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Population (year 2000): 1,740. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,803 (+3.6% change)
 

Males: 821  (47.2%)
Females: 919  (52.8%)

Cass County

Median resident age:  34.1 years
Michigan median age:  35.5 years

Zip codes: 49031.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $28,500 (it was $28,696 in 2000)
Cassopolis  $28,500
Michigan:  $46,039

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $77,100 (it was $59,400 in 2000)
Cassopolis  $77,100
Michigan:  $149,300

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Races in Cassopolis:

  • White Non-Hispanic (54.4%)
  • Black (32.6%)
  • Two or more races (7.8%)
  • American Indian (4.1%)
  • Other Asian (3.1%)
  • Hispanic (2.2%)
  • Other race (0.8%)

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Ancestries: German (15.5%), Irish (8.7%), United States (7.8%), English (6.6%), Dutch (4.5%), Polish (2.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 902 feet

Land area: 1.75 square miles.

Population density: 1043 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Cassopolis

  • High school or higher: 78.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
  • Unemployed: 5.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cassopolis village

  • Never married: 28.0%
  • Now married: 46.9%
  • Separated: 1.2%
  • Widowed: 9.6%
  • Divorced: 14.2%

77 residents are foreign born (3.0% Asia, 0.7% Europe, 0.6% Latin America).

This village:  4.4%
Michigan:  5.3%



According to our research there were 18 registered sex offenders living in Cassopolis, Michigan in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Cassopolis to the number of sex offenders is 101 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Cassopolis:  1.4% ($848)
Michigan:  1.3% ($1,461)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Elkhart, IN (16.0 miles , pop. 51,874).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Fort Wayne, IN (83.6 miles , pop. 205,727).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (114.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Vandalia, MI (6.6 miles ), Dowagiac, MI (8.6 miles ), Edwardsburg, MI (9.4 miles ), Simonton Lake, IN (11.7 miles ), Decatur, MI (14.0 miles ), Granger, IN (15.4 miles ), Marcellus, MI (15.6 miles ), Elkhart, IN (16.0 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 1 building, cost: $60,000
  • 1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $52,500
  • 2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $80,300
  • 2001: 1 building, cost: $81,000
  • 2002: 1 building, cost: $175,000
  • 2003: 6 buildings, average cost: $90,800
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $100,000
  • 2006: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 41.91 N, Longitude: 86.01 W


2 people in other group homes

Area code: 269

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Population change in the 1990s: -89 (-4.9%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Transportation equipment (17%)
  • Metal and metal products (8%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (20%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)
  • Social assistance (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Child care workers (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3%)


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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 5 (5 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.74
US city average:  3.00

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Cassopolis-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Michigan state average. It is 67% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 24.0 miles away from the Cassopolis village center killed 31 people and injured 252 people.

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 tornado 26.4 miles away from the village center killed 36 people and injured 321 people.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Cassopolis:
  • LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; DOWAGIAC, MI)
  • ELKHART GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; ELKHART, IN)
  • BERRIEN GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; BERRIEN CENTER, MI)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cassopolis:
  • ELKHART MUNI (about 14 miles; ELKHART, IN; ID: EKM)
  • SOUTH BEND REGIONAL (about 26 miles; SOUTH BEND, IN; ID: SBN)
  • KALAMAZOO/BATTLE CREEK INTERNATIONAL (about 39 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; ID: AZO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Cassopolis:
  • DOWAGIAC MUNICIPAL (about 10 miles; DOWAGIAC, MI; ID: C91)
  • JERRY TYLER MEML (about 16 miles; NILES, MI; ID: 3TR)
  • MISHAWAKA PILOTS CLUB (about 18 miles; ELKHART, IN; ID: 3C1)

