Gibraltar is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,656 at the 2010 census. It is located on the Detroit River directly south of, and adjacent to, Trenton.
The city is named after Gibraltar, a British Overseas Territory located on the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula at the entrance of the Mediterranean.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.41 square miles , of which 3.78 square miles is land and 0.63 square miles is water.
As of the census[2] of 2010, there were 4,656 people, 1,946 households, and 1,283 families residing in the city.
Public education is provided by the Gibraltar School District, serving all of Gibraltar, all of Rockwood, portions of Woodhaven, and portions of Brownstown Township. The school district operates these schools in Gibraltar:
- Parsons Elementary School
- Shumate Middle School
- Carlson High School