Gagetown, Michigan

Gagetown, Michigan
—  Village  —
Location of Gagetown, Michigan
Coordinates:
Country United States
State Michigan
County Tuscola
Area
 • Total 1.0 sq mi (2.5 km2)
 • Land 1.0 sq mi (2.5 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation 751 ft (229 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 389
 • Density 406.3/sq mi (156.9/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 48735
Area code(s) 989
FIPS code 26-31180[1]
GNIS feature ID 0626592[2]

Gagetown is a village in Tuscola County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 389 at the 2000 census. It is located in the northeastern corner of Elmwood Township.

Gagetown is northeast of the Saginaw metropolitan area as well as the village of Caro; two major economic hubs in the region that link Gagetown with the rest of the world.

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2), all land.

Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 389 people, 154 households, and 103 families residing in the village. The population density was 406.3 per square mile (156.5/km²). There were 167 housing units at an average density of 174.4 per square mile (67.2/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 91.52% White, 1.03% Native American, 0.77% Asian, 2.83% from other races, and 3.86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.20% of the population.

There were 154 households out of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.4% were married couples living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. 26.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the village the population was spread out with 29.0% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 102.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.7 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $28,750, and the median income for a family was $34,444. Males had a median income of $26,354 versus $20,500 for females. The per capita income for the village was $14,165. About 11.7% of families and 14.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.3% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over.

References

  1. ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
  2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

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