[3] As a northern suburb of Metro Detroit, Brandon Township is about 30 miles (48.3 km) north of the city of Detroit and about 20 miles (32.2 km) southeast of Flint.

[4] According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.98 square miles (93.19 km2).

[9] As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 14,765 people, 5,012 households, and 4,039 families residing in the township.

There were 5,290 housing units at an average density of 150.9 per square mile (58.3/km2).

15.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.