bohemian dialect of German.

Inscribed in granite slabs around the base of the monument are the surnames of over 350 immigrant families. Many of these names are still prominent in the region. As more immigrants arrived, not all of whom could farm, they settled in New Ulm and some of the small communities to the west and north.

The bronze statue atop the granite base was designed and sculpted by Leopold Hafner, a German-Bohemian sculptor who now lives near Passau, Germany.

The monument is at 200 North German Street and is open year-round.

Glockenspiel in Schonlau Park

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The Glockenspiel bell tower

New Ulm's glockenspiel is one of the world's few free-standing carillon clock towers. It stands 45 feet high, and its largest Bourdon weighs 595 pounds. The bells weigh two tons all together. They chime the time of day in Westminster style.

Minnesota Music Hall of Fame

In 1990, the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame was established in New Ulm. It displays music memorabilia from around the state.^[25]

Polka capital of the nation

Music has always been part of life in New Ulm, especially with the arrival of the musically inclined Sudeten Germans in the 1870s.

Whoopee John Wilfahrt's career opened the door to what became known as "Old-Time" music. After him, other local bands such as those led by Harold Loeffelmacher, Babe Wagner, Elmer Scheid, and Fezz Fritsche kept New Ulm well known around the state and region. They even produced nationally popular recordings.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

With the opening of George's Ballroom and the New Ulm Ballroom and the start of KNUJ radio station in the 1940s, New Ulm billed itself as the "Polka Capital of the Nation".^[26] New Ulm's Polka Days were known worldwide by polka lovers.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The festival was held each year in July. Polka Bands played on Minnesota Street and people danced and drank beer until well past midnight.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

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Parking meter checker stands by his police vehicle which is imprinted with the German word for police (Polizei). It is part of the town's highlighting its German ethnic origins. New Ulm, Minnesota, July 1974.

Festivals

Local events held annually in New Ulm celebrate German culture through food, music, and beer. New Ulm's Oktoberfest has been celebrated the first two weekends in October since 1981.^[27] Bock Fest, often held concurrently^[28] with the local festivities for Fasching, has been celebrated since 1987 at the August Schell Brewing Company. Bavarian Blast, a summer festival, was created as reinterpretation of New Ulm's longstanding festival Heritagefest.

Parks and recreation

The city features over 40 parks, as well as a civic center, community center, and recreation center.^[29] The parks and recreation department employs "nearly 100 employees" annually, with an annual budget of $3.8 million.^[29]

Government

Presidential election results 1960–2020

Education

Schools include:

Media

Newspaper

The Journal is a daily newspaper in New Ulm, with a circulation of 5,248 in 2019. Founded in 1898, it is owned by Ogden Newspapers.^[31]^[32]

Radio

New Ulm is the city of license for KNUJ (860 am), and KNAT (93.1), which broadcasts country music from Mankato.

Filming location

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Infrastructure

Transportation

Transit service in the city is provided by Hermann Express.

Highways include U.S. Highway 14, and Minnesota State Highways 15 and 68.

New Ulm is served by the Union Pacific's line between Wyeville and Rapid City. The Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway ran from Winthrop to Otho before being abandoned in the 1970s.

New Ulm Municipal Airport is a general aviation airport.

Notable people

Ali Bernard, 2008 Olympic wrestler, born in New Ulm in 1986.
Joseph Bobleter, newspaper editor, Minnesota legislator, and mayor of New Ulm.
Kathryn Adams Doty, actress, born in New Ulm in 1920
Marion Downs, audiologist who pioneered newborn hearing screening, born in New Ulm in 1914.^[33]
Robert A. Duin, U.S. Coast Guard Rear Admiral, born in New Ulm in 1924.
Tony Eckstein, former Minnesota politician, legislator and New Ulm mayor, born in New Ulm in 1923.[1]
Brad Finstad, U.S. representative for Minnesota^[34]
Dennis R. Frederickson, Minnesota state legislator
Wanda Gág, author and artist, born in New Ulm in 1893. [2] Her childhood home is open to tour.
Tippi Hedren, actress, born in New Ulm in 1930; [3] She starred in Alfred Hitchcock's films The Birds and Marnie.
Joseph Hofmeister, Bohemian American music composer
Ben D. Hughes, farmer and Minnesota state legislator
Harold G. Krieger, Minnesota state senator and judge, born in New Ulm in 1926.
John Lind, although born in Sweden, immigrated to the U.S. and called New Ulm his hometown. He was the 14th governor of Minnesota [4] and later served as a United States Congressman
Harold Loeffelmacher, polka bandleader, born near New Ulm in 1905 [5]
Brad Lohaus, retired National Basketball Association player, born in New Ulm in 1964.
Jen Nagel, Bishop of the Minneapolis Area Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America.
William Pfaender, businessman, Minnesota state treasurer, and legislator; served as mayor of New Ulm.
David Rysdahl, actor, born in New Ulm in 1987
August Schell moved to New Ulm from Germany in 1848, starting the August Schell Brewing Company. The brewery is still in business today. He died in New Ulm in 1891.
Flip Schulke, photojournalist who traveled with Martin Luther King Jr.
Terry Steinbach, former Oakland A's catcher, born in New Ulm in 1962
Thomas O. Streissguth, Minnesota Supreme Court justice.
Lenore Ulric, actress and movie star, born in New Ulm in 1892.
Hal Wick, South Dakota state legislator, born in New Ulm in 1944.
Whoopee John Wilfahrt, polka bandleader, born in 1893 on a farm near New Ulm [6]

In popular culture

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Sister cities

New Ulm is twinned with:

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↑ Dennis Gimmestad, "Territorial Space: Platting New Ulm", Minnesota History 56 (Summer 1999): 340-350. Also see Rainier Vollmar, "Ideology and Settlement Plan: Case of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and New Ulm, Minnesota", address to the Brown County Historical Society, May 18, 1991, tape recording, Brown County Historical Society.
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New Ulm, Minnesota: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 14:05, 10 November 2025

