Editing Bertrand Township, Michigan

{{For|the unincorporated community of Bertrand|Niles Charter Township, Michigan}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Bertrand Township, Michigan
| official_name      = Charter Township of Bertrand
| settlement_type    = [[Charter township]]
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|map_caption              = Location within [[Berrien County, Michigan|Berrien County]]

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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
|postal_code              = 49107, 49113, 49120
|area_code                = [[Area code 269|269]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 26-07920<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
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|website                  = {{URL|https://bertrandtownship.com/|Official website}}
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'''Bertrand Charter Township''' is a [[charter township]] of [[Berrien County, Michigan|Berrien County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the township population was 2,611.<ref name="2020 census">{{cite web |title=Bertrand township, Berrien County, Michigan - Census Bureau Profile |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Bertrand_township,_Berrien_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2602107920 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=13 March 2024}}</ref>

Bertrand Charter Township was established in 1836, and named for Joseph Bertrand, a pioneer citizen.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://bcgensoc.com/facts.php?sid=3 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180313101635/https://bcgensoc.com/facts.php?sid=3 | url-status=dead | archive-date=13 March 2018 | title=Origins - Old Place Names | publisher=Berrien County Genealogical Society | access-date=13 March 2018}}</ref>

== Communities ==
Dayton is an [[Unincorporated area#United States|unincorporated community]] in the western part of township at {{Coord|41|47|54|N|86|26|22|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:30000_source:GNIS|name=Dayton}}.<ref>{{gnis|1618897|Dayton, Michigan}}</ref> It is on Dayton Lake off [[U.S. Route 12 in Michigan|U.S. Highway 12]] about midway between [[Niles, Michigan|Niles]] and [[Three Oaks, Michigan|Three Oaks]], just a few miles north of the [[Indiana]] state border. The settlement was founded in 1830 by Benjamin Redding, and a post office named "Redding's Mills" opened on June 17, 1850. It was designated on an 1839 map of Michigan as "Terré Coupe", and when the [[Michigan Central Railroad]] was built through the area in 1848, the depot was named Terre Coupe (and also spelled Terra Coupée). The name of the depot was changed to Dayton after the post office was renamed "Dayton" on April 11, 1851, after [[Dayton, Ohio]], where many early settlers had come from. The post office was discontinued on September 22, 1967.<ref>{{gnis|2376494|Dayton Post Office (historical)}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | last = Romig | first = Walter  | year = 1986 | title = Michigan Place Names | orig-year= 1973 | publisher = Wayne State University Press | location = Detroit, Michigan | isbn = 0-8143-1838-X}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|90.7|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|89.2|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|1.5|km2|disp=flip}}, or 1.71%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2602107920| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212143401/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2602107920| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Bertrand township, Berrien County, Michigan| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=January 9, 2014}}</ref>

The township is in the southeast portion of the county, with [[Galien Township, Michigan|Galien Township]] to the west, [[Weesaw Township, Michigan|Weesaw Township]] to the northwest, and [[Buchanan Township, Michigan|Buchanan Township]] with the village of [[Buchanan, Michigan|Buchanan]] to the north on the west side of the township. The city of [[Niles, Michigan|Niles]] lies on the northeast corner of the township, while irregularly-shaped [[Niles Township, Michigan|Niles Township]] is to the north on the east side of the township and also to the east of the township. [[St. Joseph County, Indiana|St. Joseph County]], [[Indiana]], lies to the south, with [[Olive Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana|Olive Township]] to the southwest, [[Warren Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana|Warren Township]] due south, and [[German Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana|German Township]] with the city of [[South Bend, Indiana|South Bend]] to the south on the east side of the township.

[[U.S. Route 31 in Michigan|U.S. Route 31]] crosses the township north and south, while US 12 crosses it east and west.

Along with a corner of Galien Township, the southern part of the township is the only part of the [[Lower Peninsula of Michigan]] that is part of the drainage of the [[Mississippi River]], and with the Michigan shore of [[Lac Vieux Desert]] in the [[Upper Peninsula of Michigan|Upper Peninsula]], is one of two such areas in the state.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,380 people, 903 households, and 700 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|68.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 963 housing units at an average density of {{convert|27.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 97.23% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.50% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.59% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.46% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.13% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.09% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.76% of the population.

There were 903 households, out of which 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.4% were non-families. 17.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the township the population was spread out, with 23.7% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 28.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 102.7 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $55,183, and the median income for a family was $59,118. Males had a median income of $35,682 versus $24,800 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $22,130.  About 3.7% of families and 3.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.0% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://bertrandtownship.com Bertrand Township official website]

{{Berrien County, Michigan}}

[[Category:Townships in Berrien County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]