Brownlee Park is a

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(CDP) in Calhoun County in the

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.The population was 2,021 at the 2020 census. The CDP is immediately east of the city of

Battle Creek Battle Creek is a city in northwestern Calhoun County, Michigan, United States, at the confluence of the Kalamazoo River, Kalamazoo and Battle Creek River, Battle Creek rivers. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city had a tota ...

and is part of the Battle Creek Metropolitan Statistical Area. The CDP includes both Brownlee Park and the adjacent community of Greenfield Park: * Brownlee Park is within Emmett Charter Township, mostly east of Raymond Road and north of Michigan Avenue, at . * Greenfield Park is mostly within Pennfield Charter Township, just north of Verona Road, centered on .

Geography

According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.39%, is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 2,588 people, 1,027 households, and 659 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 1,194 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.11%

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, 2.70%

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, 1.00% Native American, 0.66% Asian, 0.08%

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, 1.51% from other races, and 2.94% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 4.21% of the population. There were 1,027 households, out of which 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.5% were

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living together, 19.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.8% were non-families. 29.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.05. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 27.7% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.7 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $26,694, and the median income for a family was $32,644. Males had a median income of $27,400 versus $20,813 for females. The

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for the CDP was $17,026. About 16.0% of families and 19.0% of the population were below the

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, including 30.3% of those under age 18 and 9.7% of those age 65 or over.

Parks

Brownlee Park has direct access to the

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, which passes through the CDP via a mile long segment of crushed gravel pathway that is also a portion of the Calhoun County Trailway. The trail continues as sidewalk over the Veterans Memorial Bridge westward to interconnect with Battle Creek's Linear Park, and southward to the Ott Biological Preserve, lying just outside the CDP boundary. This portion of trail is also a segment of the Iron Belle Trail. To the immediate West is Battle Creek's Bailey Park.

Education

Brownlee Park is home to the Doris Klaussen Developmental Center, a school run by the Calhoun County ISD which serves special needs and disabled children.

Infrastructure

At the extreme southern portion of Brownlee Park is Michigan State Highway 96. A large portion of a railyard operated by Canadian National lies on the west end of the CDP. Raymond Road, and Verona Road (which becomes Emmet Street entering Battle Creek), are notable examples of

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s. Neither segment of road has pedestrian friendly infrastructure such as sidewalks or protected bike lanes despite connecting numerous subdivisions and three trailer parks to the rest of the community. Calhoun County is one of the few counties in the State of Michigan that does not have a county-level transit network. The nearest bus services and passenger trains operate within Battle Creek.

References

{{authority control Unincorporated communities in Calhoun County, Michigan Census-designated places in Michigan Unincorporated communities in Michigan Census-designated places in Calhoun County, Michigan