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The population in Gideon is 691. There are 386 people per square mile aka population density. The median age in Gideon is 47.6, the US median age is 38.4. The number of people per household in Gideon is 2.6, the US average of people per household is 2.6.
Family in Gideon
- 42.8% are married
- 17.1% are divorced
- 24.5% are married with children
- 34.0% have children, but are single
Race in Gideon
- 96.2% are White
- 1.9% are Black
- 0.0% are Asian
- 0.0% are Native American
- 0.0% claim Other
- 0.3% claim Hispanic ethnicity
- 1.6% Two or more races
- 0.0% Hawaiian, Pacific Islander