Gladwin, Michigan

thumb|right|250px|Gladwin City Hall

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.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (0.69%) is water.

Major highways

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.

Demographics

thumb|right|250px|U.S. Post Office in Gladwin

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Gladwin had a population of 3,069. The median age was 40.7 years. 22.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 23.1% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 83.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 80.4 males age 18 and over.

0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.

There were 1,323 households in Gladwin, of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 34.2% were married-couple households, 18.2% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 39.5% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 40.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 23.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2010, there were 2,933 people, 1,261 households, and 680 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 1,421 housing units at an average density of . 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.