Page Contents for Clinton, Michigan

Statistics & Facts

Location

History & History-related items

City Attractions

Government

Chamber of Commerce.

Organizations, Churches, and Sports.

Schools.

Miscellany

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Statistics & Facts

The Michigan state capital is Lansing.
The population of Clinton is approximately 2,354 (2005), 2336 (2010).
The approximate number of families is 682 (1990), 939 (2010).
The amount of land area in Clinton is 1.5 sq. miles.
The amount of surface water is 0.069 sq kilometers.
The distance from Clinton to Washington DC is 411 miles.
The distance to the Michigan state capital is 87 miles. (as the crow flies)
Clinton is positioned 42.58 degrees north of the equator and 82.92 degrees west of the prime meridian.
Clinton elevation is 800-872 feet above sea level.
Clinton median income is $ 47,961 (2000).
The Clinton median home price is $ 117,300 (2000).

Location

in eastern Michigan about 21 miles from Ann Arbor. Other nearby communities include Tecumseh, Manchester, Britton, Adrian, Saline, Onsted, Chelsea and Blissfield.
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Geography

gently rolling hills. the valleys and hills were formed thousands of years ago by glaciers that moved south from Canada. The Raisin River runs along the western edge of the village.
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History & History Related Items

Originally, the area was used by Native Americans as a section of the trail known as the Great Sauk Trail. The Indians stopped at an area they called Oak Opening because of the open area in the abundant oak trees here. The first white settlers here was a man from Vermont, John Tyrell who came in 1825. He purchased land here and then returned to Vermont. When he returned in 1831, he built a cabin on his property. When a military road was authorized in 1825, it was placed near Oak Opening at the River Raisin. New settlers from the New York area came around the same time and named their new settlement Clinton after the governor of their home state, New York. Alpheus Kies was the first permanent settlers coming here from New York in 1829.

Here is a history page for Clinton.
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The incorporation of Clinton

1837

Attractions

The Clinton Fall Festival is held every year around the end of September.
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Clinton City Government

Village of Clinton
Clinton is a general law village with a Council/ Manager form of government.
119 East Michigan Avenue
PO Drawer E
Clinton, Michigan 49236-0005
Phone (517) 456-7494
Fax: (517) 456-6350

Clinton Chamber

Clinton Chamber of Commerce, 108 Tecumseh Road, PO Box 575, Clinton, MI, 49236, (517) 456-4848.

Clinton Organizations

Clinton Chamber of Commerce, 108 Tecumseh Road, PO Box 575, Clinton, MI, 49236, (517) 456-4848.

Clinton Schools

Clinton Community Schools
341 E. Michigan Ave.
Clinton, MI 49236
Phone: 517-456-6501 Clinton

Miscellany

The population of Clinton was:
1990 - 2,475
2000 - 2,293
2005 - 2,354