Gibraltar (Michigan)

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Gibraltar
Gibraltar (Michigan)
Gibraltar
Gibraltar
Location in Michigan
Basic data
State : United States
State : Michigan
County : Wayne County
Coordinates : 42 ° 5 ′  N , 83 ° 12 ′  W Coordinates: 42 ° 5 ′  N , 83 ° 12 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 4,264 (as of: 2000)
Population density : 435.1 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 11.1 km 2  (approx. 4 mi 2 ) of
which 9.8 km 2  (approx. 4 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 177 m
Postal code : 48173
Area code : +1 734
FIPS : 26-32020
GNIS ID : 0626782
Website : cityofgibraltar.net
Mayor : Jim Beaubien

Gibraltar is a city in Wayne County in the US state of Michigan . The population at the last census was 4,264.

geography

According to the US statistical agency , the total area of ​​Gibraltar is 11.2 km². Of this, 9.9 km² is solid land and 1.3 km² is water. Thus, the proportion of water is 11.52% of the total area.

Demographic data

At the 2000 census , 4,264 people, 1,728 households and 1,225 families were registered in the city . The population density is 428.7 inhabitants / km². With 1,791 residential buildings, there were an average of 180.1 houses per square kilometer.

The population is made up of 96.74% white, 0.52% African American , 0.33% Indian , 0.40% Asian and 2.01% other ethnic groups . In total, 1.83% are of Latin American descent .

There are 1,728 households in Gibraltar. In

  • 31.3% live in families with children under the age of 18
  • 56.0% live in married couples
  • 10.1% live in families with a widowed housewife
  • 29.1% do not live in family couples
  • 23.3% live singles
  • 5.5% of people aged 65 and older live alone.

On average, 2.46 people and 2.89 children live per household.

In Gibraltar, 23.5% of the population are under 18, 7.9% between 18 and 24, 31.5% between 25 and 44, 28.2% between 45 and 64 and 8.9% 65 years and older.
The average age is 38 years. For every 100 women there are 101.7 men. For every 100 women who are 18 or older there are 101.1 men.

The average annual income of a normal household is US $ 58,167 and that of a family household is US $ 67,457. Men have a median income of US $ 53,750 versus US $ 31,708 for women. The city's average per capita income is US $ 28,528.
1.9% of families and 2.9% of the population live below the poverty line (including those 1.3% aged 18 and younger and 3.2% aged 65 and older).