Benton Harbor, Michigan
Benton Harbor, Michigan | |
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Main Street in Downtown Benton Harbor | |
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Location within Berrien County | |
Benton Harbor Location within the state of Michigan Benton Harbor Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 42°07′00″N 86°27′15″W / 42.11667°N 86.45417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Berrien |
| Incorporated | 1837 (village) 1891 (city) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager |
| • Mayor | Marcus Muhammad |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.63 sq mi (12.00 km2) |
| • Land | 4.38 sq mi (11.35 km2) |
| • Water | 0.25 sq mi (0.65 km2) |
| Elevation | 590 ft (180 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 9,103 |
| • Density | 2,077.9/sq mi (802.27/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | 49022, 49023 |
| Area code | 269 |
| FIPS code | 26-07520 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0621144 |
| Website | bhcity |
Benton Harbor is a city in Berrien County, in the U.S. state of Michigan. Located 46 miles southwest of Kalamazoo and 71 miles southwest of Grand Rapids, it had a population of 9,103 according to the 2020 census. It is the smaller of the two principal cities in the Niles–Benton Harbor Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a population of 156,813.
Benton Harbor and the nearby city of St. Joseph developed on opposite sides of the St. Joseph River and are commonly referred to as the "Twin Cities". Fairplain and Benton Heights are unincorporated areas adjacent to Benton Harbor. The population is more than 80 percent African American.