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{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox settlement |name = Bronson, Michigan |official_name = City of Bronson |settlement_type = [[City]] |nickname = |motto = <!-- Images --> |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = |image_seal = <!-- Maps --> |pushpin_map =Michigan#USA |pushpin_label_position =top<!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none --> |pushpin_label =Bronson |pushpin_map_caption =Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States |pushpin_mapsize = |image_map = File:Bronson, MI location.png |mapsize = 250 |map_caption = Location within [[Branch County, Michigan|Branch County]] <!-- Location --> |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = United States |subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] |subdivision_name1 = [[Michigan]] |subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Branch County, Michigan|Branch]] <!-- Government --> |government_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web|last=City of Bronson|url=https://www.bronson-mi.com/government/city_council/index.php|title=Bronson City Council|date=2023|accessdate=June 20, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=City of Bronson|url=https://www.bronson-mi.com/government/clerk_treasurer/index.php|title=Bronson Clerk/Treasurer|date=2023|accessdate=June 20, 2022}}</ref> |government_type = [[Council–manager government|Council–manager]] |leader_title = [[Mayor]] |leader_name = William Rinehart |leader_title1 = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]] |leader_name1 = Tricia Rzepka |established_title = Settled |established_date = 1828 |established_title1 = Incorporated |established_date1 = 1866 (village)<br>1934 (city) <!-- Area --> |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_26.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=May 21, 2022}}</ref> |area_magnitude = |area_total_km2 = 3.55 |area_land_km2 = 3.55 |area_water_km2 = 0.00 |area_total_sq_mi = 1.37 |area_land_sq_mi = 1.37 |area_water_sq_mi = 0.00 <!-- Population --> |population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]] |population_est = |pop_est_as_of = |population_footnotes = <ref name=C2020>{{cite web|last=[[United States Census Bureau]]|url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Bronson_city;_Michigan?g=160XX00US2610860|title=Bronson City; Michigan|date=June 14, 2023}}</ref> |population_total = 2307 |population_density_km2 = |population_density_sq_mi = 1683.94 <!-- General information --> |timezone = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]] |utc_offset = -5 |timezone_DST = EDT |utc_offset_DST = -4 |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = 278 |elevation_ft = 912 |coordinates = {{coord|41|52|20|N|85|11|41|W|region:US-MI_type:city_source:GNIS|display=inline,title}} |postal_code_type = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]] |postal_code = 49028 |area_code = [[Area code 517|517]] |blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] |blank_info = 26-10860<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> |blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID |blank1_info = 0622022<ref name=GNIS>{{GNIS|0622022}}</ref> |website = {{URL|http://www.bronson-mi.com/|Official website}} |footnotes = |pop_est_footnotes = }} '''Bronson''' is a city in [[Branch County, Michigan|Branch County]] in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]].<ref name=GNIS/> The population was 2,307 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name=C2020/> Incorporated as a city in 1934, Bronson is mostly surrounded by [[Bronson Township, Michigan|Bronson Township]], but the two are administered autonomously. ==History== A post office was established here under the name of '''Bronson's Prairie''' in 1830, with Jabez B. Bronson as post master. When the village was started it was first named York, but was renamed to Bronson by the Michigan legislature in 1837. The village was incorporated in 1866 and made a city in 1934.<ref>Walter Romig, ''Michigan Place Names'', p. 80</ref> Bronson established a new City Charter in 1985. This charter established the Council-Manager form of government under which Bronson still operates.<ref>{{cite web|last=unnamed|url=http://www.bronson-mi.com}}</ref> ==Government== The City of Bronson is governed by a five-member City Council. Members are elected at large by city residents in odd-year elections to either two or four-year terms. The Council elect, from among their members, a mayor and vice-mayor. Alicia Cole became mayor in January 2014 following the death of Tom Rissman, who had held the position since 2003. Cole is Rissman's eldest daughter. Larry McConn is the vice-mayor.<ref>{{cite web|last=Worst|first=Chris|title=Cole installed as mayor|url=http://www.thedailyreporter.com/article/20140116/NEWS/140119324|accessdate=19 January 2014}}</ref> The City Council appoints a clerk/treasurer to oversee official records, voting, the collection of taxes, and the depositing of all city funds. Karen A. Smith was appointed to this role in 1983. Smith also holds the post of assessor for the city. Charles Lillis of the firm Biringer, Hutchinson, Lillis, Bappert & Angell, PC serves as city attorney- a post he has held since 2011. ==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.37|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2012-11-25 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archivedate=2012-01-25 }}</ref> The North Bronson Industrial Area Superfund Sites are a group of three [[United States Environmental Protection Agency]] [[Superfund]] sites: the former Bronson Reel Facility, the former L.A. Darling Facility, and the former Scott Fetzer Facility.<ref>[http://www.epa.gov/region5/cleanup/bronson/index.htm North Bronson Industrial Area Superfund Sites] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120106173825/http://www.epa.gov/region5/cleanup/bronson/index.htm |date=January 6, 2012 }}, Region 5 Cleanup Sites, U.S. EPA</ref> ==Demographics== {{US Census population |1880= 826 |1890= 875 |1900= 1176 |1910= 1020 |1920= 1257 |1930= 1651 |1940= 1871 |1950= 2106 |1960= 2267 |1970= 2390 |1980= 2271 |1990= 2342 |2000= 2421 |2010= 2349 |2020= 2307 |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref> }} ===2010 census=== As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2012-11-25}}</ref> of 2010, there were 2,349 people, 834 households, and 568 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1714.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 946 housing units at an average density of {{convert|690.5|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 89.8% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.8% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.6% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.6% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 6.2% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.1% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 15.4% of the population. There were 834 households, of which 40.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 17.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 31.9% were non-families. 26.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.33. The median age in the city was 30.8 years. 31.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 11.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.4% were from 25 to 44; 22.1% were from 45 to 64; and 10.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.3% male and 50.7% female. ===2000 census=== As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,421 people, 891 households, and 601 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,784.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 979 housing units at an average density of {{convert|721.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 92.32% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.58% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.54% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.25% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 4.42% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.90% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 8.51% of the population. There were 891 households, out of which 37.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 15.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.26. In the city, the population was spread out, with 30.1% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 16.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.7 males. The median income for a household in the city was $32,035, and the median income for a family was $42,813. Males had a median income of $29,702 versus $22,406 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $17,023. About 9.4% of families and 12.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 15.8% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over. ==Notable people== *[[Elizabeth Colwell]], artist, born in Bronson<ref name="10thLetter">{{cite web|url=http://alphabettenthletter.blogspot.com/2016/03/creator-elizabeth-colwell.html|title=Tenth Letter of the Alphabet: Creator: Elizabeth Colwell|first=Alex|last=Jay|date=14 March 2016|publisher=|accessdate=27 February 2017}}</ref> ==Sister cities== *[[Moryń]], [[Poland]] ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.bronson-mi.com/ City of Bronson official website] {{Branch County, Michigan}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Cities in Branch County, Michigan]] [[Category:Populated places established in 1828]] [[Category:1828 establishments in Michigan Territory]] [[Category:Superfund sites in Michigan]]
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