Breckenridge, Michigan

Breckenridge, Michigan
FIPS code		26-10160[2]
GNIS feature ID	2398170[3]
Website	Official website

Breckenridge is a village in

.

History

Breckenridge was founded in 1872 when the

The village has had graded schooling since 1893 and currently has one school district: Breckenridge Community Schools.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.07 square miles (2.77 km²), all land.^[5]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1880	237		—
1910	595		—
1920	698		17.3%
1930	685		−1.9%
1940	868		26.7%
1950	985		13.5%
1960	1,131		14.8%
1970	1,257		11.1%
1980	1,495		18.9%
1990	1,301		−13.0%
2000	1,339		2.9%
2010	1,328		−0.8%
2020	1,238		−6.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

2010 census

As of the

of any race were 4.4% of the population.

There were 535 households, of which 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.2% were married couples living together, 16.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.8% were non-families. 29.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.02.

The median age in the village was 35.8 years. 27.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.8% were from 25 to 44; 25.1% were from 45 to 64; and 13.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 48.3% male and 51.7% female.

2000 census

As of the

of any race were 5.75% of the population.

There were 543 households, out of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.3% were married couples living together, 14.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.7% were non-families. 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 28.3% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.2 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $36,200, and the median income for a family was $40,313. Males had a median income of $31,979 versus $24,083 for females. The

, including 10.5% of those under age 18 and 2.2% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

• Jim Northrup, outfielder for the Detroit Tigers, Montreal Expos, and Baltimore Orioles; born in Breckenridge^{[citation needed]}

References

Sources

• Romig, Walter (October 1, 1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities (Paperback). Great Lakes Books Series. Detroit, Michigan:
  ISBN 978-0814318386
  .

External links

• Village of Breckenridge, Michigan