East Gull Lake, Minnesota

East Gull Lake, Minnesota

Infobox Settlement
official_name = East Gull Lake, Minnesota
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map_caption = Location of East Gull Lake, Minnesota


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Minnesota
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Cass

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area_total_km2 = 38.4
area_land_km2 = 20.5
area_water_km2 = 17.9
area_total_sq_mi = 14.8
area_land_sq_mi = 7.9
area_water_sq_mi = 6.9

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 978
population_density_km2 = 47.7
population_density_sq_mi = 123.6

timezone = Central (CST)
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elevation_m = 382
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latd = 46 |latm = 23 |lats = 49 |latNS = N
longd = 94 |longm = 21 |longs = 49 |longEW = W

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East Gull Lake is a city in Cass County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 978 at the 2000 census. The nearest semi-urban area is that of Brainerd and Baxter. It is part of the Brainerd Micropolitan Statistical Area. East Gull Lake is situated in the Brainerd Lakes Area of Central Minnesota, and takes its name from the largest lake within its borders -Gull Lake.

The local airport is East Gull Lake Airport (FAA code [http://www.dot.state.mn.us/aero/avoffice/ops/airdir/pdf/eastgulllake.pdf 9Y2] ), a small 2-runway airport. [http://www.airnav.com/airport/9Y2]

Tourism and recreation

Mainly because of these lakes, much of the activity in the town is tourism, recreation, and vacationing, especially by residents of Minnesota and Iowa who maintain summer homes in the area. Houses immediately on the shores of Gull Lake are the most prized and the most expensive, and have attracted residents such as Kristi Yamaguchi and her husband Bret Hedican [http://www.hhof.com/HTML/exSCJ06_25.shtml] . There are several high-end resorts in the city, including Cragun's Resort, Madden's Resort, Kavanaugh's Resort, and the Gull Lake Resort. Several of the resorts include large golf courses.The population increased extreamly in the past 3 years and now(10/04/2008)is more than 2000 all year.Probably between 40 000 and 50 000 in the summer.

"'The most Notable people in EGL are: Joe "Hoopz" Kavanagh, DJ Luke Mix-a-lot,Brady "B-ready" Lindquist, Alexandro "Young Pal" Lindquist, Jarod "JC Vike" Carlson, Joe "Master J"Holden, Georgi "G $ey" Di Giorgetti, Emily "Emilia" Marlen, Whitney "Lite" Carlson., Michael "Mumbla" Williams, Adam "AAA" Anderson, Derek "D-Style" Haug.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 14.8 square miles (38.4 km²), of which, 7.9 square miles (20.5 km²) of it is land and 6.9 square miles (17.9 km²) of it (46.66%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 978 people, 370 households, and 294 families residing in the city. The population density was 123.6 people per square mile (47.7/km²). There were 709 housing units at an average density of 89.6/sq mi (34.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.16% White, 0.31% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.72% Asian, 0.20% from other races, and 0.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.43% of the population.

There were 370 households out of which 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.2% were married couples living together, 3.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.3% were non-families. 17.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.0% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 28.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 107.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $55,750, and the median income for a family was $62,813. Males had a median income of $40,809 versus $28,750 for females. The per capita income for the city was $27,329. About 6.6% of families and 8.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.0% of those under age 18 and 8.3% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

* [http://www.eastgulllake.govoffice.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.eastgullplanning.info/ Planning information]
* [http://www.airnav.com/airport/9Y2 Airport information]


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