Contents

History

Settlement

U.S.–Dakota War of 1862

1881 Tornado

World War I and II

Geography

Climate

Demographics

2010 census

2000 census

Arts and culture

Sites

Turner Hall

Brown County Historical Society

Defender's monument

Hermann monument

German Bohemian monument

Glockenspiel in Schonlau Park

Minnesota Music Hall of Fame

Polka capital of the nation

Festivals

Parks and recreation

Government

Education

Media

Newspaper

Radio

Filming location

Infrastructure

Transportation

Notable people

In popular culture

Sister cities

References

External links

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-'''New Ulm''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|n|juː|_|ˈ|ʌ|l|m|audio=En-us-New Ulm.ogg}} {{respell|NEW|_|ULM}})<ref>{{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 }}</ref> is a city and the [[county seat]] of [[Brown County, Minnesota]], United States. The population was 14,120 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="2020 Census (City)">{{cite web|title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/New_Ulm_city,_Minnesota?g=160XX00US2746042 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=February 9, 2025}}</ref><ref name="GR6">{{cite web |url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> It is located on the triangle of land formed by the [[confluence]] of the [[Minnesota River]] and the [[Cottonwood River (Minnesota)|Cottonwood River]].
+'''New Ulm''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|n|juː|_|ˈ|ʌ|l|m|audio=En-us-New Ulm.ogg}} {{respell|NEW|_|ULM}})<ref>{{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 }}</ref> is a city and the [[county seat]] of [[Brown County, Minnesota]], United States. The population was 14,120 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="2020 Census (City)">{{cite web|title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/New_Ulm_city,_Minnesota?g=160XX00US2746042 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=February 9, 2025}}</ref><ref name="GR6">{{cite web |url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> New Ulm is on the triangle of land formed by the [[confluence]] of the [[Minnesota River]] and the [[Cottonwood River (Minnesota)|Cottonwood River]].
-The city is home to the [[Hermann Heights Monument]], [[Flandrau State Park]], the historic [[August Schell Brewing Company]], and the [[Minnesota Music Hall of Fame]]. The city is known for its German heritage and its historical sites and landmarks dating back to the [[US-Dakota War of 1862]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Ulm, Minnesota {{!}} Advisory Council on Historic Preservation |url=https://www.achp.gov/preserve-america/community/new-ulm-minnesota |access-date=2022-05-08 |website=www.achp.gov}}</ref>
+New Ulm is home to the [[Hermann Heights Monument]], [[Flandrau State Park]], the historic [[August Schell Brewing Company]], and the [[Minnesota Music Hall of Fame]]. The city is known for its German heritage and its historical sites and landmarks dating to the [[US-Dakota War of 1862]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Ulm, Minnesota {{!}} Advisory Council on Historic Preservation |url=https://www.achp.gov/preserve-america/community/new-ulm-minnesota |access-date=2022-05-08 |website=www.achp.gov}}</ref>
 New Ulm is the [[episcopal see]] of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of New Ulm]] and home to the [[Handmaids of the Heart of Jesus]].<ref>{{Catholic-hierarchy|diocese|dnewu|Diocese of New Ulm|21 January 2015}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Eldred |first=Sheila |date=14 June 2017 |orig-date=22 October 2015 |title=Who Becomes a Nun in 2015? |url=https://psmag.com/social-justice/who-becomes-a-nun-in-2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006072447/https://psmag.com/social-justice/who-becomes-a-nun-in-2015 |archive-date=6 October 2022 |access-date=2023-12-17 |website=Pacific Standard |language=en}}</ref> The Dakota called New Ulm the "Village on the Cottonwood" or Wachupata.
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 ===Settlement===
 [[File:NewUlm-1stSettlers.jpg|thumb|left|The first European-American settlers of New Ulm, 1854.]]
-The city was founded in 1854<ref>[http://www.newulm.com/about/history.html New Ulm Chamber of Commerce<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070206132950/http://www.newulm.com/about/history.html |date=February 6, 2007 }}</ref> by the German Land Company of Chicago. The city was named after the city of [[Ulm]] in the state of [[Baden-Württemberg]] in southern Germany.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q_lKAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA12 | title=History of the Origin of the Place Names in Nine Northwestern States | year=1908 | pages=12}}</ref> [[Ulm]] and [[Neu-Ulm]] (which may have inspired the name) are [[twin cities]], with Ulm on the [[Baden-Württemberg]] side of the [[Danube]] River and Neu-Ulm on the Bavarian side. In part due to the American city's German heritage, it became a center for brewing in the [[Upper Midwest]]. It is home to the [[August Schell Brewing Company]]. The Sioux called it Wakzupata which roughly means the "village on the cottonwood".<ref>Lightening Blankets Story, Minnesota History Magazine,Vol.38 Fall 1938, pp.126-149 [http://collections.mnhs.org/MNHistoryMagazine/articles/38/v38i03p126-149.pdf]</ref>
+New Ulm was founded in 1854<ref>[http://www.newulm.com/about/history.html New Ulm Chamber of Commerce<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070206132950/http://www.newulm.com/about/history.html |date=February 6, 2007 }}</ref> by the German Land Company of Chicago. It was named after the city of [[Ulm]] in the state of [[Baden-Württemberg]] in southern Germany.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q_lKAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA12 | title=History of the Origin of the Place Names in Nine Northwestern States | year=1908 | pages=12}}</ref> [[Ulm]] and [[Neu-Ulm]] (which may have inspired the name) are [[twin cities]], with Ulm on the [[Baden-Württemberg]] side of the [[Danube]] River and Neu-Ulm on the Bavarian side. In part due to the Minnesota city's German heritage, it became a center for brewing in the [[Upper Midwest]]. It is home to the [[August Schell Brewing Company]]. The Sioux called it Wakzupata, which roughly means "village on the cottonwood".<ref>Lightening Blankets Story, Minnesota History Magazine,Vol.38 Fall 1938, pp.126-149 [http://collections.mnhs.org/MNHistoryMagazine/articles/38/v38i03p126-149.pdf]</ref>
-In 1856, the Settlement Association of the Socialist [[Turners|Turner Society]] ("Turners") helped to secure the future of New Ulm. The Turners (German for "gymnasts") originated in Germany in the first half of the nineteenth century, whose motto was "Sound Mind, Sound Body". Their clubs combined gymnastics with lectures and debates about the issues of the day. Following the failed [[Revolutions of 1848]], [[Forty-Eighters|numerous Germans emigrated to the United States.]] In their new land, Turners formed associations (''Vereins'') throughout the eastern, midwestern, and western states. This was the largest secular German-American organization in the country in the nineteenth century.
+In 1856, the Settlement Association of the Socialist [[Turners|Turner Society]] ("Turners") helped secure New Ulm's future. The Turners (German for "gymnasts") originated in Germany in the first half of the 19th century. Their motto was "Sound Mind, Sound Body". Their clubs combined gymnastics with lectures and debates about the issues of the day. After the failed [[Revolutions of 1848]], [[Forty-Eighters|many Germans emigrated to the United States.]] Turners formed associations (''Vereins'') throughout the eastern, midwestern, and western states. They were the largest secular German-American organization in the country in the 19th century.
