Gladwin, Michigan facts for kids
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Gladwin, Michigan
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| City of Gladwin | |
Looking west along Cedar Avenue (M-18 / M-61)
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Location within Gladwin County
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 Gladwin, Michigan
Location in Michigan
Gladwin, Michigan
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Gladwin |
| Settled | 1875 |
| Incorporated | 1885 (village) 1893 (city) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.90 sq mi (7.51 km2) |
| • Land | 2.88 sq mi (7.45 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) |
| Elevation | 784 ft (239 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 3,069 |
| • Density | 1,066.74/sq mi (411.83/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) |
48624
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| Area code(s) | 989 |
| FIPS code | 26-32320 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0626857 |
Gladwin is a city in Gladwin County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,069 at the 2020 census. Gladwin is the county seat of Gladwin County. The city is at the southwest corner of Gladwin Township, but the two are administered autonomously.
History
Gladwin county is named for Henry Gladwin, a British military commander at Detroit during Pontiac's War. The county was named in 1831 and organized in 1875. Gladwin had its beginnings in 1875 during the Michigan lumber boom. Situated on the Cedar River, the city was named Cedar until it was discovered that another Michigan town shared the same name. Thereafter, the city was named after the county. The first church in Gladwin was a Methodist church completed on March 31, 1878. In the Fall of 1878, the first schoolhouse was built by Isaac Hanna, later being replaced by a four-room schoolhouse in 1883. Gladwin was incorporated as a village in 1885. The famous rapper named "NF" [Nathan Feuerstein] was born, raised, and graduated from Gladwin.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.90 square miles (7.51 km2), of which 2.88 square miles (7.46 km2) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km2) (0.69%) is water.
Major highways
M-18
M-61
Climate
This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Gladwin has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.
| Climate data for Gladwin, Michigan (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1892–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 62 (17) |
63 (17) |
87 (31) |
90 (32) |
95 (35) |
102 (39) |
105 (41) |
100 (38) |
100 (38) |
90 (32) |
77 (25) |
69 (21) |
105 (41) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 29.2 (−1.6) |
32.0 (0.0) |
42.6 (5.9) |
55.5 (13.1) |
68.4 (20.2) |
78.1 (25.6) |
82.0 (27.8) |
79.9 (26.6) |
72.7 (22.6) |
59.5 (15.3) |
45.6 (7.6) |
34.3 (1.3) |
56.7 (13.7) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 20.9 (−6.2) |
22.2 (−5.4) |
31.5 (−0.3) |
43.3 (6.3) |
55.5 (13.1) |
65.5 (18.6) |
69.6 (20.9) |
67.6 (19.8) |
60.1 (15.6) |
48.3 (9.1) |
36.9 (2.7) |
27.1 (−2.7) |
45.7 (7.6) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 12.7 (−10.7) |
12.5 (−10.8) |
20.4 (−6.4) |
31.0 (−0.6) |
42.7 (5.9) |
52.8 (11.6) |
57.1 (13.9) |
55.2 (12.9) |
47.4 (8.6) |
37.0 (2.8) |
28.3 (−2.1) |
19.9 (−6.7) |
34.7 (1.5) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −28 (−33) |
−39 (−39) |
−21 (−29) |
1 (−17) |
21 (−6) |
30 (−1) |
34 (1) |
31 (−1) |
22 (−6) |
11 (−12) |
−8 (−22) |
−24 (−31) |
−39 (−39) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 2.15 (55) |
1.70 (43) |
2.05 (52) |
3.53 (90) |
3.78 (96) |
3.46 (88) |
3.20 (81) |
3.39 (86) |
2.79 (71) |
3.24 (82) |
2.53 (64) |
2.20 (56) |
34.02 (864) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 13.8 (35) |
11.4 (29) |
6.7 (17) |
2.8 (7.1) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.4 (1.0) |
2.8 (7.1) |
10.6 (27) |
48.5 (123) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 11.9 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 10.8 | 11.4 | 10.2 | 9.8 | 9.4 | 9.5 | 11.4 | 11.1 | 11.0 | 123.6 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 8.3 | 6.3 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 6.4 | 28.5 |
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Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1890 | 903 | — | |
| 1900 | 775 | −14.2% | |
| 1910 | 988 | 27.5% | |
| 1920 | 1,225 | 24.0% | |
| 1930 | 1,248 | 1.9% | |
| 1940 | 1,600 | 28.2% | |
| 1950 | 1,878 | 17.4% | |
| 1960 | 2,226 | 18.5% | |
| 1970 | 2,071 | −7.0% | |
| 1980 | 2,479 | 19.7% | |
| 1990 | 2,682 | 8.2% | |
| 2000 | 3,001 | 11.9% | |
| 2010 | 2,933 | −2.3% | |
| 2020 | 3,069 | 4.6% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 2,933 people, 1,261 households, and 680 families living in the city. The population density was 1,014.9 inhabitants per square mile (391.9/km2). There were 1,421 housing units at an average density of 491.7 per square mile (189.8/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 96.8% White, 0.1% African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.5% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.1% of the population.
There were 1,261 households, of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.4% were married couples living together, 15.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 46.1% were non-families. 42.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.96.
The median age in the city was 40.4 years. 23.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.6% were from 25 to 44; 21.8% were from 45 to 64; and 22.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 44.9% male and 55.1% female.
Notable people
- 2nd Mile, Christian rock and worship band founded in Gladwin
- Jim Kern, Major League Baseball pitcher for several teams from 1974 to 1986
- NF, rapper
- Debbie Stabenow, politician and current member of the United States Senate
See also
In Spanish: Gladwin para niños
