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Berrien County
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county in Michigan, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Michigan
- Founded
- October 29, 1829 (created), 1831 (organized)
- Named after
- John M. Berrien
- Seat
- St. Joseph
- Largest city
- Niles
- Total
- 1,581 sq mi (4,090 km )
- Land
- 568 sq mi (1,470 km )
- Water
- 1,014 sq mi (2,630 km ) 64%
- Estimate 2025
- 152,444
- Density
- 272/sq mi (105/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional districts
- 4th , 5th
- Website
- www .berriencounty .org
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Berrien County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located at the southwest corner of the state's Lower Peninsula, located on the shore of Lake Michigan and sharing a land border with Indiana. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 154,316. The county seat is St. Joseph. Berrien County is included in the Niles-Benton Harbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the South Bend-Elkhart-Mishawaka, IN-MI Combined Statistical Area. The county is part of the Michiana region.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Berrien County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.