Brownstown Township, Michigan | |
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| Charter Township of Brownstown | |
 Brownstown Charter Township Offices | |
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| Motto: "Where The Future Looks Brighter"[1] | |
 Location withinWayne County | |
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| Coordinates:42°07′34″N83°15′26″W / 42.12611°N 83.25722°W /42.12611; -83.25722 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Michigan |
| County |  Wayne |
| Established | 1827 |
| Government | |
| • Supervisor | Sherry Berecz |
| • Clerk | Maureen Brinker |
| Area | |
| 30.64 sq mi (79.36 km2) | |
| • Land | 22.19 sq mi (57.47 km2) |
| • Water | 8.45 sq mi (21.89 km2) |
| Elevation | 584 ft (178 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| 33,194 | |
| • Density | 1,496/sq mi (577.6/km2) |
| • Metro | 3,776,890 (Metro Detroit) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | |
| Area code | 734 |
| FIPS code | 26-11220[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1625993[3] |
| Website | Official website |
Brownstown Charter Township is acharter township inWayne County in the U.S. state ofMichigan. Its population was 33,194 at the2020 census.[4] Brownstown was established in 1827, a decade prior to Michigan'sadmission to the Union.
Brownstown has three separate but connected segments due to the incorporation of the cities ofFlat Rock,Rockwood, andWoodhaven in the early 1960s.[5]
Prior to the township's organization, the area was involved in theWar of 1812, and thebattles of Brownstown andMaguaga took place in the area.
The region now known as Brownstown was, like surrounding areas in Michigan, once a part of the French colony of New France (Mid France). The area eventually fell into hands of the British and finally came under American rule in the 18th century. The original 43-square-mile (110 km2) area of land south ofDetroit was designated a township by theMichigan Territorial Council on April 5, 1827, when Moses Roberts was elected its first supervisor. This made Brownstown one of Wayne County's nine original townships.[6]
Research from local historians has found that the township was named for Adam Brown, who was kidnapped by theWyandot Indians. Brown was raised by the Wyandots, married a native woman, and grew to become a tribal leader. As time passed, settlements spread out from the lakeshore to begin changing the swampy, sandhill countryside into productive farmland. Established in 1893, Kurtzhals Farm is one of the largest remaining farms in the township.[6][7]
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 30.64 square miles (79.36 km2), of which 8.45 square miles (21.89 km2) (27.58%) are covered by water.[8]
The township is divided into three different segments. TheHuron River forms the southernmost boundary of the township withBerlin Charter Township inMonroe County. The southernmost point of theDetroit River is within the township, which leads toLake Erie. Brownstown borders the cities of Flat Rock,Gibraltar,Riverview, Rockwood,Southgate, andTaylor, as well as touching corners with the cities ofRomulus andTrenton.Huron Charter Township borders to the west. Brownstown shares a water boundary withGrosse Ile Township and across theinternational border with the city ofAmherstburg inOntario.
At the2000 census, 22,989 people, 8,322 households, and 6,249 families resided in the township. The population density was 1,024.0 inhabitants per square mile (395.4/km2). The 9,008 housing units had an average density of 401.3 per square mile (154.9/km2). Theracial makeup of the township was 89.02% White, 3.82% African American, 0.53% Native American, 3.83% Asian, 0.86% from other races, and 1.95% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 3.58%.[2]
Of the 8,322 households, 40.3% had children under 18 living with them, 58.6% were married couples living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.9% were not families. About 19.8% of households were one person, and 4.3% were one person 65 or older. The average household size was 2.76, and the average family size was 3.18.
In the township, the age distribution was 28.7% under 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 32.7% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 5.8% 65 were or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.9 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 94.7 males.
The median income for a household was $55,239 and for a family was $65,544. Males had a median income of $50,246 versus $29,614 for females. The per capita income for the township was $22,523. About 5.7% of families and 6.9% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 8.3% of those under 18 and 7.4% of those 65 or over.
The population of Brownstown Township was 30,627. The racial and ethnic makeup of the population was 79.0% non-Hispanic white, 8.6% Black or African-American, 0.4% Native American, 5.2% Asian, 0.1% non-Hispanics of some other race, 2.1% reporting two or more races and 5.2% Hispanic or Latino.[9]
I-75
US 24 (Telegraph Road)
US 25,U.S. highway that was decommissioned in 1973. It ran along the current Dix–Toledo Road, which runs through the northern portion of the township.
M-85 (Fort Street)
The township is also home to the Chevrolet Volt Battery Pack Assembly Plant. GM converted an empty warehouse on Sibley and King Roads betweenI-75 and Allen Road into a temporary plant.[10]
Amazon opened a distribution center in Brownstown in 2015.[11]
Most of the township is served by theWoodhaven-Brownstown School District. The district includes eight separate schools and students from both the City ofWoodhaven and Brownstown Township may attend the district.[12]Woodhaven High School is the high school for the district.[13]
A portion of the township is within theGibraltar School District.[14][15]
Students in the small neighborhood south of Pennsylvania Road and west of Telegraph within Brownstown attendTaylor School District schools. These students are assigned to Eureka Heights Elementary School,[16] West Middle School,[17] andTaylor High School, all inTaylor.[18]
Residents in the northern section were once served by the Bacon Memorial Library inWyandotte, but now all residents are served by the Trenton Veterans Memorial Library inTrenton.[19]
Excerpted from the C. A. Buser files and the book, The Provisional Government of Nebraska Territory and The Journals of William Walker, Provisional Governor of Nebraska Territory – Edited by William E. Connelley
Places adjacent to Brownstown Charter Township, Michigan | |
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