Gulfport is a village in Henderson County,

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. As of the 2020 census, the village population was 42, down from 54 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Burlington, IA–IL Micropolitan Statistical Area. The village was completely submerged, save the roofs of some homes and buildings, by a levee break during the flood of 2008.

Geography

Gulfport is located on the western edge of Henderson County. It is bordered to the west by the

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, which is also the state boundary with

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. U.S. Route 34 passes through the village, crossing the Mississippi via the Great River Bridge to

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. To the east US 34 leads to

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and to Galesburg. According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Gulfport has a total area of , of which (or 61.53%) is land and (or 38.47%) is water.

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 42 people, 22 households, and 20 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 34 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 85.71%

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, 0.00%

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, 0.00% Native American, 2.38% Asian, 0.00%

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, 0.00% from other races, and 11.90% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 4.76% of the population. There were 22 households, none of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 90.91% were married couples living together, none had a female householder with no husband present, and 9.09% were non-families. 9.09% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.09% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.95 and the average family size was 1.86. The village's age distribution consisted of 0.0% under the age of 18, 2.4% from 18 to 24, 12.2% from 25 to 44, 58.6% from 45 to 64, and 26.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 58.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 141.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 141.2 males. The median income for a household in the village was $85,357, and the median income for a family was $85,714. Males had a median income of $70,833 versus $15,000 for females. The

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for the village was $39,161. None of the population was below the

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References

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