Berrien township, Berrien County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Land area: 35.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.4 sq. mi.
Population: 5,075 (29% urban, 71% rural)
| Males: 2,567 |  (50.6%) |
| Females: 2,508 |  (49.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 4,693 (3,938 owner occupied, 755 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 16% |
| State: | 26% |
Races in Berrien township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 83.7%
- Black: 5.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.7%
- Asian: 1.7%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
- Hispanic or Latino: 6.7%
- Two or more races: 1.7%
- Some other race: 0.2%
Median age of males: 37.6
Median age of females: 38.3
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Average household size: 2.82
| Berrien township: | 2.8 people |
| Michigan: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.11
| Berrien township: | $44,747 |
| Michigan: | $48,273 |
| Here: | $529 |
| State: | $629 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $123,100 (it was $93,300 in 2000)
| : | $123,100 |
| Michigan: | $117,500 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $190,641
Here: $190,641 State: $159,597
Townhouses or other attached units: $147,026
Here: $147,026 State: $138,735
In 2-unit structures: $150,551
Here: $150,551 State: $89,877
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $93,044
Here: $93,044 State: $110,373
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $293,838
Here: $293,838 State: $119,825
Mobile homes: $34,378
Here: $34,378 State: $33,033
| Population density: 144 people per square mile | (average). |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Berrien township: Camp Oronoko (A), Michiana Camp (B), Pipestone - Berrien Townships - Eau Claire Fire Department Station 2 (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Berrien township include: Franklin Church (A), Union Church (B), Morris Chapel (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Long Lake Cemetery (1), Morris Chapel Cemetery (2), Franklin Cemetery (3), Berrien Center Cemetery (4), South Maple Grove Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Riggins Lake (A), Long Lake (B), Little Indian Lake (C), Webster Lake (D), O'Brien Lake (E), Murphy Lake (F), Curtis Lake (G), Boot Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Farmers Creek (A), Love Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Berrien township include: Morris Chapel Church Historical Marker (1), Love Creek County Park (2), Police Memorial Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
82% of Berrien township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 0% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 125
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 29
- South: 0
- West: 6
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.7%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
People in group quarters in Berrien township, Michigan:
- 162 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 96 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 60 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 37 people in other group homes
- 14 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 5 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 2 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 60
Housing units in Berrien township with a mortgage: 19 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 11
- Educational services (12%)
- Construction (12%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
- Machinery (6%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
- Health care (4%)
- Health care (22%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Personal and laundry services (5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Social assistance (4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Postsecondary teachers (4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
- Registered nurses (9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Cashiers (4%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (3%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (3%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (3%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Berrien township:
- Norwegian (44.8%)
- German (18.9%)
- United States or American (9.1%)
- Northern European (8.4%)
- Irish (7.7%)
- Swedish (4.2%)
- Czech (3.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 63 (100%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (50%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (37%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%)
People in group quarters in Berrien township, Michigan:
- 162 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 96 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 60 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 37 people in other group homes
- 14 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 5 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 2 people in nursing homes
93.1% of residents of Berrien township speak English at home.
6.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 160- In family households: 147 (40 male householders, 14 female householders)
46 spouses, 44 children (33 natural, 11 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 13 (13 male householders (13 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 19 2-persons, 23 3-persons, 6 4-persons, 6 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 13 1-person,
969 married couples with children.
193 single-parent households (51 men, 142 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Michigan: | 11.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Michigan: | 8.7% |