Davison, Michigan

Davison, Michigan
City of Davison
Nickname: 
City of Flags
Location within Genesee County
Location within Genesee County
Davison is located in Michigan
Davison
Davison
Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 43°01′52″N 83°31′01″W / 43.03111°N 83.51694°W / 43.03111; -83.51694
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyGenesee
Incorporated1889 (village)
1938 (city)
Government
 • TypeCouncil–manager
 • MayorTim Bishop
 • City managerAndrea Schroeder
Area
 • Total1.99 sq mi (5.14 km2)
 • Land1.99 sq mi (5.14 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
794 ft (242 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total5,143
 • Density2,589.63/sq mi (999.70/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
48423
Area code810
FIPS code26-19880[2]
GNIS feature ID0624356[3]
Websitecityofdavison.org

Davison is a city in Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan and a suburb of Flint. The population was 5,536 at the 2000 census and fell to 5,173 by the 2010 census.[4] 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.[5] He resided in a nearby hamlet formerly known as Davisonville, now known as Atlas.[6]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  4. ^ "Davison (city) QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau". Quickfacts.census.gov. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
  5. ^ Wood, Edwin O. (1916). "XXVI Villages of Genesee County". History of Genesee County, Michigan, Her People, Industries and Institutions. Michigan Historical Commission. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference hgc-fe was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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