-Following a series of attacks by [[nativism (politics)|nativist]] mobs in major cities such as Chicago, Cincinnati, and Louisville, a national convention of Turners authorized the formation of a colony on the frontier. Intending to develop a community that expressed Turner ideals, the Settlement Association joined the Chicago Germans who had struggled here due to a lack of capital. The Turners supplied that, as well as hundreds of colonists from the east who arrived in 1856.<ref>Alice Felt Tyler, [http://collections.mnhs.org/MNHistoryMagazine/articles/30/v30i01p024-035.pdf "William Pfaender and the Founding of New Ulm"], ''Minnesota History'' 30 (March 1949): 24-35; Grady Steele Parker, editor, ''Wilhelm Pfaender and the German American Experience'' (Roseville, Minn.: Edinborough Press, 2009).</ref>
+After a series of attacks by [[nativism (politics)|nativist]] mobs in major cities such as Chicago, Cincinnati, and Louisville, a national convention of Turners authorized the formation of a colony on the frontier. Intending to develop a community that expressed Turner ideals, the Settlement Association joined the Chicago Germans, who had struggled due to lack of capital. The Turners supplied that, as well as hundreds of colonists from the east who arrived in 1856.<ref>Alice Felt Tyler, [http://collections.mnhs.org/MNHistoryMagazine/articles/30/v30i01p024-035.pdf "William Pfaender and the Founding of New Ulm"], ''Minnesota History'' 30 (March 1949): 24-35; Grady Steele Parker, editor, ''Wilhelm Pfaender and the German American Experience'' (Roseville, Minn.: Edinborough Press, 2009).</ref>
-The city plan represented Turner ideals. The German Land Company hired Christian Prignitz to complete the plan for New Ulm, which was filed in April 1858. This master plan for New Ulm expressed a grand vision of the city's future. At the heart of the community stood blocks reserved for [[Turner Hall (New Ulm, Minnesota)|Turner Hall]], the county courthouse, and a public school, representing the political, social, and educational center of the community. The westernmost avenues were named after American heroes George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and Thomas Paine—the latter three noted for their freethinking philosophies. Members were given the means to support themselves — in harmony with nature — through the distribution of four-acre garden lots located outside the residential area. Historian Dennis Gimmestad wrote,
+The city plan represented Turner ideals. The German Land Company hired Christian Prignitz to complete the plan for New Ulm, which was filed in April 1858. This master plan expressed a grand vision of the city's future. At the heart of the community stood blocks reserved for [[Turner Hall (New Ulm, Minnesota)|Turner Hall]], the county courthouse, and a public school, representing the community's political, social, and educational centers. The westernmost avenues were named after U.S. heroes George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and Thomas Paine—the latter three noted for their freethinking philosophies. Members were given the means to support themselves—in harmony with nature—through the distribution of four-acre garden lots outside the residential area. Historian Dennis Gimmestad wrote:
-<blockquote>"The founders’ goals created a community persona that sets New Ulm apart from the Minnesota towns founded by land speculators or railroad companies.... The New Ulm founders aspired to establish a town with a defined philosophical, economic, and social character".<ref>Dennis Gimmestad, "Territorial Space: Platting New Ulm", ''Minnesota History'' 56 (Summer 1999): 340-350. Also see Rainier Vollmar, "Ideology and Settlement Plan: Case of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and New Ulm, Minnesota", address to the Brown County Historical Society, May 18, 1991, tape recording, Brown County Historical Society.</ref></blockquote>
+<blockquote>The founders' goals created a community persona that sets New Ulm apart from the Minnesota towns founded by land speculators or railroad companies.... The New Ulm founders aspired to establish a town with a defined philosophical, economic, and social character.<ref>Dennis Gimmestad, "Territorial Space: Platting New Ulm", ''Minnesota History'' 56 (Summer 1999): 340-350. Also see Rainier Vollmar, "Ideology and Settlement Plan: Case of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and New Ulm, Minnesota", address to the Brown County Historical Society, May 18, 1991, tape recording, Brown County Historical Society.</ref></blockquote>
 [[File:2009-0805-MN-NewUlm-KieslingHouse.jpg|upright|thumb|The [[Frederick W. Kiesling House|Kiesling House]] was one of three downtown buildings to survive the Dakota War. It is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].]]
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 ===U.S.–Dakota War of 1862===
 {{Main|Battles of New Ulm}}
-On August 18, 1862, the [[US-Dakota War of 1862|US-Dakota War]] began with the [[attack at the Lower Sioux Agency]] only 30 miles up the [[Minnesota River]] from New Ulm. As the closest significant town to the [[Lower Sioux Indian Reservation|Dakota Reservation]], New Ulm fell under attack by a [[Mdewakanton]] force the next day. A hastily formed militia of armed townspeople repelled the attack and immediately set about constructing barricades around the center of the town.<ref>Wall, Oscar Garrett (1908). Recollections of the Sioux Massacre. Lake City, Minnesota: The Home Printery. p. 124</ref>
+On August 18, 1862, the [[US-Dakota War of 1862|US-Dakota War]] began with the [[attack at the Lower Sioux Agency]] 30 miles up the [[Minnesota River]] from New Ulm. As the closest significant town to the [[Lower Sioux Indian Reservation|Dakota Reservation]], New Ulm fell under attack by a [[Mdewakanton]] force the next day. A hastily formed militia of townspeople repelled the attack and immediately set about constructing barricades around the town center.<ref>Wall, Oscar Garrett (1908). Recollections of the Sioux Massacre. Lake City, Minnesota: The Home Printery. p. 124</ref>
-The Dakota returned with a larger force on the morning of August 23. Bolstered by the timely arrival of volunteer [[militia]] from other towns under [[Charles Eugene Flandrau|Charles Flandrau]], the outnumbered defenders of New Ulm again repelled the attack.<ref>Wall, Oscar Garrett (1908). Recollections of the Sioux Massacre. Lake City, Minnesota: The Home Printery. p. 125</ref> Most of the town outside the barricades was burned, however, leaving only 49 buildings to house a population of 2500.<ref>Clodfelter, Micheal (1998). ''The Dakota War: the United States Army versus the Sioux, 1862-1865''. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Co. p. 42. {{ISBN|0-7864-0419-1}}.</ref> Short of shelter and ammunition and facing outbreaks of disease, the majority of the population evacuated to [[Mankato, Minnesota|Mankato]] on August 25.<ref name="scouting">{{cite book | last =Burnham | first =Frederick Russell | author-link =Frederick Russell Burnham | title =Scouting on Two Continents | publisher =Doubleday, Page and Co | year =1926 | location =New York | pages = 2 (autobiographical account)| id = ASIN B000F1UKOA }}</ref><ref>Wall, Oscar Garrett (1908). Recollections of the Sioux Massacre. Lake City, Minnesota: The Home Printery. p. 127</ref>  The dead were buried in New Ulm's streets.
+The Dakota returned with a larger force on August 23. Bolstered by the timely arrival of volunteer militia from other towns under [[Charles Eugene Flandrau|Charles Flandrau]], the outnumbered defenders of New Ulm again repelled the attack.<ref>Wall, Oscar Garrett (1908). Recollections of the Sioux Massacre. Lake City, Minnesota: The Home Printery. p. 125</ref> But most of the town outside the barricades was burned, leaving only 49 buildings to house a population of 2,500.<ref>Clodfelter, Micheal (1998). ''The Dakota War: the United States Army versus the Sioux, 1862-1865''. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Co. p. 42. {{ISBN|0-7864-0419-1}}.</ref> Short of shelter and ammunition and facing outbreaks of disease, most of the population evacuated to [[Mankato, Minnesota|Mankato]] on August 25.<ref name="scouting">{{cite book | last =Burnham | first =Frederick Russell | author-link =Frederick Russell Burnham | title =Scouting on Two Continents | publisher =Doubleday, Page and Co | year =1926 | location =New York | pages = 2 (autobiographical account)| id = ASIN B000F1UKOA }}</ref><ref>Wall, Oscar Garrett (1908). Recollections of the Sioux Massacre. Lake City, Minnesota: The Home Printery. p. 127</ref>  The dead were buried in New Ulm's streets.
