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Berrien Township is a civil township of Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 5,084. == 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.〔(49102 5-Digit ZCTA, 491 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder ), United States Census Bureau, 2000 census〕 * Dickson's Corners was a hamlet in this township at least in the 1870s.〔Walter Romig, ''Michigan Place Names'', p. 157〕 *Fairland was a station on the Chicago and Western Michigan Railroad. It had a post office from 1885 until 1906.〔Walter Romig, ''Michigan Place Names'', p. 190〕 * 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.〔(49103 5-Digit ZCTA, 491 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder ), United States Census Bureau, 2000 census〕 * 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.〔(49111 5-Digit ZCTA, 491 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder ), United States Census Bureau, 2000 census〕 * The city of Niles is to the south, and the Nile ZIP code 49120 also serves the southeast portion of Berrien Township.〔(49120 5-Digit ZCTA, 491 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder ), United States Census Bureau, 2000 census〕 * 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.〔(49126 5-Digit ZCTA, 491 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder ), United States Census Bureau, 2000 census〕 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. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Berrien Township, Michigan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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