Clarkston, Michigan

Clarkston, Michigan
City
City of the Village of Clarkston
Location of Clarkston, Michigan
Coordinates: 42°44′01″N 83°25′08″W / 42.73361°N 83.41889°WCoordinates: 42°44′01″N 83°25′08″W / 42.73361°N 83.41889°W
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Oakland
Settled	1830
Incorporated	1884[1] (village), 1992 (city)
Area[2]
• Total	0.51 sq mi (1.32 km^2)
• Land	0.44 sq mi (1.14 km^2)
• Water	0.07 sq mi (0.18 km^2)  9.80%
Population (2010)
• Total	882
• Density	2,004.5/sq mi (773.9/km^2)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	48346
Area code(s)	248, 947
FIPS code	26-82450[3]
GNIS feature ID	623384[4]

The City of the Village of Clarkston, or Clarkston, is a small city located in Oakland County, Michigan. It is completely surrounded by Independence Township. The city is approximately one half square mile in size. Its population in 2010 was 882.^[5]

Clarkston's Main Street is M-15. The village is located 42 miles north of Detroit. It has easy access to I-75 and US 24.

In 1992, Village residents voted to incorporate the Village as a city in order to preserve its boundaries and local government.

History

Linux Jacox from New York built the first house in Clarkston in 1830. He sold his claim to Butler Holcomb in 1831. In 1832, Holcomb built the second house and a sawmill.

Jeremiah Clark, from Onondaga County, New York, came to Detroit in 1831, and in 1832 located in Independence Township where he built a log cabin. Nelson W. Clark arrived in 1836 and became a prominent citizen in the township. In 1838, Holcomb sold his property to the Clark brothers, who then built a grist mill. The first church to be erected in Clarkston was the Methodist Church on Buffalo Street in 1841.^[6]

In 1842, the Clark brothers platted a tract of land for a village and gave it the name Clarkston.^[7]

Historic district

The Village of Clarkston was designated a Michigan State Historic Site on January 16, 1976 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 15, 1979.

The Clarkston Village Historic District includes Buffalo Street, Church Street, Clarkston Road, Depot Road, Holcomb Street, Main Street(M-15),Miller Road, Waldon Road and Washington Street.

Education

The city's public school district is the Clarkston Community School District.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1860	376		—
1870	471		25.3%
1880	368		−21.9%
1890	387		5.2%
1900	360		−7.0%
1910	345		−4.2%
1920	419		21.4%
1930	639		52.5%
1940	653		2.2%
1950	722		10.6%
1960	769		6.5%
1970	1,034		34.5%
1980	968		−6.4%
1990	1,005		3.8%
2000	962		−4.3%
2010	882		−8.3%
Est. 2015	894	[8]	1.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[9]

In Clarkston in 2010, there were:

• 402 households
• 248 families
• 440 housing units
• 48.6% Males
• 51.4% Females
• 97.7% White
• 0.6% Asian
• 0.2% African American
• 0.1% Native American
• 2.19 was the average household size
• 2.80 was the average family size
• 21.4% under the age of 18
• 6.0% from 18 to 24
• 22.0% from 25 to 44
• 31.4% from 45 to 64
• 19.2% who were 65 years of age or older
• 45.4 was the median age

^[10][11]

In popular culture

• In September 2008, the pilot episode for the HBO show Hung was shot at Clarkston Junior High School in downtown Clarkston. The show revolves around a baseball coach. HBO paid students of the high school to be extras in scenes where they were fans in the crowd of a basketball game.^[12]
• In April, 2016, the Clarkston Union Bar & Kitchen and The Union Woodshop were both featured on the Food Network show Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives, where both restaurants were part of Kid Rock's Detroit Tour with show host Guy Fieri.^[13][14][15]

Notable people

This list includes people from the area (Clarkston and Independence Township).

• Valerie Bertinelli, actress^[16]
• Tim Birtsas, real estate developer, former professional baseball player^[17]
• Dan Dickerson, radio play-by-play broadcaster for the Detroit Tigers^[18][19]
• Dane Fife, former basketball player and current assistant coach at Michigan State University^[20]
• Henry Ford, industrialist and founder of the Ford Motor Company. Maintained a summer home and weekend cottage on Main Street. Ford also owned a mill which operated on the water from what is now called "Mill Pond" in Clarkston. This building still exists in part but has been modernized into a small mall which includes art galleries and office space. He also purchased the old school building on N Main St to serve as an apprentice school.^[21]
• Brandon Gentile, professional hockey player
• John Hardon, Jesuit priest, theologian
• Steve Howe, Major League Baseball pitcher
• Geoff Johns, comic book writer
• Scott Kamieniecki, former professional baseball player^[22]
• Tim McCormick, former professional basketball player and current sports broadcaster
• Bob Miller, former professional football player, business owner
• Marisha Pessl, author
• Ryan Riess, professional poker player, 2013 World Series of Poker champion
• Tim Robinson, comedian, current cast member on Saturday Night Live
• Kid Rock, musician^[23]
• Ron Serafini, realtor, former professional hockey player
• David Simko, former NASCAR Cup Series driver^[24]
• Samuel William Smith, former politician
• Daniel Travis, actor^[25]

References

1. "Clarkston, Michigan 48346 - InfoMI.com". infomi.com.
2. "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on January 24, 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-25.
3. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
4. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clarkston, Michigan
5. "Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), Village of Clarkston city, Michigan". U.S. Census Bureau, American FactFinder 2. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved August 18, 2011.
6. "A Brief History of Clarkston". Clarkston Community Historical Society. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
7. Durant, Samuel W. (2005) [1877]. "Independence Township". History of Oakland County, Michigan. Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan Library. pp. 207–214. Retrieved 2011-08-30.
8. "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015". Retrieved July 2, 2016.
9. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Archived from the original on May 11, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
10. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Archived from the original on May 11, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
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12. "HBO: Hung: S 1 Ep 01 Pilot". HBO. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
13. "Clarkston Union Bar & Kitchen Village of Clarkston, MI : Food Network". foodnetwork.com.
14. "Union Woodshop Clarkston, MI : Food Network". foodnetwork.com.
15. "Kid Rock's Detroit Tour". foodnetwork.com. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
16. "Valerie Bertinelli". International Speakers Bureau. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
17. "Olde Mill Inn - About Us". Olde Mill Inn.
18. "Broadcasters". Detroit Tigers.
19. "Voice of Detroit Tigers Dan Dickerson to meet with fans". theoaklandpress.com.
20. "Home-grown Dane Fife happy with new job". theoaklandpress.com.
21. "Village Of Clarkston Historic District". clarkstonhistory.info.
22. "Clarkston's Kamieniecki a rising star in basketball, not baseball". The Detroit News.
23. "Independence Township man arrested in burglary attempt of Kid Rock home". theoaklandpress.com.
24. Clement, Heather. "ARCA driver eyes NASCAR". clarkstonnews.com.
25. "Daniel Travis". IMDb.

External links

• Clarkston, Michigan travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Clarkston Area Chamber of Commerce
• Clarkston Community Schools
• Clarkston Community Historical Society