Clinton, Lenawee County, Michigan

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Clinton, Michigan
—  Village  —
Clinton Village Office
Location of Clinton, Michigan
Coordinates: 42°4′14″N 83°58′20″W / 42.07056°N 83.97222°W / 42.07056; -83.97222
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Lenawee
Incorporated	1837[1]
Area
– Total	1.5 sq mi (4.0 km2)
– Land	1.5 sq mi (3.9 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation	837 ft (255 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	2,293
– Density	1,533.8/sq mi (592.2/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	49236
Area code(s)	517
FIPS code	26-16480[2]
GNIS feature ID	0623474[3]

Downtown Clinton.

Clinton is a village in Lenawee County in the Irish Hills area of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,336 at the 2010 census. The village is located within Clinton Township.

Both the village and township are named in honor of DeWitt Clinton, the governor of New York from 1817 to 1823. The current mayor of Clinton is Jeff Mowrey.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km²), of which, 1.5 square miles (3.9 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) of it (1.96%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 2,293 people, 925 households, and 624 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,533.8 per square mile (594.2/km²). There were 965 housing units at an average density of 645.5 per square mile (250.1/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.52% White, .13% African American, .22% Native American, .13% Asian, .44% from other races, and .57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.66% of the population.

There were 925 households out of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.0% were married couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the village the population was spread out with 27.3% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 90.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.7 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $47,961, and the median income for a family was $52,111. Males had a median income of $45,750 versus $29,500 for females. The per capita income for the village was $20,513. About 4.1% of families and 6.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.9% of those under age 18 and 3.3% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Clinton has a school system (Clinton Community Schools) with approximately 1,200 students attending grades K-12.

Transportation

Major highways

US 12

Attractions

The Southern Michigan Railroad Society, an operating railroad museum, is based in Clinton.

References

1. ^ Community History, Village of Clinton, accessed 2008-05-09
2. ^ ^{a b} "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clinton, Lenawee County, Michigan

External links

• Village of Clinton
• Lenawee County government site
• Complete text of History of Lenawee County published in 1909 by the Western Historical Society
• Lenawee County Conference & Visitors Bureau
• Southern Michigan Railroad Society

Coordinates: 42°04′19″N 83°58′18″W / 42.07194°N 83.97167°W / 42.07194; -83.97167