Clawson, Utah
Encyclopedia
Clawson is a town in Emery County
, Utah
, United States
. The population was 153 at the 2000 census.
In 1902, the President of the Emery Stake, Reuben C. Miller, sent the bishopric of Ferron to select a permanent spot for the town of Kingsville. There were two candidate locations: the homesteads and the Westingkow farm two miles west of that. The bishop decided it should be near the Westingkow farm because the lay of the land suggested that the old location could become swampy. Although the settlers initially disagreed, they consented, purchased the Westingkow farm, and moved their log cabins two miles to the west.
On October 25, 1904, LDS Church Apostle Rudger Clawson
of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles came and organized a ward. The name of the town was changed from Kingston to Clawson in his honor.
After decades of existing as an unincorporated community, Clawson was incorporated
as a town in 1981.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the town has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.4 km²), all of it land.
of 2000, there were 153 people, 48 households, and 39 families residing in the town. The population density
was 282.6 people per square mile (109.4/km²). There were 52 housing units at an average density of 96.0 per square mile (37.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.73% White and 3.27% Native American.
There were 48 households out of which 45.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 77.1% were married couples
living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.7% were non-families. 14.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.19 and the average family size was 3.58.
In the town the population was spread out with 33.3% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 101.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $31,250, and the median income for a family was $35,000. Males had a median income of $32,500 versus $26,250 for females. The per capita income
for the town was $8,727. About 26.2% of families and 25.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.3% of those under the age of eighteen and 18.8% of those sixty five or over.
Emery County, Utah
Emery County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. As of 2000 the population was 10,860, and by 2009 had been estimated to decrease to 10,629. It was named for George W. Emery, governor of the Utah Territory in 1875...
, Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
, United States
United States
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. The population was 153 at the 2000 census.
History
A canal to carry water from Ferron Creek was completed in 1896. Prior to being settled the area was known as North Flat. In 1897, the first settlers arrived, calling the community "Kingsville" after Guy King, who was one of the original settlers. The first school was opened in 1898 in the home of Guy King with Florence Barney as the teacher. She rode fourteen miles on horseback each day to the school.In 1902, the President of the Emery Stake, Reuben C. Miller, sent the bishopric of Ferron to select a permanent spot for the town of Kingsville. There were two candidate locations: the homesteads and the Westingkow farm two miles west of that. The bishop decided it should be near the Westingkow farm because the lay of the land suggested that the old location could become swampy. Although the settlers initially disagreed, they consented, purchased the Westingkow farm, and moved their log cabins two miles to the west.
On October 25, 1904, LDS Church Apostle Rudger Clawson
Rudger Clawson
Rudger Judd Clawson was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1898 until his death in 1943...
of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles came and organized a ward. The name of the town was changed from Kingston to Clawson in his honor.
After decades of existing as an unincorporated community, Clawson was incorporated
Incorporated town
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as a town in 1981.
Geography
Clawson is located at 39°7′57"N 111°5′58"W (39.132613, -111.099553).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.4 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 153 people, 48 households, and 39 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
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was 282.6 people per square mile (109.4/km²). There were 52 housing units at an average density of 96.0 per square mile (37.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.73% White and 3.27% Native American.
There were 48 households out of which 45.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 77.1% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.7% were non-families. 14.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.19 and the average family size was 3.58.
In the town the population was spread out with 33.3% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 101.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $31,250, and the median income for a family was $35,000. Males had a median income of $32,500 versus $26,250 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the town was $8,727. About 26.2% of families and 25.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.3% of those under the age of eighteen and 18.8% of those sixty five or over.