Davison, Michigan

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Davison is a city in Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,536 at the 2000 census. The city is located within Davison Township, but is politically independent.

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

1 Geography
2 Notable residents
3 Demographics
4 External links

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.6 km² (1.8 mi²), all land.

[edit] Notable residents

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

Filmmaker Michael Moore, born in nearby Flint, spent most of his childhood in Davison, and graduated from Davison High School.
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
The Popular band Chiodos started in Davison.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census ² of 2000, there were 5,536 people, 2,496 households, and 1,465 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,200.8/km² (3,106.3/mi²). There were 2,652 housing units at an average density of 575.2/km² (1,488.1/mi²). 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.

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.