Clawson, Michigan

Clawson, Michigan
—  City  —
Location in the state of Michigan
Clawson, Michigan Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 42°32′00″N 83°08′47″W
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Oakland
Government
• Type	Council-Manager
• Mayor	Penny Luebs
• City Manager	Mark Pollock
Area
• City	2.2 sq mi (5.7 km2)
• Land	2.2 sq mi (5.7 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	663 ft (202 m)
Population (2010)
• City	11,825
• Density	5,373.1/sq mi (2,074.6/km2)
• Metro	4,296,250
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes	48017, 48398
Area code(s)	248
FIPS code	26-16160
GNIS feature ID	0623389
Website	http://www.cityofclawson.com/

Clawson is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is part of the Detroit metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, its population was 11,825.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.2 square miles (5.7 km²), all of which is land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 12,732 people, 5,572 households, and 3,259 families residing in the city. The population density was 5,787.0 people per square mile (2,234.5/km²). There were 5,676 housing units at an average density of 2,579.9 per square mile (996.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.10% White, 0.80% African American, 0.34% Native American, 1.32% Asian, 0.25% from other races, and 1.19% from two or more races. Hispanic and Latino of any race were 1.14% of the population.

There were 5,572 households out of which 25.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.8% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.5% were non-families. 35.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the city the population was spread out with 20.6% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 34.8% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 94.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $50,929, and the median income for a family was $64,684. Males had a median income of $45,242 versus $30,679 for females. The per capita income for the city was $25,676. About 1.4% of families and 3.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.6% of those under age 18 and 4.8% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Clawson utilizes the Council-Manager form of government, and thus is governed by a City Council consisting of a Mayor and four council members. The city council appoints a City Manager, who manages the day-to-day operations of the city.

Clawson is represented in the State House of Representatives by Marty Knollenberg, in the State Senate by John Pappageorge, and in the US Congress 9th Congressional District by Gary Peters.

Schools

In the city of Clawson there are three separate educational facilities. The two elementary schools are Paul A. Schalm Elementary (in the northwestern section of the city) and Kenwood Elementary (in the southwest). Clawson High School and Clawson Middle School are linked and share some common facilities.

Schalm Elementary serves children through 5th grade living north of 14 Mile Road and/or west of Rochester. Kenwood services those south of 14 Mile and/or east of Rochester. There is a bus service for any child that has to cross more than one of the mentioned roads. For those children that are required to cross one of the roads there are crossing guards at specific corners. The middle school and high school do not have any busing.

Notable residents

• Mark Campbell, tight end for the New Orleans Saints
• Tim Gleason, defenseman for the Carolina Hurricanes; 2010 Olympian, ice hockey
• Jon Jansen, tackle for the Detroit Lions

External links

• City of Clawson official website
• Clawson School District
• Clawson Historical Museum
• Transcript from the 2007 State of the City address
• Article about local mayoral / council race, current as of 11/2007