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Gladstone is a city in Clay
County, Missouri,
founded in 1952 and is a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri. Like
nearby North Kansas City, the city of Gladstone is
now completely surrounded by Kansas City. Prior to 1952 this area
was known as Linden. The population was 26,365 at the 2000 census.
The city's informal nickname is Happy Rock, and there is a Happy
Rock Park near the northeastern city limits on Old Antioch Road.
The city is served by the Mid-Continent Public
Library system and the North Kansas City School District. The
city was hit hard by at least one tornado in the early morning
hours of May 2, 2008.
Geography
Gladstone is located at 39°12′42″N 94°33′42″W / 39.21167°N
94.56167°W / 39.21167; -94.56167
(39.211752, -94.561687)[3].
According to the United States Census
Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.0 square miles
(20.7 km²), all of it land. The city is connected to nearby
North Kansas City and Kansas City proper by Routes 1 and
269 as
well as nearby U.S. Route
169, which sits less than a mile from the city's western
border. I-29 runs
near the city's southern-most tip shortly after its initial break
from I-35. A
handful of small subdivisions maintain independent municipalities
along Route 269, which is also known as North Oak Trafficway, host
to most of the area's shopping.
Demographics
As of the census[1] of
2000, there were 26,365 people, 11,484 households, and 7,384
families residing in the city. The population density was 3,297.2
people per square mile (1,272.4/km²). There were 11,919 housing
units at an average density of 1,490.6/sq mi (575.2/km²). The
racial makeup of the city was 93.25% White, 2.05% African
American, 0.52% Native
American, 1.26% Asian, 0.14% Pacific
Islander, 1.14% from other
races, and 1.65% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any
race were 3.56% of the population.
There were 11,484 households out of which 25.7% had children
under the age of 18 living with them, 51.0% were married couples living
together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present,
and 35.7% were non-families. 29.9% of all households were made up
of individuals and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years
of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the
average family size was 2.82.
In the city the population was spread out with 21.0% under the
age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45
to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age
was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 92.5 males. For
every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $46,333, and
the median income for a family was $55,128. Males had a median
income of $40,114 versus $27,429 for females. The per capita
income for the city was $25,105. About 3.1% of families and
4.7% of the population were below the poverty line,
including 5.6% of those under age 18 and 4.1% of those age 65 or
over.
Notable
Residents
References
- ^ a
b
"American FactFinder". United States Census
Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved
2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic
Names". United States Geological
Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved
2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2000 and
1990". United States Census
Bureau. 2005-05-03. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved
2008-01-31.
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