Gladstone, Michigan

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Gladstone is a city in Delta County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,032 at the 2000 census.

US 2 and US 41 run concurrently through the city, connecting with Escanaba, nine miles to the south. US 41 runs north to Marquette and US 2 runs east to Manistique. M-35 runs northwest 52 miles to Gwinn and merges with US 2/US 41 south to Escanaba.

1 Geography
2 Notable people
3 Demographics
4 External links

[edit] Geography

The city is on a small projection into the Little Bay de Noc, which opens onto the Bay of Green Bay on Lake Michigan.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 20.4 km² (7.9 mi²). 12.8 km² (5.0 mi²) of it is land and 7.6 km² (2.9 mi²) of it (37.14%) is water.

[edit] Notable people

Robert John Cornell, member of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin.

Becky Iverson, Pro Golfer LPGA.

Bart Stupak, member of the United States House of Representatives, Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

Tom Gascon, drummer for The Afterword.
Kevin Tapani, Professional Baseball retiree.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census ² of 2000, there were 5,032 people, 2,126 households, and 1,392 families residing in the city. The population density was 391.7/km² (1,015.2/mi²). There were 2,289 housing units at an average density of 178.2/km² (461.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.76% White, 0.14% African American, 1.47% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.04% from other races, and 1.29% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.42% of the population.

There were 2,126 households out of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.6% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.5% were non-families. 30.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.9% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 90.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $34,328, and the median income for a family was $47,899. Males had a median income of $43,400 versus $25,662 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,973. About 7.8% of families and 10.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.9% of those under age 18 and 9.5% of those age 65 or over.