Berrien County, Michigan
[5] In December 1822, missionary Isaac McCoy moved his family and 18 Indian students from Indiana to the St. Joseph River near present-day Niles, Michigan, to open a religious mission (the Carey Mission) to the Potawatomi Indians, 160 km from the nearest White settlement.[6] In 1827 St. Joseph Township was organized as part of Wayne County, It included all lands acquired from the Native Americans by the 1821 Treaty of Chicago.The boundary of Berrien County was delineated by the Michigan Territory Legislature on October 29, 1829, with its present limits.For purposes of revenue, taxation and judicial matters, it was attached to Cass County, and was designated as Niles Township.It has earned multiple nicknames in this capacity, including "Harbor Country" and "the Hamptons of the Midwest", with the latter recognized by the Wall Street Journal.In Michigan, most local government functions — police, fire, building and zoning, tax assessment, street maintenance, etc.[19] The county borders the state of Indiana to the South and includes a portion of Lake Michigan to the West.
CountyMichiganNamed forJohn M. BerrienSt. JosephTime zoneUTC−5EasternUTC−4U.S. stateLower PeninsulaLake MichiganIndiana2020 Censuscounty seatBenton HarborMetropolitan Statistical AreaSouth BendElkhartMishawakaMichianaCabinet countiesGeorgiaUS Attorney GeneralUS PresidentAndrew JacksonMichigan TerritoryWayne CountySt. Joseph RiverFrench CanadianNiles Charter TownshipIsaac McCoyNiles, MichiganCarey MissionPotawatomiNative Americans1821 Treaty of ChicagoCass CountyBerrien TownshipOronokoBarodaSt. Joseph TownshipNiles TownshipNew BuffaloLakesideChicago areaHarbor CountryHamptonsRepublicanDemocraticThird party(ies)vital recordspublic healthcounty board of commissionersProsecuting AttorneySheriffCounty ClerkCounty TreasurerRegister of DeedsDrain CommissionerCounty SurveyorUS Census BureauGalien RiverPaw Paw LakePaw Paw RiverKankakee RiverMississippi RiverUpper PeninsulaWisconsinKalamazooBL I-94HollandGrand RapidsUS 12Three OaksMichiana, MichiganMichigan City, IndianaUS 31South Bend, IndianaSt. Joseph Valley ParkwayState Road 933Dowagiac, MichiganJacksonScottdaleSouth Haven, MichiganState Road 39LaPorte, IndianaHagar ShoresVan Buren CountySt. Joseph County, IndianaLaPorte County, IndianaPorter County, IndianaCook County, IllinoisLake County, Illinois2010 United States Census2000 United States Censuspopulation densityBlack or African AmericanNative AmericanPacific Islanderof two or more racesHispanic or LatinoGermanEnglishAmericanhusband and wife families2010 American Community Survey 1-year estimateper capita incomepoverty lineGrand Mere State ParkWarren Dunes State ParkWarren Woods State ParkSilver Beach County ParkExpo ArenaHagar TownshipJean Klock ParkBridgmanThe Golf Club at Harbor ShoresBuchananPoint O'Woods Golf & Country ClubU.S. CensusColomaWatervlietBerrien SpringsEau ClaireGalien