Niles, Michigan Niles, Michigan Main Street of Niles, looking up hill from the river.
Main Street of Niles, looking up hill from the river.
Location of Niles, Michigan Location of Niles, Michigan Niles is a town/city in Berrien and Cass counties in the U.S.
State of Michigan, near South Bend, Indiana.
It is the larger, by population, of the two principal metros/cities in the Niles-Benton Harbor Metropolitan Statistical Area, an region with 156,813 citizens . Niles lies on the banks of the St.
The occupation of the fort by the four nations of France, Britain, Spain, and the United States has earned Niles the nickname City of Four Flags. The town was titled after Hezekiah Niles, editor of the Niles Register, a Baltimore newspaper.
The town of Niles as it exists today was settled in 1827.
Between 1820 and 1865, Niles was an integral part of the Underground Railroad, helping slaves escape from as far south as New Orleans through the Heartland, and eventually into Canada. Joseph River and is mostly surrounded by Niles Township.
Crinoida and related fossils are easily found south of the city.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 5.95 square miles (15.41 km2), of which 5.79 square miles (15.00 km2) is territory and 0.16 square miles (0.41 km2) is water. Climate data for Niles.
Average snowy days ( 0.1 in) 13.1 8.1 4.8 1.5 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 4.7 10.6 43.2 The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 80.3% White, 12.4% African American, 0.6% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 1.5% from other competitions, and 4.5% from two or more competitions.
There were 4,806 homeholds of which 32.2% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 35.8% were married couples living together, 17.7% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 5.5% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 41.0% were non-families.
The median age in the town/city was 36.1 years.
25.6% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 9.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.6% were from 25 to 44; 24.4% were from 45 to 64; and 14.4% were 65 years of age or older.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 82.19% White, 12.36% African American, 0.66% Native American, 0.52% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 1.26% from other competitions, and 2.93% from two or more competitions.
There were 5,096 homeholds out of which 30.8% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 39.2% were married couples living together, 16.3% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 40.1% were non-families.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 26.9% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older.
About 9.9% of families and 13.6% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 17.8% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.
Chapin and formerly serving as Niles City Hall, is positioned downtown.
The Riverfront Park in Niles stretches about a mile and a half of the St.
The park and the immediate encircling down town region is the chief stage for many of the city's cyclic cultural affairs, including the Niles Riverfest, the Bluegrass Festival, the Hunter Ice Festival, and the Apple Festival Parade.
The park also includes the Armed Forces Memorial, enhance stage, City's no-charge skateboard park, playground, and sand volleyball courts.
Niles includes two other lesser but still notable parks.
The Saint Joseph River Park, parts of which are now being excavated, is south of the French Paper Mill Factory Dam and includes part of the initial Fort St.
Niles also has a small park, Island Park, that is on an island in the middle of the St.
In 2003, the City of Niles was awarded a MEDC Community Development Block Grant which, together with private and town/city funds, allowed for the removal of aluminum fronts from two blocks on Main St.
The still fully functioning Jerry Taylor Airport, also the locale of the City's annual Fourth of July celebration, lies at the easterly edge of the City.
Near Niles to the northwest is Fernwood Botanical Garden and Nature Preserve.
The University of Notre Dame is six miles to the south in South Bend, Indiana.
See also: Niles (Amtrak station) The two rail lines presently serving Niles are Amtrak's Blue Water and Wolverine services.
The Amtrak line was the Michigan Central Railroad's chief line, opened through Niles in 1848 and 1849.
Joseph Valley Railroad opened in 1870 as the Michigan Central's South Bend Branch, and the Michigan Air-Line Railroad, leased to the Michigan Central, opened a line heading east from Niles in 1871, known as the Air Line Branch.
The final line through Niles was the southeast-northwest Benton Harbor Branch of the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St.
Louis Railway (also known as the Big Four), originally opened by the Elkhart, Niles and Lake Michigan Railroad in 1881.
The Air Line Branch was abandoned at Niles in 1937, and the Benton Harbor Branch (Big Four) was removed north of Niles in 1980.
The Amtrak station is positioned along the chief line east of the former Benton Harbor Branch crossing and west of the former junctions with the South Bend and Air Line Branches.
Niles is served by Niles Dial-A-Ride Transportation System (DART). The service has been running since 1974.
It is run by Niles City Council and directed under contract by Mc - Donald Transit.
The route runs through Niles throughout the weekdays.
The journal for the town is the Niles Daily Star. Niles is served by South Bend, Indiana, tv and radio.
Fred Bonine (1863 1941), held world's record in the 100-meter dash from 1886 until 1921; became internationally known eye doctor who saw over one million patients at his office in Niles The Niles Community Schools consist of four elementary buildings: Northside (grades pre-K and K), Ellis (grades K & 1), Howard (grades 2-5), and Ballard (grades K-5).
The Niles District also has two middle schools: Oak Manor (grade 6) and Ring Lardner (grades 7-8).
Niles High School contains grades 9-12.
In addition, the Niles Schools also have Cedar Lane (alternative education), Southside (special education), and Westside (adult education and administration).
Population of Michigan Regions and Statistical Areas, 2000 and 2010, at www.michigan.gov "Getting to Know the Four Flags Area: The Story of Fort St.
Joseph Museum Overview, City of Niles, Michigan (MI) "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Niles, Michigan".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Enumeration of Population and Housing".
Michigan's Internet Railroad History Museum: Niles, Michigan Michigan Historical Marker: Michigan Central Railroad Niles Depot Dial A Ride Transportation System - City of Niles website.
Niles Daily Star website Niles Community Schools website Wikimedia Commons has media related to Niles, Michigan.
City of Niles website Municipalities and communities of Berrien County, Michigan, United States Municipalities and communities of Cass County, Michigan, United States
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