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Birch Run is a village in Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,553 at the 2010 census. The village is located within Birch Run Township.

Birch Run village overview:
Name:	Birch Run village
LSAD Code:	47
LSAD Description:	village (suffix)
State:	Michigan
County:	Saginaw County
Founded:	1852
Incorporated:	1955
Elevation:	633 ft (193 m)
Total Area:	1.90 sq mi (4.93 km²)
Land Area:	1.88 sq mi (4.88 km²)
Water Area:	0.02 sq mi (0.05 km²)
Total Population:	1,525
Population Density:	809.88/sq mi (312.64/km²)
Area code:	989
FIPS code:	2608540
GNISfeature ID:	2398124

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History

Birch Run was established in 1852 as a station on the Pere Marquette Railroad. It was given a post office in 1954. In 1954, it was incorporated as a village.

Birch Run was founded as a station on the Pere Marquette Railroad by John Moore, its first postmaster, in 1852. It was named after its creek, which runs through a large birch area. In 1863, the town was renamed Deer Lick and remained so until 1868 when it reverted to Birch Run. Birch Run was incorporated as a village in 1955

Birch Run was the home of the Great Lakes Storm, a defunct member of the Continental Basketball Association. The Storm played in the Birch Run Expo Center from 2001 until they disbanded in 2005.

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.91 square miles (4.95 km), of which 1.89 square miles (4.90 km) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km) is water.