 ===1881 Tornado===
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 ===World War I and II===
-Between the outbreak of [[World War I]] in 1914 and U.S. entry into the conflict, the citizens of New Ulm closely followed events in Europe. Local newspapers sometimes printing news from relatives and friends in Germany. In an unofficial referendum in early April 1917, local voters opposed war by a margin of 466 to 19. Even as President [[Woodrow Wilson]] prepared his Declaration of War, a Brown County delegation arrived in [[Washington, D.C.]] to voice its opposition to that action.
+Between the outbreak of [[World War I]] in 1914 and U.S. entry into the conflict, the citizens of New Ulm closely followed events in Europe. Local newspapers printed news from relatives and friends in Germany. In an unofficial April 1917 referendum, local voters opposed war by a margin of 466 to 19. Even as President [[Woodrow Wilson]] prepared his Declaration of War, a Brown County delegation arrived in [[Washington, D.C.]] to voice its opposition to that action.
-On the national level, the Wilson administration organized an active campaign to suppress antiwar fervor, joined on the state level by Minnesota Governor [[James Burnquist]]. The Minnesota Commission of Public Safety was granted broad powers to protect the state and assist in the war effort. Specific actions taken by the commission included surveillance of alleged subversive activities, mobilization of opposition to labor unions and strikes (which were considered even more suspect in wartime), pursuit of draft evaders, and registration and monitoring of [[alien (law)|alien]]s (foreign nationals).
-Given the strong German heritage of New Ulm residents, federal and state agents began to visit the city soon after the United States' entry into the Great War. They filed reports to offices in Washington and St. Paul because immigrants and first-generation ethnics were suspected of having divided loyalties at best, and perhaps favoring Prussia and the [[Central Powers]]. Locally, several business and civic leaders joined in efforts to root out antiwar fervor.
-On July 25, 1917, a massive rally, attended by 10,000 people, was held on the grounds of Turner Hall. The people had gathered to “enter a protest against sending American soldiers to a foreign country.” Speakers included Louis Fritsche, mayor of New Ulm; Albert Pfaender, city attorney and former minority leader of the Minnesota House of Representatives; Adolph Ackermann, director of Dr. Martin Luther College; and F. H. Retzlaff, a prominent businessman. Federal and state agents mingled through the crowd, gathering information.
-A month later, Governor Burnquist removed Fritsche and Pfaender from their positions. The Commission of Public Safety pressured the college to fire Ackermann. These blows sharply divided the community — on one side, many residents took the removals as an attack on the city's heritage and traditions. Albert Pfaender was the son, and Fritsche, the son-in-law, of the city's principal founder, Wilhelm Pfaender. On the other side, prominent local businessmen, including flour mill managers, feared economic repercussions and promoted pro-war parades and bond drives.<ref>''New Ulm Review'', May 23, 1917. For an overview of these events, see Carl H. Chrislock, ''Watchdog of Loyalty: The Minnesota Commission of Public Safety During World War I'' (St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society, 1991).</ref>
-During [[World War II]], German POWs were housed in a camp to the immediate southeast of New Ulm, in what is now [[Flandrau State Park]]. In 1944, a New Ulm family was fined $300 for removing a prisoner from the camp, housing him, and taking him to church.<ref>Dean B. Simmons, ''Swords into Plowshares,'' Cathedral Hill Books, 2000</ref>
-==Historic sites==
-===Turner Hall===
-New Ulm Turner Hall, with the oldest section constructed in 1873, was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. It is the oldest [[Turners|Turner]] Hall in the United States still in its original use. The north half of the building is a combination of exterior wall elements of a 1901 hall/theater that burned in 1952 with a 1953 interior and main facade. Turner Hall remains one of the most active in the country and one that continues its original mission at the same location after more than 150 years. Its Rathskeller is likely the oldest continuously used bar in Minnesota, while its gymnastics program is also the oldest in the state. The Rathskeller features murals of scenes from Germany, painted by Guido Methua (1873), Christian Heller (1887), and Anton Gag (1901). These were recently restored with support from a grant from the Minnesota Historical Society.<ref>Daniel J. Hoisington, ''A German Town: A History of New Ulm, Minnesota'' (Edinborough Press, 2004).</ref>
-===Brown County Historical Society===
-[[File:NewUlmPostOffice.jpg|thumb|right|The Historical Museum is housed in the old post office building, listed in the NRHP.]]
-The Brown County Historical Society, located at 2 North Broadway houses 3 floors of exhibits and one of the largest archives in the state. It contains over 5,500 family files, microfilm of census, naturalization, church, cemetery and birth and death records as well as business and history files.<ref>[http://www.browncountyhistorymn.org/ Brown County Historical Society]</ref>
-===Defender's monument===
-Located at Center and State Streets, Defender's Monument was erected in 1891 by the [[State of Minnesota]] to honor the memory of the defenders who aided New Ulm during the [[Dakota War of 1862]]. The artwork at the base was created by New Ulm artist [[Anton Gag]]. The monument has not been changed since its completion except for being moved to the middle of the block.
-===Hermann monument===
-{{Main | Hermann Heights Monument}}
-[[Image:HermannNewUlm.jpg|thumb|219px|right|[[Hermann Heights Monument]]]]
-The Hermann Monument in New Ulm dominates the [[Minnesota River]] valley from a hill overlooking the city. Inspired by a similar monument called ''[[Hermannsdenkmal]]'' near [[Detmold]], Germany, the figure served as a symbol for members of the [[Sons of Hermann]], a fraternal organization of [[German Americans]]. In 1885, the 362 Sons of Hermann lodges across the country committed themselves to the construction of a monument representing their cultural heritage. Through the efforts of Minnesota's 53 Sons of Hermann lodges, the monument was built in New Ulm, home to many [[German American|German]] immigrants. The sculptor chosen for this project was a German sculptor from [[Ohio]], Alfons Pelzer. A delegation from New Ulm visited Ulm in 2009 and went up to the Teutoburger Forest and Detmold, in northern Germany, to commemorate the 2000th anniversary of the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, when Arminius, a chieftain of the Cherusci, a Germanic tribe, defeated a Roman army, led by Varus.
-===German Bohemian monument===
-A monument to German-Bohemian immigration to America is located in New Ulm. It was erected in 1991 by the German-Bohemian Heritage Society to honor the German-Bohemian immigrants who arrived the area, mostly by a boat landing on the Minnesota River some 150 yards to the east. The immigrants came mostly from small villages, with the largest number from the village centers of Hostau, Muttersdorf, and Ronsperg.<ref>[https://germanbohemianheritagesociety.com/heimat-bucher/our-villages/muttersdorf/ Muttersdorf and its Historic Development], germanbohemianheritagesociety.com. Retrieved Nov 2, 2022</ref> Most of the immigrants were Catholic farmers who spoke a Bohemian dialect of German.
