Baroda is a village in Berrien County in the

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. The population was 873 at the 2010 census. The village is within Baroda Township. The first white settlers started to arrive in the 1830s and began clearing the land, draining the swamps, and building homes and farms. Michael Houser is considered the founder of Baroda, bargaining with the Indiana and Lake Michigan Railway Company to establish a station on his land. Houser

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ted the village ca. 1890. Houser named the community after

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. The village incorporated in 1907. The Baroda Post Office opened on January 1, 1891.

Geography

According to the

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, the village has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 873 people, 381 households, and 229 families residing in the village. The

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was . There were 407 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 95.6%

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, 0.5%

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, 0.5% Native American, 0.1%

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, 0.1%

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, 1.1% from

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, and 2.1% from two or more races.

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of any race were 2.5% of the population. There were 381 households, of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.6% were married couples living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.9% were non-families. 33.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.90. The median age in the village was 37.8 years. 24.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.8% were from 25 to 44; 26.7% were from 45 to 64; and 14% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 48.8% male and 51.2% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 858 people, 362 households, and 232 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 378 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 96.74%

, 0.47%

, 0.35% Native American, 0.58%

, 0.35% from

, and 1.52% from two or more races.

of any race were 0.93% of the population. There were 362 households, out of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.7% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.9% were non-families. 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.92. In the village, the population was spread out, with 25.3% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 34.6% from 25 to 44, 19.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.8 males. The median income for a household in the village was $36,250, and the median income for a family was $41,979. Males had a median income of $32,411 versus $24,107 for females. The

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for the village was $16,412. About 6.0% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the

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, including 8.1% of those under age 18 and 10.7% of those age 65 or over.

References

{{authority control Villages in Berrien County, Michigan Villages in Michigan Populated places established in 1907 1907 establishments in Michigan