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A post office with the name Berrien Centre opened April 28, 1857. The name changed to Berrien Center in 1893. [6] The ZIP code for the post office is 49102 and serves the northeast portion of Berrien Township. [7] Dickson's Corners was a hamlet in this township at least in the 1870s. [8] Fairland was a station on the Chicago and West Michigan ...
As one of the Cabinet counties, Berrien County was named for John M. Berrien of Georgia, US Attorney General (1829–1831) under US President Andrew Jackson. [1] The county was founded in 1829, and was organized in 1831, before Michigan was accepted into the Union as a state.
St. Joseph, colloquially known as St. Joe, is a city and the county seat of Berrien County, Michigan.It was incorporated as a village in 1834 and as a city in 1891. [4] As of the 2020 census, the city population was 7,856. [5]
Originally, portions of both Oronoko and Berrien townships were on either side of the St. Joseph River, and at the time a large portion of the village of Berrien Springs was in Berrien Township, even though it was on the other side of the river from most of the township. In 1847, the river was made the dividing line between the townships.
Niles Charter Township is a charter township of Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 14,417 at the 2020 census. [3] On June 5, 2006, the township board voted unanimously to approve a resolution for Niles Township to become Niles Charter Township. [4] [5]
St. Joseph Charter Township is a charter township of Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 9,993 at the 2020 census. [3] The township is on the shores of Lake Michigan in the west central portion of the county, south of and adjacent to the city of St. Joseph.
Three Oaks Township is a civil township of Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan on the border with the state of Indiana. The population was 2,324 at the 2020 census. [3] The village of Three Oaks is the only incorporated community within the township. US 12 crosses east–west through the township.
Bainbridge Township is a civil township of Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 2,682. [3] It was organized in 1837. [4] The name is a transfer from Bainbridge, New York. [5]