Despite the simple way of life, they were kept united by their Sacred Code named as Bungkatel Ha Bulawan, which under its teaching, land is a gift from the supreme creator for all men, the Magbabaya.

2968, otherwise known as the Artadi Law, it was separated from Bukidnon and was ceded to the province of Misamis Oriental on February 21, 1921, under the administrative control of the Municipal District of Balingasag (MPDC LGU Claveria).

Claveria attained its stature as an independent municipality of the province of Misamis Oriental on July 22, 1950, by virtue of the Executive Order (E.O.)

On February 2, 1998, Cebu Pacific Flight 387 crashed on the slopes of Mount Sumagaya, a 2,248-meter mountain under the jurisdiction of Claveria.

The municipality can be accessed via public transportation (Van-for-Hires, Jeepneys) from the province's capital, Cagayan de Oro.

Territorial land dispute has been claimed by several neighboring areas such as the city of Gingoog, towns of Balingasag, Villanueva, Jasaan, and Malitbog of Bukidnon.

Although Cebuano or Binisaya/Bisaya is widely spoken in Claveria, majority of the population can speak Filipino the national language and as well as English which is commonly use in schools and government offices.

Other languages spoken are Ilocano, Ivatan, Kapampangan and Hiligaynon, to varying degrees by their respective communities within the municipality.

There is also a notable group situated in Barangay Aposkahoy known as Doalnara which is a community of people who has their own belief making the talk abouts among the locals.

Poverty Incidence of Claveria Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] The local economy is mainly an agricultural area.

The freshwater products include anga, pigok, haloan (snakehead murrel), bunak, damagan, subok, dalapakan, and kasili (eels).

The town is the seat of the premier agriculture school of the entire province, the University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines – Claveria Campus (formerly MOSCAT).