More about Clarkston Clarkston, which also goes by the somewhat confusing official name City of the Village of Clarkston, is a city located within Independence Charter Township in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 962. The jurisdiction of the city government is limited to a relatively small downtown area commonly referred to as the village. However, persons living in a much larger surrounding area commonly think of themselves as living in Clarkston and may have Clarkston as a postal address. Clarkston was the summer retreat for Henry Ford where he maintained an summer home and weekend cottage on Main Street. The building still stands today. Clarkston Demographics As of the census2 of 2000, there are 962 people, 406 households, and 265 families residing in the city. The population density is 807.5/km² (2,106.0/mi²). There are 424 housing units at an average density of 355.9/km² (928.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 96.78% White, 0.31% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.42% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 0.10% from other races, and 2.18% from two or more races. 1.04% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 406 households out of which 29.1% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.2% are married couples living together, 9.1% have a female householder with no husband present, and 34.7% are non-families. 31.0% of all households are made up of individuals and 8.9% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.37 and the average family size is 3.01. In the city the population is spread out with 25.7% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 28.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 41 years. For every 100 females there are 89.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 84.3 males. The median income for a household in the city is $62,667, and the median income for a family is $90,189. Males have a median income of $66,250 versus $37,604 for females. The per capita income for the city is $36,838. 3.7% of the population and 2.2% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 0.4% of those under the age of 18 and 4.9% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line. Tonight...Mostly cloudy. Scattered snow showers through 7 pm...Then numerous snow showers. Accumulations around an inch. Lows 14 to 18. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of snow 70 percent. Friday...Numerous snow showers during the morning...Then scattered light snow showers. Additional accumulations less than an inch. Otherwise mostly cloudy...Becoming partly sunny during the afternoon. Highs 21 to 25. West winds 5 to 15 mph...Turning to southwest around noon. Chance of snow 60 percent. Friday Night...Partly cloudy during the evening. Mostly cloudy overnight. Temperatures remaining nearly steady around 19. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph...Turning to south late. Saturday...Widespread light snow. Accumulations 1 to 2 inches possible. Highs 26 to 30. South winds 10 to 20 mph around noon...Turning to southwest. Chance of snow 80 percent. Saturday Night...Cloudy during the evening. Partly cloudy overnight. Blustery. A chance of snow showers during the evening...Then a chance of flurries. Lows 14 to 18. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph...Becoming northwest 15 to 25 mph...Then diminishing to 10 to 20 mph late. Chance of snow 50 percent. Sunday...Partly sunny. A chance of flurries. Highs 19 to 23. Sunday Night...Mostly clear during the evening. Mostly cloudy overnight. Lows 6 to 10 above. Monday...Cloudy. A chance of snow. Highs 24 to 28. Chance of snow 40 percent. Monday Night...Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow. Temperatures remaining nearly steady around 24. Chance of snow 40 percent. Tuesday...Mostly cloudy. A chance of flurries. Highs 31 to 35. Tuesday Night...Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow. Lows 20 to 24. Chance of snow 30 percent. Wednesday...Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow. Highs 25 to 29. Chance of snow 30 percent. Wednesday Night...Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow. Lows 18 to 22. Chance of snow 40 percent. Thursday...Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow. Temperatures steady around 22 or slowly falling. Chance of snow 40 percent. Powered by HAMweather Copyright © 2003 HAMweather, LLC, all rights reserved.
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