Birch Run is a village in

Saginaw County Saginaw County, officially the County of Saginaw, is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 190,124. The county seat is Saginaw. The county was created by September 10, 1822, and was fully orga ...

in the

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. The population was 1,553 at the 2010 census. The village is located within Birch Run Township. Birch Run was the home of the

Great Lakes Storm The Great Lakes Storm was a basketball team that played in the Continental Basketball Association for three seasons, beginning in 2002 and ending in 2005. They were based in Birch Run, Michigan, a small town between Flint and Saginaw Saginaw () ...

, a defunct member of the

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. The Storm played in the Birch Run Expo Center from 2001 until they disbanded in 2005.

History

Birch Run was established in 1852 as a station on the Pere Marquette Railroad. It was given a post office in 1954. In 1954, it was incorporated as a village. Birch Run was founded as a station on the Pere Marquette Railroad by John Moore, its first postmaster, in 1852. It was named after its creek, which runs through a large birch area. In 1863, the town was renamed Deer Lick and remained so until 1868 when it reverted to Birch Run. Birch Run was incorporated as a village in 1955

Places of interest

Birch Run Premium Outlets Birch Run Premium Outlets is an outlet mall in Birch Run, Michigan. The largest outlet mall in the Midwestern United States, it opened in 1986. It is managed by Premium Outlets, a division of Simon Property Group. The Birch Run Premium Outlets are ...

, opened in 1986, is the largest

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in the Midwest. As of November, 2017, the mall has 108 stores and 3 restaurants on property.

Education

The

Birch Run Area School District Birch Run Area Schools is a school district headquartered in Birch Run, Michigan. It is a part of the Saginaw Intermediate School District and serves the Birch Run area, including the village of Birch Run, Taymouth Township, and all but the nor ...

serves the village of Birch Run, Birch Run Township and

Taymouth Township Taymouth Township is a civil township of Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,520 at the 2010 Census. Communities * Burt is an unincorporated community in the township and is a census-designated place (CDP) for sta ...

. Birch Run's athletic teams are known as the Panthers.

Geography

According to the

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, the village has a total area of , of which is land and is water.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 1,555 people, 655 households, and 398 families living in the village. The

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was . There were 714 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 93.9%

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, 1.1%

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, 0.9% Native American, 0.2%

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, 1.2% from

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, and 2.8% from two or more races.

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of any race were 5.3% of the population. There were 655 households, of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.9% were

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living together, 16.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.2% were non-families. 31.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.99. The median age in the village was 34.6 years. 25.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 12.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.9% were from 25 to 44; 23.5% were from 45 to 64; and 12.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 47.3% male and 52.7% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 1,653 people, 699 households, and 459 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 726 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 95.64%

, 0.42%

, 0.36% Native American, 0.54%

, 0.91% from

, and 2.12% from two or more races.

of any race was 3.27% of the population. There were 699 households, out of which 35.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.2% were

living together, 15.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.3% were non-families. 29.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.91. In the village, the population was spread out, with 26.8% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 34.5% from 25 to 44, 17.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.4 males. The median income for a household in the village was $41,685, and the median income for a family was $48,553. Males had a median income of $35,547 versus $28,512 for females. The

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for the village was $20,631. About 3.8% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the

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, including 4.0% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those of the age 65, or over.

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Village of Birch Run
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