-Inscribed in [[granite]] slabs around the base of the monument are the surnames of over 350 immigrant families. Many of these names are still prominent in the region. As more and more immigrants arrived, not all of whom could farm, they settled in the city of New Ulm and some of the small communities to the west and north.
-The [[bronze]] statue that rests on top of the granite base was designed and sculpted by Leopold Hafner, a German-Bohemian sculptor who now lives near [[Passau]], Germany.
-The monument is located at 200 North German Street and is open year-round.
-==Culture==
+The Wilson administration organized an active campaign to suppress antiwar fervor, joined on the state level by Minnesota Governor [[James Burnquist]]. The Minnesota Commission of Public Safety was granted broad powers to protect the state and assist in the war effort. Specific actions the commission took included surveillance of alleged subversive activities, mobilization of opposition to labor unions and strikes (which were considered even more suspect in wartime), pursuit of draft evaders, and registration and monitoring of [[alien (law)|alien]]s (foreign nationals).
-===Glockenspiel in Schonlau Park===
-[[Image:NewUlmTower.jpg|thumb|upright|The Glockenspiel bell tower]]
-New Ulm's [[glockenspiel]] is one of the world's few free-standing [[carillon]] [[clock towers]]. It stands 45 feet high, and its largest [[Bourdon (bell)]] weighs 595 pounds while the total weight of the bells is two tons. The bells chime the time of day in [[Westminster Quarters|Westminster]] style.
-===Minnesota Music Hall of Fame===
+Given the German heritage of most New Ulm residents, federal and state agents began to visit the city soon after the United States entered the war. They filed reports to offices in Washington and St. Paul because immigrants and first-generation ethnics were suspected of having divided loyalties at best, and perhaps favoring Prussia and the [[Central Powers]]. Several local business and civic leaders joined efforts to root out antiwar fervor.
-In 1990, the [[Minnesota Music Hall of Fame]] was established in New Ulm.  The museum displays music memorabilia from around the state.<ref>{{cite web|title=Honoring Minnesota musicians: Awards shows are gone, but the Hall of Fame lives on|author=Gabler, Jay|date=December 4, 2017|url=https://blog.thecurrent.org/2017/12/honoring-minnesota-musicians-awards-shows-are-gone-but-the-hall-of-fame-lives-on/|access-date=March 19, 2019|publisher=Minnesota Public Radio}}</ref>
-===Polka capital of the nation===
+On July 25, 1917, a rally attended by 10,000 people was held on the grounds of Turner Hall. The people had gathered to “enter a protest against sending American soldiers to a foreign country.” Speakers included New Ulm Mayor Louis Fritsche; Albert Pfaender, city attorney and former minority leader of the Minnesota House of Representatives; Adolph Ackermann, director of Dr. Martin Luther College; and F. H. Retzlaff, a prominent businessman. Federal and state agents mingled through the crowd, gathering information.
-Music was always a part of life in New Ulm, especially with the arrival of the musically inclined [[Sudeten Germans]] in the 1870s.
-[[Whoopee John Wilfahrt]]'s successful career opened the door to what became known as "Old-Time" music. After him, other local bands such as those led by [[Harold Loeffelmacher]], [[Babe Wagner]], [[Elmer Scheid]] and [[Fezz Fritsche]] kept New Ulm well known around the state and region. They even produced nationally popular recordings.{{Citation needed|date=October 2007}}
-With the opening of [[George's Ballroom]] and the New Ulm Ballroom and the start of [[KNUJ (AM)|KNUJ]] radio station in the 1940s, New Ulm billed itself as the "[[Polka]] Capital of the Nation".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newulm.com/about/history.html |title=New Ulm Chamber of Commerce |website=www.newulm.com |access-date=11 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070206132950/http://www.newulm.com/about/history.html |archive-date=6 February 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> New Ulm's Polka Days were known worldwide by polka lovers.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}} The festival was held each year in July. Polka Bands played on Minnesota Street and people danced and drank beer until well past midnight.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}}
-[[Image:New ulm police.jpg|thumb|Parking meter checker stands by his police vehicle which is imprinted with the German word for police (Polizei). It is part of the town's highlighting its German ethnic origins. New Ulm, Minnesota, July 1974.]]
-===Festivals===
+A month later, Burnquist removed Fritsche and Pfaender from their positions. The Commission of Public Safety pressured the college to fire Ackermann. These blows sharply divided the community—on one side, many residents took the removals as an attack on the city's heritage and traditions. Pfaender was the son and Fritsche the son-in-law of the city's principal founder, Wilhelm Pfaender. On the other side, prominent local businessmen, including flour mill managers, feared economic repercussions and promoted pro-war parades and bond drives.<ref>''New Ulm Review'', May 23, 1917. For an overview of these events, see Carl H. Chrislock, ''Watchdog of Loyalty: The Minnesota Commission of Public Safety During World War I'' (St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society, 1991).</ref>
-Local events held annually in New Ulm have celebrated German culture through food, music, and beer. New Ulm's Oktoberfest has been celebrated the first two weekends in October since 1981.<ref>[http://www.newulmoktoberfest.com/ New Ulm Oktoberfest]</ref> Bock Fest, often scheduled concurrently<ref>{{cite web|last=Moniz|first=Josh|title=New Ulm parties at Bock Fest, Fasching|url=http://www.nujournal.com/page/content.detail/id/523074/New-Ulm-parties-at-Bock-Fest--Fasching.html|work=New Ulm Journal|publisher=www.NUJournal.com|access-date=March 6, 2011}}</ref> with the local festivities for Fasching, has been celebrated since 1987 at the [[August Schell Brewing Company]]. [[Bavarian Blast]], a summer festival, was created as reinterpretation of New Ulm's longstanding festival, Heritagefest.
-===In popular culture===
+During [[World War II]], German POWs were housed in a camp immediately southeast of New Ulm, in what is now [[Flandrau State Park]]. In 1944, a New Ulm family was fined $300 for removing a prisoner from the camp, housing him, and taking him to church.<ref>Dean B. Simmons, ''Swords into Plowshares,'' Cathedral Hill Books, 2000</ref>
-New Ulm was the setting and filming location of the 1995 independent film ''[[The Toilers and the Wayfarers]]'', directed by Keith Froelich. The city was a filming location for the 2004 documentary ''[[American Beer (documentary)|American Beer]]''. It is also the setting of the 2009 comedy ''[[New in Town]]'', starring [[Renée Zellweger]] and [[Harry Connick Jr.]], although the movie was actually filmed in [[Selkirk, Manitoba]].
 ==Geography==
-According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|10.26|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|9.92|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.34|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{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/20120112090031/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=January 12, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The [[Minnesota River]] and the [[Cottonwood River (Minnesota)|Cottonwood River]] flow past the city on their way to the [[Mississippi River]].
+According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has an area of {{convert|10.26|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|9.92|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.34|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{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/20120112090031/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=January 12, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The [[Minnesota River]] and the [[Cottonwood River (Minnesota)|Cottonwood River]] flow past the city on their way to the [[Mississippi River]].
