Berrien Township, Michigan

Berrien Township is a civil township of Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 4,868.

Berrien Township was established in 1832, taking its name from Berrien County.

Communities

• Berrien Center is an unincorporated community within the township on M-140 at , about north of Niles and just a few miles east of Berrien Springs. It is situated at the corners of sections 9, 10, 15, and 16. A post office with the name Berrien Centre opened April 28, 1857. The name changed to Berrien Center in 1893. The ZIP code for the post office is 49102 and serves the northeast portion of Berrien Township.
• Dickson's Corners was a hamlet in this township at least in the 1870s.
• Fairland was a station on the Chicago and West Michigan Railroad. It had a post office from 1885 until 1906.
• The village of Berrien Springs is adjacent to the township on the west, and the Berrien Springs ZIP code 49103 also serves the southwest portion of Berrien Township.
• The village of Eau Claire is partially within the Berrien Township, and the Eau Claire ZIP code 49111 also serves the northwest portion of the township.
• The city of Niles is to the south, and the Nile ZIP code 49120 also serves the southeast portion of Berrien Township.
• The community of Sodus is to the northwest, and the Sodus ZIP code 49126 also serves a small area in the northwest of Berrien Township.

The township is in the southeast portion of the county. The western boundary with Oronoko Charter Township is the St. Joseph River. Berrien Springs also lies to the west, with a small portion east of the river annexed by the village. Sodus Township lies to the northwest, while Pipestone Township and Eau Claire are to the north. Pokagon Township in Cass County lies to the east. Niles Township and Niles are to the south, and Buchanan Township is to the southwest.

US 31 cuts across the southwest corner of the township. M-140 runs north and south through the center of the township.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 4.66%, is water.

Demographics

As of the census