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County Seat : St. Joseph
Formed: 1829
Organized: 1831
Size:  580 sq. miles
Population: 161378 in 1990

                        41285 in 1890

Townships:

Bainbridge Baroda
Benton Berrien
Bertrand Buchanan
Chikaming Coloma
Galien Hagar
Lake Lincoln
New Buffalo Niles
Oronoko Pipestone
Royalton Sodus
St. Joseph Three Oaks
Watervliet Weesaw

If you are visiting or want to know more aspects of the county these links may be helpful.

Topics:

Berrien County Website
Berrien Intermediate School District
Berrien County- Multimag
Berrien Co. - WestMichNet
Michigan Interactive- Berrien

Coming soon:

History

Queries

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The county was named after U.S. Attorney General John Berrien. Rene de La Salle came to this area in 1679 and built Fort Miami at the mouth of the St. Joseph River.  The first permanent settlers arrived in 1823. An interesting note: Niles is the only Michigan community to have been under rule by four nations; France, Great Britain, Spain and the United States.

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