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Welcome to Berrien County ...

Time Zone: Berrien County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Saint Joseph is the Seat for Berrien County.

Berrien County was founded ? and was created by taking area from Cass County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Berrien had a population of 153,401 people. This is a decrease of 2.13% since the last Census (which gave a population of 156,737 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Berrien represented 1.59% of the total population of Michigan.

Below are some of the communities located in Berrien County:

  • Baroda
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Baroda is located in Berrien County (MI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
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  • Benton Harbor
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Berrien Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Bridgman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Bridgman is located in Berrien County (MI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,200 people
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  • Buchanan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Buchanan is located in Berrien County (MI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,222 people
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  • Coloma
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Coloma is located in Berrien County (MI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,402 people
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  • Eau Claire
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Galien
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Galien is located in Berrien County (MI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
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    • Grand Beach
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Grand Beach is located in Berrien County (MI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
    • Michiana
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • New Buffalo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Niles
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Niles is located in Berrien County (MI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,093 people
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    • Saint Joseph
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Shoreham
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Shoreham is located in Berrien County (MI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 829 people
    • Stevensville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Three Oaks
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Watervliet
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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