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Gwinn, Michigan

Gwinn is an unincorporated community in Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a census-designated place (CDP) for statistical purposes and has no legal status as an incorporated municipality. The population of the CDP was 1,784 at the 2020 census. The community is located within Forsyth Township.

History
The area was acquired by the Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company (CCI) in 1902, which opened the Gwinn Mine in 1905. In 1906, 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. Streets were laid out and ground was broken for the first houses in 1907. Manning emphasized Gwinn's connection to the surrounding environment by preserving many of the existing trees and planting new ones. Although it began as a company town, the direct involvement of Cleveland-Cliffs in the affairs of the Gwinn gradually decreased, and by the Great Depression the company had no hand in the operation of the town. ==Geography==
Geography
Gwinn is in southeastern Marquette County, in the northern part of Forsyth Township. It is south of Marquette, the county seat, southeast of Negaunee, and northwest of Gladstone. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 3.80%, are water. ==Renovation==
Renovation
Recently Gwinn has experienced a boom of renovation and restoration taking place in the downtown area. Using federal funds the city has been beautified. Additional community funding has paid for the Community Clubhouse to have a complete exterior masonry restoration. ==Demographics==
Demographics
2020 census As of the 2020 census, Gwinn had a population of 1,784. The median age was 44.9 years. 21.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 22.6% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 89.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 87.7 males age 18 and over. 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas. There were 788 households in Gwinn, of which 25.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 48.4% were married-couple households, 20.3% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 22.0% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 926 housing units, of which 14.9% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.9% and the rental vacancy rate was 8.0%. 2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 1,965 people, 851 households, and 584 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 1,035 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP 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. 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. In the CDP, 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 CDP 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 CDP 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. ==Transportation==
Transportation
Indian Trails bus lines operates daily intercity bus service between Hancock and Milwaukee with a stop in Gwinn. ==Notable people==
Notable people
Shadi Petosky, television writer • Bonita Pietila, casting director for The SimpsonsMike Shaw, professional WCW wrestler known as Norman the Lunatic ==References==
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