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Davison is a city in Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan and a suburb of Flint. As of the 2020 census, Davison had a population of 5,143. Davison is located within Davison Township survey township area (7N 8E), but is administratively autonomous.
Davison was named after Judge Norman Davison, a judge of Lapeer County and a delegate to state constitution convention of 1835. He resided in a nearby hamlet formerly known as Davisonville, now known as Atlas. On , Davison Station post office open with Stewart as the postmaster. In 1916, the village had an auditorium, a state bank, Masonic and Odd Fellows lodges, four churches, the Catholic, the Methodist Episcopal, the Free Methodist and the Baptist. The estimated population was 700.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Davison had a population of 5,143. The median age was 41.5 years. 20.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 20.5% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 85.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 83.0 males age 18 and over.
100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 2,470 households in Davison, of which 26.2% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 33.8% were married-couple households, 21.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 37.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 41.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. 2010, The median income for a household in the city was $37,793, and the mean income for a household was $48,643. The per capita income for the city was $23,132. About 14.5% of families and 17.5% of the city population were below the poverty line, with 26.6% of those being under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.
Government
The municipality operates its own well water system.
The city has a council-manager government, with the position of city manager currently being held by Andrea Schroeder. The Davison City Council is composed of 7 members, including the mayor. The Mayor of Davison, a position currently held by Stacey Kalisz, is mostly titular, with most of the executive power being vested in the city manager.
City Council Members
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|Stacey Kalisz
|Mayor
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|David Perry
|Mayor Pro Tem
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|Benjamin Lindstrom
|Councilman
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|Eric Daly
|Councilman
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|Angela Burton
|Councilwoman
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|Robin Ballard
|Councilwoman
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|Brenden Hynes
|Councilman
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Notable people
- Kathleen Flinn, New York Times bestselling author. Her memoir, Burnt Toast Makes You Sing Good about her life growing up in Davison was named a 2015 Michigan Notable Book by the Library of Michigan.
- Thomas C. Hart, a U.S. Navy admiral and Asiatic Fleet commander during World War II
- Tim Thomas, NHL goalie