Beecher

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Beecher

Total population

8,412

Median home value

$51,500

5.2%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$37,515

Beecher$38k

National$74k

Founded

1938

Elevation244 m

Land area15.28 km²

Weather71°F · Sunny

Coordinates43.09°, -83.70°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Beecher is a census-designated place (CDP) in Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It was first listed as a CDP in 2000. Per the 2020 census, the population was 8,840.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Beecher, MI from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Notable people from here

Deanna Nolan

American basketball player

Carl Johnson

athlete (1898-1932)

Michael Moore

American filmmaker and author (born 1954)

Sandra Bernhard

American actress (born 1955)

Mashona Washington

US female tennis player

M

Matt Trannon

American basketball player

Stephen Smale

American mathematician

John Wesley Powell

American geologist (1834-1902)

Glen Rice

American basketball player (born 1967)

D

Don Zimmerman

American film editor (1944-2025)

L

Lydia DeWitt

American pathologist and anatomist (1859–1928)

Sinnamon Love

American pornographic actress

Nancy Kovack

American actress

Claressa Shields

American boxer

Betty Carter

American jazz singer, recording artist, songwriter (1929–1998)

Shayla LaVeaux

American pornographic actress

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Michigan

• Mount Morris
  1.9 mi away
• Swartz Creek
  10.4 mi away
• Montrose
  11.2 mi away
• Grand Blanc
  11.7 mi away
• Birch Run
  11.9 mi away
• Lennon
  13.6 mi away
• Goodrich
  15.6 mi away
• Frankenmuth
  16.8 mi away
• Lake Fenton
  17 mi away
• Durand
  18.9 mi away
• Linden
  19.1 mi away
• Lapeer
  19.3 mi away · pop. 9,082

Browse all places in Michigan →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Beecher

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Harriet Beecher Stowe · 1850

The Minister's Wooing

Harriet Beecher Stowe · 1800

The pearl of Orr's Island

Harriet Beecher Stowe · 1862

Miss Beecher's housekeeper and healthkeeper

Catharine Esther Beecher · 1873

The law of wills in Michigan

Franklin A. Beecher · 1911

The May flower, and miscellaneous writings

Harriet Beecher Stowe · 1855

The history of Detroit and Michigan

Silas Farmer · 1884

Law of Wills in Michigan with Forms

Franklin A. Beecher · 2022

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Spotted Orbweaver

Neoscona crucifera

Seen 2026-09-24

Hickory Tussock Moth

Lophocampa caryae

Seen 2026-09-21

Eastern Bluebird

Sialia sialis

Seen 2026-09-21

Eastern Wood-Pewee

Contopus virens

Seen 2026-09-21

Tennessee Warbler

Leiothlypis peregrina

Seen 2026-09-21

Black-throated Green Warbler

Setophaga virens

Seen 2026-09-21

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Melanerpes carolinus

Seen 2026-09-21

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Seen 2026-09-21

common milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

Seen 2026-09-21

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).