Michigan · Census place 2610160

Breckenridge, Michigan

Breckenridge is a village in Gratiot County, Michigan with an estimated 1,269 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 325th largest of 353 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
1,269
#325 of 353 in Michigan
Change since 2020
-1.2%
-16 people
Land area
1.2 sq mi
Density
1,032 / sq mi
State median 2,478
Orange pin: Breckenridge. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Lansing.

Breckenridge population, 2020 to 2024

Breckenridge lost 16 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -1.2%. In the latest year it moved by -3.

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July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 1,288. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Breckenridge covers 1.23 square miles of land, for 1,032 people per square mile of land. The median Michigan place of 5,000+ has 2,478, so Breckenridge is less dense than the typical town.

What county Breckenridge is in

All of Breckenridge's residents live in Gratiot County, which had 41,372 residents in 2024. Breckenridge holds 3.1% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Breckenridge

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Breckenridge by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the village's land: 48615. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a village that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Breckenridge is

The Census internal point of Breckenridge is at 43.407100, -84.475500. Lansing, the capital, is 46.7 miles S in a straight line. The nearest larger place is St. Louis, MI (7,465 people), 6.8 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Lansing, MI, 48.0 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
43.407100, -84.475500
DMS
43°24'25.56"N 84°28'31.80"W
UTM
16N 704407.9E 4809119.7N
Geohash
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Plus code
86MQCG4F+RQ

Daylight in Breckenridge

At 43.41° N, Breckenridge gets about 15 h 25 min of daylight around the June solstice and 8 h 57 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 27 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Breckenridge

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Michigan, measured between internal points. The closest is St. Louis, 6.8 miles away, with 7,465 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Breckenridge, MI?

1,269 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 16 (1.2%) from 1,285 in July 2020.

What county is Breckenridge in?

Gratiot County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Breckenridge?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 48615.

How far is Breckenridge from Lansing?

46.7 miles (75.1 km) in a straight line, heading S from Breckenridge.

What is the nearest larger city to Breckenridge?

St. Louis, MI, with 7,465 residents, 6.8 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.