 ===Climate===
-New Ulm has a hot-summer [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] Dfa/Dwa), and it experiences four distinct seasons. Summers in New Ulm are typically warm to hot with thunderstorms being common. Winters are quite cold and snowy, yet not quite as snowy as other areas further east in Minnesota.
+New Ulm has a hot-summer [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] Dfa/Dwa) and experiences four distinct seasons. Summers are typically warm to hot with thunderstorms being common. Winters are quite cold and snowy, yet not quite as snowy as areas further east in Minnesota.
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-In 2002, the U.S. Census Bureau released a report showing that 65.85% of New Ulm's population has German ancestry, more per capita than any other city in the U.S.
+In 2002, the U.S. Census Bureau released a report showing that 65.85% of New Ulm's population had German ancestry, more per capita than any other city in the U.S.
 ===2010 census===
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 The median income for a household in the city was $40,044, and the median income for a family was $51,309. Males had a median income of $34,196 versus $24,970 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,308. About 4.6% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.1% of those under age 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or over.
-==Politics==
+==Arts and culture==
+===Sites===
+{{see also|National Register of Historic Places listings in Brown County, Minnesota}}
+====Turner Hall====
+New Ulm Turner Hall, whose oldest section was built in 1873, was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. It is the oldest [[Turners|Turner]] Hall in the United States still in its original use. The north half of the building is a combination of exterior wall elements of a 1901 hall/theater that burned in 1952 with a 1953 interior and main facade. Turner Hall remains one of the most active in the country. Its Rathskeller is likely Minnesota's oldest continuously used bar, and its gymnastics program is also the state's oldest. The Rathskeller features murals of scenes from Germany, painted by Guido Methua (1873), Christian Heller (1887), and Anton Gag (1901). These were recently restored with support from a grant from the Minnesota Historical Society.<ref>Daniel J. Hoisington, ''A German Town: A History of New Ulm, Minnesota'' (Edinborough Press, 2004).</ref>
+====Brown County Historical Society====
+[[File:NewUlmPostOffice.jpg|thumb|right|The Historical Museum is housed in the old post office building, listed in the NRHP.]]
+The Brown County Historical Society, at 2 North Broadway, houses three floors of exhibits and one of the state's largest archives. It contains over 5,500 family files, microfilm of census, naturalization, church, cemetery, and birth and death records, as well as business and history files.<ref>[http://www.browncountyhistorymn.org/ Brown County Historical Society]</ref>
+====Defender's monument====
+At Center and State Streets, Defender's Monument was erected in 1891 by the [[State of Minnesota]] to honor the memory of the defenders who aided New Ulm during the [[Dakota War of 1862]]. The artwork at the base was created by New Ulm artist [[Anton Gag]]. The monument has not been changed since its completion except for being moved to the middle of the block.
+====Hermann monument====
+{{Main | Hermann Heights Monument}}
+The Hermann Monument in New Ulm dominates the [[Minnesota River]] valley from a hill overlooking the city. Inspired by a similar monument, the ''[[Hermannsdenkmal]]'' near [[Detmold]], Germany, the figure served as a symbol for members of the [[Sons of Hermann]], a fraternal organization of [[German Americans]]. In 1885, the nation's 362 Sons of Hermann lodges committed to construct a monument representing their cultural heritage. Through the efforts of Minnesota's 53 Sons of Hermann lodges, the monument was built in New Ulm, home to many German immigrants. The sculptor chosen for this project was a German sculptor from [[Ohio]], Alfons Pelzer. A delegation from New Ulm visited Ulm in 2009 and went to the Teutoburger Forest and Detmold to commemorate the 2,000th anniversary of the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, when Arminius, a chieftain of the Cherusci, a Germanic tribe, defeated a Roman army led by Varus.
+====German Bohemian monument====
+A monument to German-Bohemian immigration to America is in New Ulm. It was erected in 1991 by the German-Bohemian Heritage Society to honor the German-Bohemian immigrants who arrived the area, mostly by a boat landing on the Minnesota River 150 yards to the east. The immigrants came mostly from small villages, with the largest number from the village centers of Hostau, Muttersdorf, and Ronsperg.<ref>[https://germanbohemianheritagesociety.com/heimat-bucher/our-villages/muttersdorf/ Muttersdorf and its Historic Development], germanbohemianheritagesociety.com. Retrieved Nov 2, 2022</ref> Most of them were Catholic farmers who spoke a Bohemian dialect of German.
+Inscribed in [[granite]] slabs around the base of the monument are the surnames of over 350 immigrant families. Many of these names are still prominent in the region. As more immigrants arrived, not all of whom could farm, they settled in New Ulm and some of the small communities to the west and north.
+The [[bronze]] statue atop the granite base was designed and sculpted by Leopold Hafner, a German-Bohemian sculptor who now lives near [[Passau]], Germany.
+The monument is at 200 North German Street and is open year-round.
+====Glockenspiel in Schonlau Park====
+[[Image:NewUlmTower.jpg|thumb|upright|The Glockenspiel bell tower]]
+New Ulm's [[glockenspiel]] is one of the world's few free-standing [[carillon]] [[clock towers]]. It stands 45 feet high, and its largest [[Bourdon (bell)|Bourdon]] weighs 595 pounds. The bells weigh two tons all together. They chime the time of day in [[Westminster Quarters|Westminster]] style.
+====Minnesota Music Hall of Fame====
+In 1990, the [[Minnesota Music Hall of Fame]] was established in New Ulm. It displays music memorabilia from around the state.<ref>{{cite web|title=Honoring Minnesota musicians: Awards shows are gone, but the Hall of Fame lives on|author=Gabler, Jay|date=December 4, 2017|url=https://blog.thecurrent.org/2017/12/honoring-minnesota-musicians-awards-shows-are-gone-but-the-hall-of-fame-lives-on/|access-date=March 19, 2019|publisher=Minnesota Public Radio}}</ref>
+====Polka capital of the nation====
+Music has always been part of life in New Ulm, especially with the arrival of the musically inclined [[Sudeten Germans]] in the 1870s.
+[[Whoopee John Wilfahrt]]'s career opened the door to what became known as "Old-Time" music. After him, other local bands such as those led by [[Harold Loeffelmacher]], [[Babe Wagner]], [[Elmer Scheid]], and [[Fezz Fritsche]] kept New Ulm well known around the state and region. They even produced nationally popular recordings.{{Citation needed|date=October 2007}}
+With the opening of [[George's Ballroom]] and the New Ulm Ballroom and the start of [[KNUJ (AM)|KNUJ]] radio station in the 1940s, New Ulm billed itself as the "[[Polka]] Capital of the Nation".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newulm.com/about/history.html |title=New Ulm Chamber of Commerce |website=www.newulm.com |access-date=11 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070206132950/http://www.newulm.com/about/history.html |archive-date=6 February 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> New Ulm's Polka Days were known worldwide by polka lovers.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}} The festival was held each year in July. Polka Bands played on Minnesota Street and people danced and drank beer until well past midnight.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}}
