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Welcome to Van Buren County ...

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

The community of Paw Paw is the Seat for Van Buren County.

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

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Van Buren had a population of 75,677 people. This is a decrease of 0.62% since the last Census (which gave a population of 76,149 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Van Buren represented 0.77% of the total population of Michigan.

Below are some of the communities located in Van Buren County:

  • Bangor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bangor is located in Van Buren County (MI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
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  • Bloomingdale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Breedsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Decatur
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Decatur is located in Van Buren County (MI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,716 people
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  • Gobles
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Gobles is located in Van Buren County (MI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
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  • Hartford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hartford is located in Van Buren County (MI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,572 people
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  • Lawrence
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Lawrence is located in Van Buren County (MI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 970 people
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  • Lawton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lawton is located in Van Buren County (MI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,796 people
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  • Mattawan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Mattawan is located in Van Buren County (MI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,973 people
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  • Paw Paw
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Paw Paw is located in Van Buren County (MI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,344 people
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  • South Haven
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)

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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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