Gwinn is an unincorporated community located in Marquette County, Michigan. It is a Census-designated place (CDP) used for statistical purposes. As of the 2000 census, the community had a total population of 1,965. The community is in Forsyth Township at 46°16'52"N, 87°26'28"W on Michigan State Highway 35 near the forks of the east and middle branches of the Escanaba River. The ZIP code is 49841.
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 "Model Towners". 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.
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".
According to the United States Census Bureau, the community has a total area of 13.2 km2 (5.1 mi2). 13.2 km2 (5.1 mi2) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 1,965 people, 851 households, and 584 families residing in the community. The population density is 149.3/km2 (386.5/mi2). There are 1,035 housing units at an average density of 78.7/km2 (203.6/mi2). The racial makeup of the community is 94.86% White, 0.92% African American, 1.48% Native American, 1.02% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.36% from other races, and 1.37% from two or more races. 0.92% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 851 households out of which 29.1% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.2% are married couples living together, 9.5% have a female householder with no husband present, and 31.3% are non-families. 28.4% of all households are made up of individuals and 11.0% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.31 and the average family size is 2.80.
In the community the population is 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 are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 42 years. For every 100 females there are 97.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 93.0 males.
The median income for a household in the community is $30,772, and the median income for a family is $41,250. Males have a median income of $35,962 versus $18,929 for females. The per capita income for the community is $16,511. 17.3% of the population and 12.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 31.4% of those under the age of 18 and 8.5% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
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Gwinn, MI
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