Gibraltar, Michigan

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Gibraltar, Michigan
settlement_type = City


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map_caption = Location in Wayne County and the state of Michigan


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_name1 = Michigan
subdivision_name2 = Wayne
government_type =
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Jim Beaubien
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area_magnitude =
area_total_km2 = 11.1
area_total_sq_mi = 4.3
area_land_km2 = 9.8
area_land_sq_mi = 3.8
area_water_km2 = 1.3
area_water_sq_mi = 0.5
elevation_ft = 581
elevation_m = 177
population_as_of = 2000
population_footnotes =
population_total = 4264
population_metro =
population_density_km2 = 428.2
population_density_sq_mi = 1109.1
timezone = EST
utc_offset = -5
latd = 42 |latm = 5 |lats = 29 |latNS = N
longd = 83 |longm = 11 |longs = 50 |longEW = W
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 48173
area_code = 734
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 26-32020GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 0626782GR|3
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Gibraltar is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,264 at the 2000 census. It's located on the Detroit River directly south of, and adjacent to, Trenton.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.3 square miles (11.2 km²), of which, 3.8 square miles (9.9 km²) of it is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²) of it (11.52%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 4,264 people, 1,728 households, and 1,225 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,109.1 per square mile (428.7/km²). There were 1,791 housing units at an average density of 465.9/sq mi (180.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.74% White, 0.52% African American, 0.33% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.59% from other races, and 1.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.83% of the population.

There were 1,728 households out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.0% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.1% were non-families. 23.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.5% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 28.2% from 45 to 64, and 8.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 101.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $58,167, and the median income for a family was $67,457. Males had a median income of $53,750 versus $31,708 for females. The per capita income for the city was $28,528. About 1.9% of families and 2.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.3% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

* [http://cityofgibraltar.net/ Official Website of the City of Gibraltar]