Amtrak stations near Cassopolis:
  • 9 miles: DOWAGIAC (100 RAILROAD DR.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service.
  • 17 miles: ELKHART (131 TYLER ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.
  • 18 miles: NILES (598 DEY ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cassopolis:
  • UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME (about 30 miles; NOTRE DAME, IN; Full-time enrollment: 10,633)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY-SOUTH BEND (about 30 miles; SOUTH BEND, IN; FT enrollment: 4,725)
  • KALAMAZOO VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; FT enrollment: 5,017)
  • WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; FT enrollment: 23,132)
  • ANDREWS UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; BERRIEN SPRINGS, MI; FT enrollment: 2,342)
  • HOPE COLLEGE (about 60 miles; HOLLAND, MI; FT enrollment: 2,918)
  • KELLOGG COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 64 miles; BATTLE CREEK, MI; FT enrollment: 2,824)
Public high schools in Cassopolis:
  • ROSS BEATTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 511; Location: DIAMOND COVE ROAD; Grades: 07 - 12)
  • CASSOPOLIS ALTERNATIVE ED. (Students: 106; Location: 22096 BRICK CHURCH ROAD; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Cassopolis:
  • SAM ADAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 405; Location: EAST STATE STREET; Grades: 03 - 06)
  • FRANK SQUIRES EARLY ELEM. SCHOOL (Students: 301; Location: CENTER STREET; Grades: PK - 02)
  • BROOKSIDE LEARNING CENTER (Students: 145; Location: 61662 DAILEY ROAD; Grades: UG - UG)
Private elementary/middle school in Cassopolis:
  • CALVIN CENTER SDA ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 38; Location: 19088 BROWNVILLE STREET; Grades: 1 - 10)
Library in Cassopolis:
  • CASS DISTRICT LIBRARY (Operating income: $873,925; Location: 319 MICHIGAN ROAD 62; 72,472 books; 2,186 audio materials; 2,141 video materials; 273 serial subscriptions)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Cassopolis and their reported violations in the past:

CASSOPOLIS (Population served: 1950, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Average - Between MAY-1995 and APR-1998, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-30-1995), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-30-1995), St Compliance achieved (JUN-01-1995)
LINDY'S RESTAURANT (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
HOUSE OF PRAYER COMMUNITY CH (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-15-2004), St Compliance achieved (JAN-25-2005), St Tech Assistance Visit (JAN-25-2005)
  • MCL, Single Sample - In NOV-2004, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-01-2005), St Tech Assistance Visit (3 times from MAR-28-2005 to JUL-08-2005), St Compliance achieved (2 times from NOV-29-2005 to DEC-27-2005)
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • One regular monitoring violation
MASON BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • One regular monitoring violation
RUSS FOREST = R-2 (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Average - In MAY-2004, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-14-2005), St Tech Assistance Visit (JUL-20-2005), St Compliance achieved (SEP-26-2005)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Cassopolis that have no violations reported:
  • THE INN BETWEEN (Population served: 60, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • LAWLESS PARK = L-2 (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • LAWLESS PK-CMPGRD = L-3 (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • RUSS FOREST = R-1 (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • STEVENS FOREST = S-1 (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • OWENS LANDING CAMPGROUND (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This village:  2.5 people
Michigan:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:  62.3%
Whole state:  68.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  6.5%
Whole state:  5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  13.9%
Whole state:  10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  5.9%
Whole state:  4.8%

Cassopolis compared to Michigan state average:

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  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Cassopolis (2007 data):
  • G. W. Jones Exchange Bank: Cassopolis Branch at 110 Spencer Road, branch established on 1989-10-16. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $55.0 mil, Deposits: $49.2 mil, headquarters in Marcellus, MI, positive income, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Jones Bancorp, Inc.
  • Fifth Third Bank: Cassopolis Branch at 116 South Broadway, branch established on 1871-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $48,441.3 mil, Deposits: $39,126.0 mil, headquarters in Grand Rapids, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 751 total offices, Holding Company: Fifth Third Bancorp
  • The First National Bank of Three Rivers: Cassopolis Branch at 901 East State Street, branch established on 2006-02-06. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $151.3 mil, Deposits: $129.7 mil, headquarters in Three Rivers, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Fnb Financial Corporation
  • LaSalle Bank Midwest National Association: Cassopolis Branch at 117 South Broadway, branch established on 1863-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $49,751.5 mil, Deposits: $25,446.0 mil, headquarters in Troy, MI, positive income, 269 total offices, Holding Company: Abn Amro Holding N.V.



