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Gaastra, Michigan

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(Keweenaw County)

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The 2000 Census showed that Gaastra had a population of 339 people ^<1>.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	300	-11.5%	-0.99% since 2007
2007	303	-10.62%	-0.66% since 2006
2006	305	-10.03%	-1.29% since 2005
2005	309	-8.85%	-1.28% since 2004
2004	313	-7.67%	-2.19% since 2003
2003	320	-5.6%	-1.23% since 2002
2002	324	-4.42%	-1.82% since 2001
2001	330	-2.65%	-2.65% since 2000
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2000	339	The Last Census

Gaastra had 164 Housing Units ^<2> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Gaastra has an area ^<3> of 1.65 square miles [4.26 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Gaastra had a 2000 population density of 205.9 people per square mile [79.5 people/km²].

Iron County

The city of Gaastra is located in Iron County.

The county had a population of 13,109 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 339 people, Gaastra contained 2.59% of the Iron County total.

In addition, where the community of Gaastra has a population density of 205.9 people per square mile [79.5 people/km²], Iron County averages 11.24 people per square mile [4.34 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Iron County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Gaastra and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Gaastra. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<4>

Radius	No of Communities	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
5 mi [8 km]	3	4,185	28.18% increase
10 mi [16 km]	5	4,549	24.02% increase
15 mi [24 km]	9	8,639	5.86% increase
20 mi [32 km]	12	9,081	5.3% increase
25 mi [40 km]	17	12,018	4.54% increase
30 mi [48 km]	25	30,860	1.23% decrease

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Unfortunately, the Census Bureau has not created a QuickFact that is specific to Gaastra.

A Census Quickfact is available for Iron County (QF-26071).

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Gaastra:

	State Code:	26 (Michigan)
	County Code:	071 (Iron County)
	Place Code:	31160 (Gaastra)

	State & County Code:	26071 (Michigan/Iron County)

	State & Place Code:	2631160 (Michigan/Gaastra)

Gaastra is located in Census Region #2 (the Midwest Region) and in Division #3 (the East North-Central Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Gaastra.

The Commemorative
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Michigan ^<5>

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Footnotes

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. - Return to Citation
<2>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live, whether occupied or temporarily vacant, such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway). - Return to Citation
<3>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Gaastra. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group of people. - Return to Citation
<4>	The communities in our count are those provided by the 2000 Census, so keep in mind that our population rings will only include the people living in those communities. Smaller communities usually don't participate directly in the Census and therefore they won't be included. While our count is a close approximation, it shouldn't be considered as a complete or accurate count. - Return to Citation
<5>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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