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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.
He was raised in a conservative family in St. Joseph, Michigan; his maternal grandfather, William Bartz, was a Republican treasurer of Berrien County, Michigan for 30 years. [3] [4] Stockman was educated at public schools in Stevensville, Michigan.
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 ...
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]
Watervliet Charter Township is a charter township of Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,036 at the 2020 census. [3] Communities
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]
The village of Berrien was platted in 1831. [7] The Berrien Springs post office opened with the name "Berrien" on December 4, 1832; this was changed to Berrien Springs on April 18, 1836. [10] Berrien Springs served as the county seat from 1837 until 1894, when St. Joseph was designated as the county seat. [11]
Coloma Charter Township is a charter township of Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,051 at the 2020 census. [3] The city of Coloma lies within the township. The township is located in the north central portion of the county.