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BERRIEN COUNTY
Population, 2005 estimate - 162,611
Population, 2000 - 162,453
Land area, 2000 (square miles) - 571
Persons per square mile, 2000 - 284.5
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area -
Niles-Benton Harbor, Mi Metro Area
Households, 2000 - 63,569
Persons per household, 2000 - 2.49
Median household income - 2003 - $38,429
Housing units, 2004 - 75,444
Homeownership rate, 2000 - 72.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 - $94,700
MICHIGAN
Population, 2005 estimate - 10,120,860
Population, 2000 - 9,938,4444
Land Area - 2000 (square miles) - 56,804
Persons per square mile, 2000 - 175.0
State sales tax - 6%
Households, 2000 - 3,785,661
Persons per household, 2000 - 2.56
Median household income - 2003 - $46,291
Housing units, 2004 - 4,433,482
Homeownership rate, 2000 - 73.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 - $115,600
Source: 2000 Census - www.census.gov
Michigan has more miles of freshwater coastline than any other state and the second highest number of milees - behind Alaska - in total coastal shoreline in the United States.
75,000 acres of sand dunes
More than 11,000 inland lakes and 36,000 miles of rivers and streams
11 great lakes underwater preserves
Over 19 million acres of forest
The nation's largest dedicated state forest system, spanning 3.9 million acres
1,300 miles of designated mountain bile and bicycle trails
More golf courses than any other state
More downhill ski areas than any state except New York
Source: Michigan Tourism Task Force Report
TOP TEN EMPLOYERS IN MICHIGAN'S GREAT SOUTHWEST
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