Davison, Michigan

City of Davison
City
Nickname:  City of Flags
Location of Davison, Michigan
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Genesee
Government
• Mayor	Fred "Mac" Fortner
• City Manager	Dale Martin
Area
• Total	1.8 sq mi (4.6 km2)
• Land	1.8 sq mi (4.6 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	794 ft (242 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	5,536
• Density	3,106.3/sq mi (1,200.8/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	48423
Area code	810
FIPS code	26-19880Template:GR
GNIS feature ID	0624356Template:GR
Website	http://www.cityofdavison.org/

Davison is a city in Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan and a suburb of Flint. The population was 5,536 at the 2000 census. Davison is located within Davison Township, but is administratively autonomous.

Davison was named after Judge Norman Davison, who founded a nearby town formerly known as Davisonville, now known as Atlas.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.6 km²), all land.

Notable residents

Davison is the hometown for participants in several prominent events in American history.

• Thomas C. Hart, a U.S. Navy admiral and Superintendent of the Naval Academy in the early 20th Century, was born in Davison and graduated early from Davison High School to attend Annapolis, beginning a career that saw him at the forefront of developing combat strategies in submarine warfare. Admiral Hart was a US senator from Connecticut in the last years of his life. The US Navy frigate USS Thomas C. Hart (FF-1092) was named in his honor.
• Ken Morrow, an ice hockey defenseman, played on the U.S. men's ice hockey team in the 1980 Olympic Winter Games that won the gold medal by beating Finland after defeating the Soviet Union's team in what has become known as the Miracle on Ice. Morrow also played for the New York Islanders, becoming the first player to win an Olympic gold medal and an NHL championship in one season.
• Barry Stokes, a current NFL football player, is from Davison.
• The post-hardcore band Chiodos started in Davison.
• Robert Longfield, American composer and arranger, served as the band and orchestra director at Davison High School from 1972-1987.
• Tim Thomas, Goaltender for the Boston Bruins is a 1992 graduate of Davison High School.

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 5,536 people, 2,496 households, and 1,465 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,106.3 per square mile (1,200.8/km²). There were 2,652 housing units at an average density of 1,488.1/sq mi (575.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.46% White, 0.51% African American, 0.58% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.43% from other races, and 1.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.38% of the population. Out of its 5,536 residents, 23.9% are German, 17.4% are Irish, 14.5% are English, and the remaining percent are from other areas of origination.

There were 2,496 households out of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.7% were married couples living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.3% were non-families. 36.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.4% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 21.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 81.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $37,482, and the median income for a family was $51,925. Males had a median income of $42,719 versus $28,222 for females. The per capita income for the city was $24,449. About 5.6% of families and 6.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.9% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.

In January, 2010, it was announced that Davison Mayor Dale Martin and Davison Township, Michigan Supervisor Kurt Soper had begun preliminary meetings discussing the possibility of merging the two municipalities.[1]

External links

• City of Davison
• Davison Community Schools