Cassopolis, Michigan
| Cassopolis, Michigan | |
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| Village | |
 Location of Cassopolis, Michigan |
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| Coordinates: 41°54′39″N 86°0′28″W / 41.91083°N 86.00778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Cass |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.25 sq mi (5.83 km2) |
| • Land | 2.00 sq mi (5.18 km2) |
| • Water | 0.25 sq mi (0.65 km2) |
| Elevation | 889 ft (271 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,774 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 1,763 |
| • Density | 887.0/sq mi (342.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| ZIP code | 49031 |
| Area code | 269 |
| FIPS code | 26-13900 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0622860 |
Cassopolis is a village in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,774 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Cass County. The village and county are named after Lewis Cass, a New Hampshire native and a prominent U.S. senator from Michigan prior to the American Civil War. Diamond Lake, one of the 100 largest inland lakes in Michigan, is located in Cassopolis.
Cassopolis is part of the South Bend–Mishawaka, IN-MI, Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Cassopolis was platted in 1831. It had already been designated the county seat by that point. It was incorporated as a village in 1863.
Cassopolis was a transit point on the Underground Railroad. In the 1960s, a group connected to the Nation of Islam acquired some 1,000 acres of farmland in the area with work overseen by a graduate of Cassopolis High.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.25 square miles (5.83 km2), of which 2.00 square miles (5.18 km2) is land and 0.25 square miles (0.65 km2) is water. Cassopolis is the town associated with Diamond Lake, the largest lake in southwestern Michigan.
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,774 people, 709 households, and 384 families residing in the village. The population density was 887.0 inhabitants per square mile (342.5/km2). There were 833 housing units at an average density of 416.5 per square mile (160.8/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 60.0% White, 29.3% African American, 1.1% Native American, 2.4% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 1.5% from other races, and 5.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.5% of the population.
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