Gaastra, Michigan Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 339. Estimated population in July 2024: 311 (-8.3% change)
Males: 158 (46.6%), Females: 181 (53.4%)

Iron County

Zip code: 49927

Demographics

Median resident age: 44.1 years
Median household income: $23,125
Median house value: $34,500

Population by Race

Races in Gaastra:

• White Non-Hispanic (97.1%)
• American Indian (1.5%)
• Two or more races (1.5%)
• Hispanic (0.9%)
• Other race (0.6%)

Ancestries: Polish (28.6%), Italian (19.2%), French (11.2%), Irish (6.5%), United States (6.5%), English (5.6%).

Elevation: 1620 feet

Land area: 1.6 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Gaastra

• High school or higher: 85.8%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.7%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
• Unemployed: 16.5%
• Mean travel time to work: 19.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Gaastra city

• Never married: 19.5%
• Now married: 65.2%
• Separated: 2.6%
• Widowed: 10.1%
• Divorced: 2.6%

0.3% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -37 (-9.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Gaastra:

• IRON COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; IRON RIVER, MI)
• DICKINSON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 45 miles; IRON MOUNTAIN, MI)
• EAGLE RIVER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 46 miles; EAGLE RIVER, WI)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Gaastra:

• FORD (about 39 miles; IRON MOUNTAIN KINGSFORD, MI; Abbreviation: IMT)
• RHINELANDER-ONEIDA COUNTY (about 67 miles; RHINELANDER, WI; Abbreviation: RHI)
• HOUGHTON COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 77 miles; HANCOCK, MI; Abbreviation: CMX)

Other public-use airports nearest to Gaastra:

• STAMBAUGH (about 2 miles; STAMBAUGH, MI; Abbreviation: Y73)
• IRON COUNTY (about 24 miles; CRYSTAL FALLS, MI; Abbreviation: 50D)
• PRICKETT-GROOMS FLD (about 31 miles; SIDNAW, MI; Abbreviation: 6Y9)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gaastra:

• MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 73 miles; HOUGHTON, MI; Full-time enrollment: 5,779)
• NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 89 miles; MARQUETTE, MI; Full-time enrollment: 7,374)
• NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 106 miles; WAUSAU, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,039)
• NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 118 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; Full-time enrollment: 4,198)
• UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY (about 119 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; Full-time enrollment: 4,794)
• SAINT NORBERT COLLEGE (about 119 miles; DE PERE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,031)
• FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT APPLETON (about 121 miles; APPLETON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,364)