Editing Gladstone, Michigan (section)

==Geography==
[[File:2009-0619-Gladstone-Welcome.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Welcome sign with [[Little Bay de Noc]] in the background]]

The city is located on a small projection into the [[Little Bay de Noc]], which opens onto [[Green Bay (Lake Michigan)|Green Bay]] on [[Lake Michigan]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|7.92|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|5.00|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|2.92|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2012-11-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=2012-01-25 }}</ref>

===Neighborhoods===
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Although Gladstone is a relatively small city, it has several distinct sections: Downtown (which hosts most of the local businesses), the Buckeye (located on the western side of the city, bordering the [[Brampton, MI]] township), and the Bluff (which hosts most of the new residential expansion, as well as Gladstone High School). Gladstone High School sports teams are referred to as the Braves, which along with the Escanaba Eskymos give Delta County two schools bearing indigenous symbols.

===Climate===
Gladstone has a humid continental climate, with cold winters and warm summers. The average temperature in January is around 16&nbsp;°F (-9&nbsp;°C). Gladstone receives an average of 36 inches of snow and 33 inches of rainfall per year.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}

According to the National Weather Service, Gladstone's record low was -60&nbsp;°F on January 7, 1896. To this day, this storm is referred to by Gladstone residents as "les morte a doigts," since so many of the city's residents lost fingers due to [[frostbite]]. On July 19, 1992, Gladstone experienced a rare [[tornado]] which caused moderate damage throughout the city.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}

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| -15| -8| 52
| -8| -1| 55
| -1| 9| 78
| 4| 16| 63
| 11| 19| 91
| 15| 24| 113
| 15| 23| 74
| 13| 19| 118
| 3| 10| 118
| -2| 3| 104
| -10| -5| 64
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