Bronson

Sister cities

• Moryń

History

A post office was established here under the name of Bronson's Prairie in 1830, with Jabez B. Bronson as post master. When the village was started it was first named York, but was renamed to Bronson by the Michigan legislature in 1837. The village was incorporated in 1866 and made a city in 1934. Bronson established a new City Charter in 1985. This charter established the Council-Manager form of government under which Bronson still operates.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. The North Bronson Industrial Area Superfund Sites are a group of three United States Environmental Protection Agency Superfund sites: the former Bronson Reel Facility, the former L.A. Darling Facility, and the former Scott Fetzer Facility.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  901
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  901
• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  874
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  852
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  791
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  772
• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  737
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  721

Most recent

• M 2.9 — 2024-12-29
  1 km SSE of Hicksville, Ohio
• M 3.3 — 2015-06-30
  5 km NNE of Burlington, Michigan
• M 4.2 — 2015-05-02
  5 km S of Galesburg, Michigan
• M 3 — 2012-01-26
  5 km NE of Topeka, Indiana