Brimley, Michigan

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Brimley, Michigan
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Downtown Brimley along M-221
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Brimley
Location within the state of Michigan
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Brimley
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 46°24′19″N84°34′20″W / 46.40528°N 84.57222°W / 46.40528; -84.57222
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Michigan.svg  Michigan
County Chippewa
Township Superior
Established1872
Platted 1887
Area
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  Total2.15 sq mi (5.6 km2)
  Land1.75 sq mi (4.5 km2)
  Water0.40 sq mi (1.0 km2)
Elevation
656 ft (200 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total504
  Density288.00/sq mi (111.20/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
49715
Area code 906
GNIS feature ID1619320 [2]

Brimley is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The CDP had a population of 504 at the 2020 census. Brimley is located in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, and is located along the southern shore of Lake Superior. The community is located within Superior Township.

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Brimley is home to Brimley State Park and Bay Mills Resort & Casino, the latter operated by the Bay Mills Indian Community. As an unincorporated community, Brimley has no legal autonomy of its own, however it does have its own post office with the 49715 ZIP Code.

History

Brimley was established as a station on the Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway in 1872. The community was platted in 1887, and was given a post office with the name Superior in 1888. The community was renamed to Brimley in 1896. [3]

For the 2020 census, Brimley was included as a newly listed census-designated place. [4] [5]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Brimley CDP has a total area of 2.15 square miles (5.57 km2), of which 1.75 square miles (4.53 km2) is land and 0.40 square miles (1.04 km2) (18.60%) is water. [1]

Brimley is located in the eastern Upper Peninsula, and is located along the south shore of Waiska Bay, a bay of Lake Superior. The mouth of the Waiska River is located within the community. Immediately west of Brimley is the Bay Mills Indian Community, which is home to Bay Mills Resort & Casino and Bay Mills Community College. Immediately east of Brimley is Brimley State Park.

Brimley lies about 11 miles (18 km) southwest of Sault Ste. Marie.

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Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020 504
U.S. Decennial Census [6]

Education

Brimley is home to the Brimley Area Schools district, which operates a public school within the community. [7] The school's teams are known as the "Bays". [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brimley, Michigan
  3. Romig, Walter (1986). Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities. Detroit: Wayne State University Press. p. 79. ISBN   0-8143-1838-X.
  4. "State of Michigan Census Designated Places - Current/TAB20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". tigerweb.geo.census.gov. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
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  6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
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