| Official Name: | City of Clio |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Genesee |
| Government Type: | council-manager |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Bob Smith |
| Leader Title1: | Administrator |
| Leader Name1: | Thomas Yost |
| Established Title2: | Incorporation Village |
| Established Date2: | 1873 |
| Established Title3: | Incorporation City |
| Established Date3: | 1928 |
| Area Total Km2: | 3.1 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.2 |
| Area Land Km2: | 3.0 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.2 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.0 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.0 |
| Population As Of: | 2000 |
| Settlement Type: | township |
| Population Total: | 2483 |
| Population Density Km2: | 812.5 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 2109.8 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Latd: | 43 |
| Latm: | 10 |
| Lats: | 41 |
| Latns: | N |
| Longd: | 83 |
| Longm: | 44 |
| Longs: | 10 |
| Longew: | W |
| Elevation M: | 219 |
| Elevation Ft: | 719 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 48420 |
| Area Code: | 810 |
| Website: | http://www.clio.govoffice.com/ |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-16620Web site: States Census Bureau] American FactFinder]. 2008-01-31. |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0623488Web site: Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. |
Clio is a city in Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan.
As of the 2000 census, the city had a population of 2,483. Clio is home to Michigan's second tallest construction, the WEYI Tower (also known as the Barrington Broadcasting Flint Tower). The structure is an FM radio and television guyed radio mast, 1,349 feet (414 m) tall.The city is considered a suburb of Flint and is located entirely within Vienna Township, but is administratively autonomous.
On July 23, 2007 Governor Jennifer Granholm announced Clio as a community chosen by the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) to take part in the Blueprints for Downtowns program. Clio willreceive a comprehensive, market-driven strategy toward developing anaction-oriented downtown that will result in economic growth, job creationand private investments. http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/07-23-2007/0004630539&EDATE The Blueprints for Downtowns award, were announced to be also received by the communities of Caro and Ypsilanti. Scottville received a similar award to take part in the Cool Cities Michigan Main Street program. Clio is the only city in the nation that has 60% of its land as parks and forest.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.1 km²), all land.
As of the census
Web site: States Census Bureau] American FactFinder]. 2008-01-31. of 2000, there were 2,483 people, 1,093 households, and 659 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,109.8 per square mile (812.5/km²). There were 1,205 housing units at an average density of 1,023.9/sq mi (394.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.49% White, 0.48% African American, 0.60% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.81% from other races, and 2.42% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.22% of the population.There were 1,093 households out of which 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.3% were married couples living together, 15.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.7% were non-families. 32.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.88.
In the city the population was spread out with 24.2% under the age of 18, 12.0% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 89.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $35,859, and the median income for a family was $42,155. Males had a median income of $37,109 versus $24,706 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,727. About 5.7% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.3% of those under age 18 and 4.1% of those age 65 or over.
The Genesee County Patriots of the North American Football League relocated to Clio from Flint, Michigan, a nearby city which is the largest in Genesee County. The Patriots play at Clio High School's Pride Stadium. In the Patriots' history, they have also played at Flint's Atwood Stadium (where they originally began), and Flint's Guy V. Houston Stadium (where they played when Pride Stadium underwent renovation). After a disagreement with the Clio school board, the Patriots moved back to Flint in 2006.