Bainbridge Township, Michigan | |
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Township | |
Location within the state of Michigan | |
Coordinates: 42°6′31″N 86°17′28″W / 42.10861°N 86.29111°WCoordinates: 42°6′31″N 86°17′28″W / 42.10861°N 86.29111°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Michigan |
County | Berrien |
Area | |
• Total | 35.4 sq mi (91.6 km2) |
• Land | 34.9 sq mi (90.4 km2) |
• Water | 0.5 sq mi (1.2 km2) |
Elevation | 725 ft (221 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 2,850 |
• Density | 82/sq mi (31.5/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
FIPS code | 26-04840 |
GNIS feature ID | 1625874 |
Website | www |
Bainbridge Township is a civil township of Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 2,850. It was organized in 1837.
The township is in the northeast portion of the county, with Benton Charter Township to the west, Hagar Township to the northwest, and Coloma Charter Township and Watervliet Charter Township to the north. East of the township is Keeler Township in Van Buren County. Pipestone Township is to the south, and Sodus Township to the southwest.
M-140 passes north and south through the township, and Interstate 94 nips the northwest corner of the township.
Unincorporated communities located within the township include Spinks Corners and Millburg.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.4 square miles (91.6 km2), of which 34.9 square miles (90.4 km2) is land and 0.46 square miles (1.2 km2), or 1.27%, is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,132 people, 1,142 households, and 832 families residing in the township. The population density was 89.1 per square mile (34.4/km²). There were 1,295 housing units at an average density of 36.8 per square mile (14.2/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 95.47% White, 0.57% African American, 0.67% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 1.92% from other races, and 1.18% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.90% of the population.