Gladstone is a village in Henderson County,

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. The population was 281 at the 2010 census, down from 284 in 2000. It is part of the

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, IA–IL Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Gladstone is located in west-central Henderson County at (40.864568, -90.958815).

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passes through the village, leading north to

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, the

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, and south to

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, is southwest of Gladstone via IL-164 and US-34. According to the 2010 census, Gladstone has a total area of , all land.

History

Gladstone grew from a

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village that was led by

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in the 1820s. Gladstone was originally named "Sagetown", after Gideon Sage upon whose land the town was platted. Gladstone is named after the English statesman

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Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 284 people, 139 households, and 82 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 146 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 99.30%

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, 0.35%

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, and 0.35% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.35% of the population. There were 139 households, out of which 25.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.0% were

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living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.3% were non-families. 36.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.04 and the average family size was 2.64. In the village, the population was spread out, with 20.8% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.0 males. The median income for a household in the village was $30,694, and the median income for a family was $41,429. Males had a median income of $32,083 versus $20,972 for females. The

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for the village was $16,245. About 11.5% of families and 10.5% of the population were below the

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, including 1.8% of those under the age of eighteen and 23.1% of those 65 or over.

References

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