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| About Clinton  Clinton is a city in Van Buren County, Arkansas, United States. The city is the county seat of Van Buren County. Clinton was founded in 1842 by George Counts and was named for DeWitt Clinton, the New York governor who built the Erie Canal; he previously was also a U.S. Senator from New York. The little village became Van Buren County's seat of justice in 1844. It has no connection whatsoever to Bill Clinton, the 42nd President of the United States and an Arkansas governor before that, or to his wife Hillary Rodham Clinton, who also became a U.S. Senator from New York. Clinton, nestled in an Ozark valley along U.S. 65, is a western gateway to Greers Ferry Lake. The town offers travel accommodations, a historic downtown, museum, parks and colorful festivals. POPULATION As of 2007, Clinton's population is best estimated at 2,431 people. Since 2000, it has had a surge in population growth. COST OF LIVING Compared to the rest of the country, Clinton's cost of living is 29.60% LOWER than the U.S. average. PUBLIC SCHOOL EXPENDITURES Clinton public schools spend $4,945 per student. The average school expenditure in the U.S. is $6,058. There are about 21 students per teacher in Clinton whereas the national average is 15 students per teacher. With the continuing expansion in population, an increase in teachers pay will be needed to keep pace with demand. UNEMPLOYMENT The unemployment rate in Clinton is 5.30 percent (U.S. avg. is 4.60%).with recent job growth this figure is forecasted to fall. In 2007 Clinton jobs have increased by 5.10 percent. Conservative estimates have future job growth over the next ten years predicted to be 6.10%.
DEMOGRAPHICS The 2007 population density is 26 people per square mile.
Clinton's median age is 42.9. The US median is 37.6 58% of people in Clinton are married. 9.77% are divorced. 20% of people are married with children. 7% have children but are single.
Clinton race demographics are as follows: 95.01% of people are white, 0.49% are black, 0.15% are asian, 0.75% are native american, and 3.60% claim 'Other'.
2.21% of the people in Clinton claim hispanic ethnicity (meaning 97.79% are non-hispanic). REAL ESTATE The median home value in Clinton is $86,100. Home appreciation is 6.50% over the last year. The median age of Clinton real estate is 29 years.
Renters make up 20.59% of the Clinton population. The vacancy rate is 18.97%, meaning this percentage, of houses and apartments in Clinton are unoccupied. HEALTH STATISTICS There are 49 physicians per capita in Clinton. The US average is 170. Air quality in Clinton is 75 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). This is based on ozone alert days and number of pollutants in the air, as reported by the EPA. Water quality in Clinton is 100 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). The EPA has a complex method of measuring watershed quality using 15 indicators. Superfund index is 96 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). This is upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. CRIME Clinton violent crime, on a scale from 1 (low crime) to 10, is 2. Violent crime is composed of four offenses: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. The US average is 3.
Property crime, on a scale from 1 (low) to 10, is 2. Property crime includes the offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. The object of the theft-type offenses is the taking of money or property, but there is no force or threat of force against the victims. The US average is 3. CLIMATE Clinton gets 51 inches of rain per year. The US average is 37. Snowfall is 3 inches, average US city gets 25 inches of snow per year. The number of days with any measurable precipitation is 77.
On average, there are 219 sunny days per year in Clinton. The July high is around 90 degrees. The January low is 26. RELIGION 54.37% of the people in Clinton claim to be religious, meaning they affiliate with a religion. 2.40% are Catholic; 45.77% are Protestant; 0.56% are LDS; 5.64% are another Christian faith; 0.00% in Clinton are Jewish; 0.01% are an eastern faith; 0.00% affilite with Islam. VOTING DEMOGRAPHICS 45% of the people in Clinton are registered as Democrats. 54% are registered Republican. 1% are independent. WANT MORE INFORMATION ON CLINTON? CONTACT US!
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