Clawson

Clawson is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It was founded by European Americans in 1829 and was originally known as Pumachug and The Corners. The name was inspired by the sound made by the Cider Mill and Saw Mill on each corner of the main intersection. The city's name is a misspelling of the surname of John Lawson, an early European-American settler. At the 2010 census, there were 11,825 people, 5,460 households and 2,992 families living in the city. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.20 square miles (5.70 km²), all land. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was2.88. The median age was 39.9 years, with 17.9% of residents under the age of 18; 7.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 31.4% were from 25 to 44; 28.4%. were from 45 to 64; and 14.8% were 65 years of age or older. The population density was 5,375.0 inhabitants per square mile (2,075.3/km²). There were 5,791 housing units at an average density of 2,632.3 per squaremile (1,016.3 /km²) The racial makeup was 96.10% White, 0.80% African American, 1.34% Native American, 2.0% Asian, and 1.9%. from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.1%.

History

The city's name is a misspelling of the surname of John Lawson, an early European-American settler. It was founded by European Americans in 1829 and was originally known as Pumachug and The Corners. The name was inspired by the sound made by the Cider Mill and Saw Mill on each corner of the main intersection. The city was incorporated as Clawson in 1921 as a village; in 1940 it was incorporated into Detroit as a city. The area was occupied by the historic Potowatomi people, who were among the indigenous peoples in the Detroit territory. They traded furs for goods for years with the French Canadians and English colonists. It is now home to the Detroit Institute of Arts, Wayne State University and the Wayne County Museum of Art. It has a population of more than 1,000,000 and is home to a number of museums, including the Museum of African American History and the Detroit Museum of Nature and Science. It also has the Detroit International Film Festival, which is held every year in the city's International Center for the Performing Arts, which was founded in 1828. The museum's exhibition, "Detroit: The City That Never Was," is open to the public and features works by Detroit artists, musicians, writers and other artists. It will be on display through the end of the year at the Museum's Museum of American Art, which will be open through the beginning of the next year. It's also on display at the Michigan Museum of History, which opened in 1858.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.20 square miles (5.70 km²), all land. The city is located on the Mississippi River, which runs through the center of the city. It is the only city in the state to be named after a former president of the United States, George H.W. Bush, who died in office in 1961. The town's population was 2,816 at the time of the 2010 census, down from 2,917 in the 1950s and 2,716 in the 1990s. The U.N. World Heritage Center is located in the city, and was founded in 1881. It has a population of 1,836. The United States Census Bureau estimates the city's population at 2,632. The area has a land mass of 2,700 square miles, or 5,700 km² (2,717 square miles) The city has an area of 5.70 kilometers, or 2.2 square miles. It was named after the 19th-century President William McKinley, who was born in the town in 1858. In 1881, the town was named for a former President, George W. McKinley. The current mayor of the town is William "Bill" Houghton, who served as president from 1881 to 1883, and served from 1883 to 1885. The population was 1,715 in 1885 to 1887.

Demographics

At the 2010 census, there were 11,825 people, 5,460 households and 2,992 families living in the city. There were 5,791 housing units at an average density of 2,632.3 per square mile (1,016.3/km²). The racial makeup was 93.4% White, 1.9% African American, 0.3% Native American, 2.0% Asian, and 0.4%. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.1% of the population. The median household income was $50,929 and the median family income was$64,684. About 1.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 4.8% of those over 65 were living below the poverty line at the time of the 2000 census. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was2.88. The sex makeup was 49.0 per cent male and 51.0 percent female. The city's median age was 38.9 years. For every 100 females there were 94.0 males. For each 100 females age 18 and over there were 89.5 males. The population density was 5,787.0 inhabitants per squaremile (2,234.4/ km²) The city has a population of 12,732, with 5,572 households and 3,259 families as of the 2010 Census. It has a median age of 38 years and a population density of 5,375.0.

Government

Clawson 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 Padma Kuppa, in the state Senate by Mallory McMorrow, and in the US Congress 9th Congressional District by Andy Levin. It is also represented by Haley Stevens in the U.S. Congress 11th Congressional district. The City of Clawson has a population of 2,000. The mayor is a Democrat. The council has a Republican majority of 1.5%. The city has a black mayor and a white city council. It has a Hispanic mayor and four black council members, as well as a black city manager and a black assistant city manager. The Mayor is a Republican, as is the State Senate. The State House has a Democratic majority of 0.7%. The State Senate has a GOP majority of 2.0%. The US Congress has a Democrat and a Republican district, the 11th Congressional District. The state's mayor and state senator are both Democrats, as are the state congressmen, Andy Levin and Haley Stevens. The town's City Manager is an African-American man, and the City Council has a female mayor and two male council members; the city manager is a Hispanic woman. The Council-Manager form of government is the most common form of city government in the United States.

Education

Japhet School, a private school, is located in a former YWCA building in Clawson. It moved there in August 2013 from its previous location in Madison Heights. Clawson is entirely within the boundaries of Clawson Public Schools. The city is home to a number of private schools, including Japhet, which moved to Clawson from Madison Heights in 2013. It is also home to two charter schools, one for girls and one for boys. It also has a public high school, which was founded in the 1970s and is now a part of the city's public school system. The school district has a budget of about $1.5 million for 2013-14. It has a population of about 2,000. The public school district's budget is about $2.2 million for the 2014-15 school year. It was $3.1 million in 2012-13. The district has an enrollment of about 1,800 students, including 1,200 students at the private school. Its budget for the 2013-2014 school year is $1,800,000, which includes $200,000 for special education students and $100,000 in extracurricular activities. It's the largest school district in the state, with a total enrollment of more than 1,000 students. The superintendent's office is based in the city, and the school system's budget for 2014-2015 is $2,500, including $1 million for special needs students. It will have a budget for 2015-16.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Clawson, Oakland County, Michigan = 61.2. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 27. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 30. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Clawson = 3.2 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 11,389 individuals with a median age of 42 age the population dropped by -3.92% in Clawson, Oakland County, Michigan population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 5,176.82 residents per square mile of area (1,999.09/km²). There are average 2.18 people per household in the 5,531 households with an average household income of $54,563 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 15.00% of the available work force and has dropped -10.42% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 4.16%. The number of physicians in Clawson per 100,000 population = 456.1.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Clawson = 29.7 inches and the annual snowfall = 32 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 120. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 176. 83 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 16.1 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 51, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Clawson, Oakland County, Michigan which are owned by the occupant = 72.67%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 51 years with median home cost = $84,450 and home appreciation of -26.37%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $13.73 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $6,392 per student. There are 17.7 students for each teacher in the school, 317 students for each Librarian and 825 students for each Counselor. 8.62% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 20.14% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 6.20% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).