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Gwinn is an unincorporated community in Marquette County, Michigan, United States. It is a Census-designated place (CDP) used for statistical purposes. The population was 1,965 at the 2000 census. The community is in Forsyth Township at 46°16′52″N, 87°26′28″W on M-35 near the forks of the east and middle branches of the Escanaba River. The ZIP code is 49841. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with unincorporated. ...
Marquette County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. ...
Official language(s) None (English, de-facto) Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Area Ranked 11th - Total 97,990 sq mi (253,793 km²) - Width 239 miles (385 km) - Length 491 miles (790 km) - % water 41. ...
A census-designated place (CDP) is an area identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical reporting. ...
Forsyth Township is a township located in Marquette County, Michigan. ...
M-35 is a north-south highway in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. ...
The Escanaba River is a river in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. ...
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The CDP statistical area includes the nearby communities of Austin to the west and New Swanzy to the east. The area was acquired by the Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company (CCI) in 1901, who opened a mining operation there in 1905. In 1907, the president of CCI, William Gwinn Mather, commissioned the well-known Boston landscape designer, Warren H. Manning to design a residential community to support the mining operations. Mather named the community after his mother Elizabeth Lucy Gwinn. The community became known as a "Model Town", a trace of which remains in the name for the local high school sports teams: the "Modeltowners". It received a Post Office in 1908. The Austin Mine was also operated by Cleveland-Cliffs, which developed the community in 1911 to provide residences for miners and their families. Swanzy took its name from the Swanzy Iron Company, formed in 1883. Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. ...
Warren Henry Manning (November 7, 1860-1938) was an influential American landscape designer and promoter of the informal and naturalistic “wild garden†approach to garden design. ...
On June 24, 2002, Gwinn was listed in the National Register of Historic Places as the "Gwinn Model Town Historic District, Forsyth Townsip, Marquette County, Michigan". June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 190 days remaining. ...
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A typical plaque showing entry on the National Register of Historic Places. ...
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the community has a total area of 13.2 km² (5.1 mi²), all land. Image File history File links MIMap-doton-Gwinn. ...
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Demographics As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,965 people, 851 households, and 584 families residing in the community. The population density was 149.3/km² (386.5/mi²). There were 1,035 housing units at an average density of 78.7/km² (203.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the community was 94.86% White, 0.92% African American, 1.48% Native American, 1.02% Asian, 0.36% from other races, and 1.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.92% of the population. 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ...
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The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
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The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
There were 851 households out of which 29.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.2% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.3% were non-families. 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.80. This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. ...
In the community the population was spread out with 21.9% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 29.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 97.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.0 males.
The median income for a household in the community was $30,772, and the median income for a family was $41,250. Males had a median income of $35,962 versus $18,929 for females. The per capita income for the community was $16,511. About 12.0% of families and 17.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.4% of those under age 18 and 8.5% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ...
Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...
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