+[[Image:New ulm police.jpg|thumb|Parking meter checker stands by his police vehicle which is imprinted with the German word for police (Polizei). It is part of the town's highlighting its German ethnic origins. New Ulm, Minnesota, July 1974.]]
+===Festivals===
+Local events held annually in New Ulm celebrate German culture through food, music, and beer. New Ulm's Oktoberfest has been celebrated the first two weekends in October since 1981.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.newulmoktoberfest.com/ |title=New Ulm Oktoberfest |access-date=January 31, 2009 |archive-date=January 7, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090107004443/http://newulmoktoberfest.com/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Bock Fest, often held concurrently<ref>{{cite web|last=Moniz|first=Josh|title=New Ulm parties at Bock Fest, Fasching|url=http://www.nujournal.com/page/content.detail/id/523074/New-Ulm-parties-at-Bock-Fest--Fasching.html|work=New Ulm Journal|publisher=www.NUJournal.com|access-date=March 6, 2011}}</ref> with the local festivities for Fasching, has been celebrated since 1987 at the [[August Schell Brewing Company]]. [[Bavarian Blast]], a summer festival, was created as reinterpretation of New Ulm's longstanding festival Heritagefest.
+==Parks and recreation==
+The city features over 40 parks, as well as a civic center, community center, and recreation center.<ref name="parks">{{cite web | title = About Us | publisher = City of New Ulm | url = https://www.newulmmn.gov/256/About-Us | accessdate = November 10, 2025}}</ref> The parks and recreation department employs "nearly 100 employees" annually, with an annual budget of $3.8 million.<ref name="parks"/>
+==Government==
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+==Education==
+Schools include:
+* [[Cathedral High School (New Ulm, Minnesota)|Cathedral High School]]
+* [[New Ulm High School]]
+* [[Minnesota Valley Lutheran High School]]
+* [[Martin Luther College]]
 ==Media==
 ===Newspaper===
-[[The Journal (New Ulm)|The Journal]] is a daily newspaper in New Ulm.  It was founded in 1898 and is owned by [[Ogden Newspapers]].   The circulation was 5,248 in 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn89064938/|title=About The Journal. (New Ulm, Minn.) 1974-current|website=Chronicling America|publisher=Library of Congress|access-date=January 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151230232613/http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn89064938/|archive-date=December 30, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=MNA>{{cite web|url=http://mna.org/assets/Daily-Newspaper-list-and-map.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200125144826/http://mna.org/assets/Daily-Newspaper-list-and-map.pdf |archive-date=2020-01-25 |url-status=live|title=Daily Newspaper list|website=Minnesota Newspaper Association|access-date=January 25, 2020}}</ref>
+''[[The Journal (New Ulm)|The Journal]]'' is a daily newspaper in New Ulm, with a circulation of 5,248 in 2019. Founded in 1898, it is owned by [[Ogden Newspapers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn89064938/|title=About The Journal. (New Ulm, Minn.) 1974-current|website=Chronicling America|publisher=Library of Congress|access-date=January 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151230232613/http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn89064938/|archive-date=December 30, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=MNA>{{cite web|url=http://mna.org/assets/Daily-Newspaper-list-and-map.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200125144826/http://mna.org/assets/Daily-Newspaper-list-and-map.pdf |archive-date=2020-01-25 |url-status=live|title=Daily Newspaper list|website=Minnesota Newspaper Association|access-date=January 25, 2020}}</ref>
 ===Radio===
-New Ulm has two full-power radio stations [[city of license|licensed]] to it. [[KNUJ (AM)|KNUJ]]/860 airs a full-service farm format. [[KATO-FM]]/93.1 broadcasts a country music format from [[Mankato, Minnesota|Mankato]]. Although the two stations are no longer co-owned, KATO-FM was originally KNUJ's sister FM station.
+New Ulm is the [[city of license]] for [[KNUJ (AM)|KNUJ]] (860 am), and [[KATO-FM|KNAT]] (93.1), which broadcasts country music from [[Mankato, Minnesota|Mankato]].
+===Filming location===
+New Ulm was the setting and filming location for the 1995 independent film ''[[The Toilers and the Wayfarers]]'', and filming location for the 2004 documentary ''[[American Beer (documentary)|American Beer]]''.{{cn|date=November 2025}}
+==Infrastructure==
+===Transportation===
+Transit service in the city is provided by [[Hermann Express]].
-==Transportation==
+Highways include [[U.S. Route 14 in Minnesota|U.S. Highway 14]], and Minnesota State Highways [[Minnesota State Highway 15|15]] and [[Minnesota State Highway 68|68]].
-Transit service in the city is provided by the [[Hermann Express]], which operates six days a week.
-[[U.S. Route 14 in Minnesota|U.S. Highway 14]] and Minnesota State Highways [[Minnesota State Highway 15|15]] and [[Minnesota State Highway 68|68]] are three of the main routes in the city.
+New Ulm is served by the Union Pacific's line between Wyeville and Rapid City. The [[Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway]] ran from Winthrop to Otho before being abandoned in the 1970s.
-New Ulm is served by the Union Pacific's line between Wyeville and Rapid City. The Minneapolis & St. Louis ran from Winthrop to Otho before being abandoned in the 1970s.
+[[New Ulm Municipal Airport]] is a general aviation airport.
 ==Notable people==
-[[Image:GagHouse.JPG|thumb|upright|Wanda Gág House]]
-* [[David Rysdahl]], actor, born in New Ulm in 1987.
 * [[Ali Bernard]], [[2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Olympic]] wrestler, born in New Ulm in 1986.
 * [[Joseph Bobleter]], newspaper editor, Minnesota legislator, and mayor of New Ulm.
-* [[Kathryn Adams Doty]], actress, born in New Ulm in 1920; married to actor [[Hugh Beaumont]] of ''[[Leave It to Beaver]]'' television show fame.
+* [[Kathryn Adams Doty]], actress, born in New Ulm in 1920
 * [[Marion Downs (audiologist)|Marion Downs]], audiologist who pioneered newborn hearing screening, born in New Ulm in 1914.<ref>{{cite web|title=Marion Downs|url=http://www.cogreatwomen.org/project/marion-downs/|website=Colorado Women's Hall of Fame|access-date=26 January 2017}}</ref>
 * [[Robert A. Duin]], [[U.S. Coast Guard]] Rear Admiral, born in New Ulm in 1924.
 * [[Tony Eckstein]], former Minnesota politician, [[Minnesota House of Representatives|legislator]] and New Ulm mayor, born in New Ulm in 1923.[http://www.nujournal.com/page/content.detail/id/506304.html]
+* [[Brad Finstad]], U.S. representative for Minnesota<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Brad |url=https://finstad.house.gov/about-brad |access-date=August 7, 2025 |website=Brad Finstad}}</ref>
 * [[Dennis R. Frederickson]], Minnesota state legislator
 * [[Wanda Gág]], author and artist, born in New Ulm in 1893. [https://web.archive.org/web/20070216085224/http://www.newulmweb.com/citylights/gag/gag.htm] Her childhood home is open to tour.
 * [[Tippi Hedren]], actress, born in New Ulm in 1930; [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001335/] She starred in [[Alfred Hitchcock]]'s films ''[[The Birds (film)|The Birds]]'' and ''[[Marnie (film)|Marnie]]''.
+* [[Joseph Hofmeister]], Bohemian American music composer
 * [[Ben D. Hughes]], farmer and Minnesota state legislator
 * [[Harold G. Krieger]], Minnesota state senator and judge, born in New Ulm in 1926.
-* [[John Lind (politician)|John Lind]], although born in [[Sweden]], immigrated to the United States and called New Ulm his hometown. He was a successful lawyer and the 14th governor of Minnesota [https://web.archive.org/web/20070206132950/http://www.newulm.com/about/history.html] from 1899 to 1901. He later served as a United States [[Congressman]] from 1903 to 1905.
