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Byron, MN
Byron is a city in Olmsted County, Minnesota, approximately five miles west of Rochester on U.S. Route 14. It is surrounded by Kalmar Township. The population was 6,312 at the 2020 census. Byron was platted in 1864 by George W. Van Dusen which he named after his birthplace of Byron, New York. Byron was incorporated in 1873. The DM&E rail line was originally built by the Winona and St. Peter Railroad, which reached west through town to neighboring Kasson in 1865. The station was west of what is now Byron Avenue, and was rebuilt in 1883. The Chicago and North Western Railway gained control of the Winona and St. Peter a few years after the line reached Byron.
Byron is known for some of its popular attractions, which include Oxbow Park and Zollman Zoo, Valley View Park, and the Somerby Golf Club.