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Cassopolis government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $721,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $539,000
    All Other: $96,000
  • Current Operations - Sewerage: $405,000
    Police Protection: $307,000
    Water Utilities: $282,000
    Central Staff Services: $244,000
    Regular Highways: $137,000
    General Public Buildings: $79,000
    Fire Protection: $74,000
    Health Services - Other: $51,000
    Parks & Recreation: $31,000
    General - Other: $13,000
    Financial Administration: $5,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $5,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $249,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $45,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $4,000,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $3,875,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $125,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $71,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $62,000
    Rents: $33,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $28,000
    General - Other: $6,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $485,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $262,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $253,000
    Highways: $128,000
  • Tax - Property: $492,000
    NEC: $12,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $784,000

6.26% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,448 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.26%
Michigan average:  5.24%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Elkhart County, IN  1.21% ($37,619 average AGI)
from St. Joseph County, IN  1.00% ($59,661)
from Berrien County, MI  0.99% ($36,899)


6.88% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,211 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.88%
Michigan average:  5.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Elkhart County, IN  1.22% ($27,374 average AGI)
to Berrien County, MI  1.21% ($26,393)
to St. Joseph County, IN  0.87% ($35,286)


Strongest AM radio stations in Cassopolis:
  • WGTO (910 AM; 1 kW; CASSOPOLIS, MI; Owner: LARRY LANGFORD, JR.)
  • WHLY (1580 AM; 10 kW; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: TIMES COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
  • WDOW (1440 AM; 1 kW; DOWAGIAC, MI)
  • WFRN (1270 AM; 5 kW; ELKHART, IN)
  • WDND (1620 AM; 10 kW; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS, INC.)
  • WSBT (960 AM; 5 kW; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WSBT, INC.)
  • WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WKLZ (1470 AM; 10 kW; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: FAIRFIELD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WQSN (1660 AM; 10 kW; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: FAIRFIELD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WKZO (590 AM; 5 kW; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: FAIRFIELD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WHFB (1060 AM; 5 kW; BENTON HARBOR-ST. JO, MI; Owner: WHFB B/CST ASSOCIATES LTD PARTNERSHP)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Cassopolis:
  • WDOW-FM (92.1 FM; DOWAGIAC, MI; Owner: JASON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WNSN (101.5 FM; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WSBT, INC.)
  • WBYT (100.7 FM; ELKHART, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WNDV-FM (92.9 FM; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS, INC.)
  • W300AL (107.9 FM; MISHAWAKA, IN; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
  • WFRN-FM (104.7 FM; ELKHART, IN; Owner: PROGRESSIVE BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
  • WVPE (88.1 FM; ELKHART, IN; Owner: ELKHART COMMUNITY SCHOOLS CORP.)
  • WZOW (97.7 FM; GOSHEN, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS, INC.)
  • WLWZ-LP (97.1 FM; CASSOPOLIS, MI; Owner: PRAYER TOWER MINISTRY)
  • WAUS (90.7 FM; BERRIEN SPRINGS, MI; Owner: ANDREWS BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WRBR-FM (103.9 FM; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: HICKS BROADCASTING OF INDIANA, LLC)
  • WIRX (107.1 FM; ST. JOSEPH, MI; Owner: WSJM, INC.)
  • WSMK (99.1 FM; BUCHANAN, MI; Owner: MARION R. WILLIAMS)
  • WAOR (95.3 FM; NILES, MI; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WLRX (95.7 FM; NAPPANEE, IN; Owner: TALKING STICK COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WSND-FM (88.9 FM; NOTRE DAME, IN; Owner: VOICE OF THE FIGHTING IRISH, INC.)
  • WCNF (94.9 FM; BENTON HARBOR, MI; Owner: WSJM, INC.)
  • WUBU (106.3 FM; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: PARTNERSHIP RADIO, LLC)
  • W241AD (96.1 FM; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: PROGRESSIVE BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC)
  • W243AJ (96.5 FM; MISHAWAKA, IN; Owner: PROGRESSIVE BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Cassopolis:
  • WRDY-LP (Channel 69; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WEIGEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WBND-LP (Channel 57; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WBND-TV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WNIT (Channel 34; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: MICHIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WSJV (Channel 28; ELKHART, IN; Owner: WSJV TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WMWB-LP (Channel 25; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WMWB-TV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WHME-TV (Channel 46; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: LESEA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WSBT-TV (Channel 22; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WSBT, INC.)
  • WNDU-TV (Channel 16; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: MICHIANA TELECASTING CORP.)
  • WYGN-LP (Channel 12; BERRIEN SPRINGS, MI; Owner: GOOD NEWS TELEVISION)

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