+* [[John Lind (politician)|John Lind]], although born in [[Sweden]], immigrated to the U.S. and called New Ulm his hometown. He was the 14th governor of Minnesota [https://web.archive.org/web/20070206132950/http://www.newulm.com/about/history.html] and later served as a United States Congressman
-* [[Harold Loeffelmacher]], polka band leader, born near New Ulm in 1905, organized The [[Six Fat Dutchmen]] in New Ulm during the 1930s. [https://web.archive.org/web/20061208080845/http://www.internationalpolka.com/loeffelmacher.htm] His band played polka music all over the United States.
+* [[Harold Loeffelmacher]], polka bandleader, born near New Ulm in 1905 [https://web.archive.org/web/20061208080845/http://www.internationalpolka.com/loeffelmacher.htm]
 * [[Brad Lohaus]], retired [[National Basketball Association]] player, born in New Ulm in 1964.
+* [[Jen Nagel]], [[Bishop]] of the Minneapolis Area Synod of the [[Evangelical Lutheran Church of America]].
 * [[William Pfaender]], businessman, Minnesota state treasurer, and legislator; served as mayor of New Ulm.
+* [[David Rysdahl]], actor, born in New Ulm in 1987
 * [[August Schell]] moved to New Ulm from Germany in 1848, starting the [[August Schell Brewing Company]]. The brewery is still in business today. He died in New Ulm in 1891.
 *[[Flip Schulke]], photojournalist who traveled with [[Martin Luther King Jr.]]
-* [[Terry Steinbach]], former [[Oakland A's]] catcher, born in New Ulm in 1962. A three-time All-Star and in 1988 was voted the All-Star Game [[Most valuable player|MVP]].
+* [[Terry Steinbach]], former [[Oakland Athletics|Oakland A's]] catcher, born in New Ulm in 1962
 * [[Thomas O. Streissguth]], Minnesota Supreme Court justice.
 * [[Lenore Ulric]], actress and movie star, born in New Ulm in 1892.
 * [[Hal Wick]], South Dakota state legislator, born in New Ulm in 1944.
-* [[Whoopee John Wilfahrt]], born in 1893, on a farm near New Ulm. [https://web.archive.org/web/20080219102337/http://www.internationalpolka.com/wilfahrt.htm] He became the leader of one of the most successful [[polka]] bands in the nation.
+* [[Whoopee John Wilfahrt]], polka bandleader, born in 1893 on a farm near New Ulm [https://web.archive.org/web/20080219102337/http://www.internationalpolka.com/wilfahrt.htm]
-==See also==
+==In popular culture==
-* [[Cathedral High School (New Ulm, Minnesota)]]
+New Ulm is the setting for the 2009 comedy ''[[New in Town]]''.{{cn|date=November 2025}}
-* [[New Ulm High School]]
-* [[New Ulm Municipal Airport]]
-* [[Minnesota Valley Lutheran High School]]
-* [[Martin Luther College]]
-==International relations==
+==Sister cities==
 New Ulm is [[town twinning|twinned]] with:
 *{{Flagicon|Germany}} [[Neu-Ulm]], [[Bavaria]], [[Germany]]
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+{{Commons category|New Ulm, Minnesota}}
 {{Wikivoyage|New Ulm (Minnesota)}}
 {{NIE Poster|New Ulm}}
-* {{Commons category-inline|New Ulm, Minnesota}}
+*{{official website|http://ci.new-ulm.mn.us/}}
-* [http://ci.new-ulm.mn.us/ City of New Ulm official website]
-* [http://www.nujournal.com/ Web site of the Journal, New Ulm's daily newspaper]
 * [https://web.archive.org/web/20061128035034/http://www.nujournal.com/viss/story/index.cfm?UID=4&SSID=9 Hermann Heights]
 * [http://video.pioneer.org/video/2132160715/ The History of New Ulm] Documentary produced by [[Pioneer Public Television]]
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Year	Republican	Democratic	Third parties
style="text-align:center;" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"\|2020	style="text-align:center;" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"\|56.8% 4,442	style="text-align:center;" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"\|40.7% 3,179	2.5% 197
style="text-align:center;" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"\|2016	style="text-align:center;" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"\|56.1% 4,166	style="text-align:center;" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"\|33.0% 2,445	10.9% 809
style="text-align:center;" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"\|2012	style="text-align:center;" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"\|51.3% 3,825	style="text-align:center;" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"\|45.5% 3,395	3.2% 243
style="text-align:center;" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"\|2008	style="text-align:center;" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"\|51.5% 3,810	style="text-align:center;" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"\|45.8% 3,389	2.7% 196
style="text-align:center;" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"\|2004	style="text-align:center;" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"\|56.8% 4,212	style="text-align:center;" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"\|41.2% 3,052	2.0% 146
style="text-align:center;" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"\|2000	style="text-align:center;" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"\|52.6% 3,720	style="text-align:center;" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"\|39.1% 2,764	8.3% 585
style="text-align:center;" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"\|1996	style="text-align:center;" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"\|42.3% 2,727	style="text-align:center;" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"\|43.4% 2,792	14.3% 923
style="text-align:center;" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"\|1992	style="text-align:center;" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"\|40.8% 2,824	style="text-align:center;" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"\|34.2% 2,368	25.0% 1,736
style="text-align:center;" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"\|1988	style="text-align:center;" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"\|55.2% 3,313	style="text-align:center;" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"\|44.8% 2,691	0.0% 0
style="text-align:center;" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"\|1984	style="text-align:center;" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"\|61.2% 3,882	style="text-align:center;" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"\|38.8% 2,459	0.0% 0
style="text-align:center;" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"\|1980	style="text-align:center;" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"\|53.1% 3,723	style="text-align:center;" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"\|38.2% 2,676	8.7% 614
style="text-align:center;" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"\|1976	style="text-align:center;" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"\|54.3% 3,740	style="text-align:center;" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"\|41.4% 2,853	4.3% 298
style="text-align:center;" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"\|1972	style="text-align:center;" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"\|62.1% 3,773	style="text-align:center;" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"\|34.6% 2,106	3.3% 201
style="text-align:center;" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"\|1968	style="text-align:center;" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"\|55.9% 3,059	style="text-align:center;" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"\|38.8% 2,124	5.3% 289
style="text-align:center;" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"\|1964	style="text-align:center;" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"\|49.9% 2,600	style="text-align:center;" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"\|50.0% 2,605	0.1% 9
style="text-align:center;" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"\|1960	style="text-align:center;" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"\|58.6% 3,076	style="text-align:center;" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"\|41.3% 2,164	0.1% 6

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