▁and ▁Kar en ▁P ence ▁passed ▁through ▁Gast on ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁The ▁motor cade ▁passed ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁Wes - Del ▁High ▁School ▁where ▁contest ants ▁and ▁volunte ers ▁in ▁the ▁school ' s ▁first ▁color ▁run ▁had ▁gathered ▁and ▁the ▁vice ▁president ▁was ▁sal uted ▁by ▁volunte er ▁fire man ▁and ▁Gast on ▁police ▁as ▁he ▁made ▁his ▁way ▁to ▁deliver ▁a ▁speech ▁at ▁Taylor ▁University ' s ▁gradu ation . ▁He ▁also ▁delivered ▁a ▁speech ▁at ▁the ▁nearby ▁D elta ▁High ▁School . ▁ ▁Gast on ▁is ▁hoping ▁to ▁grow ▁by ▁opening ▁new ▁business es ▁and ▁attra ctions . ▁The ▁town ▁is ▁hoping ▁to ▁reach ▁a ▁population ▁goal ▁of ▁ 2 , 5 0 0 ▁by ▁ 2 0 2 5 . ▁ ▁Geography ▁Gast on ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁ ▁( 4 0 . 3 1 3 5 4 7 , ▁- 8 5 . 5 0 0 8 4 8 ). ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁census , ▁Gast on ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁all ▁land . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁census ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁census ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁there ▁were ▁ 8 7 1 ▁people , ▁ 3 3 1 ▁households , ▁and ▁ 2 3 0 ▁families ▁living ▁in ▁the ▁town . ▁The ▁population ▁density ▁was ▁. ▁There ▁were ▁ 3 9 2 ▁housing ▁units ▁at ▁an ▁average ▁density ▁of ▁. ▁The ▁ra