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History · Michiana

35% of Michiana’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1970 on and the census since 1950.

0on the National Register
35%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Michiana’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Michiana are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 333 in 1980; 200 people lived here in 2020.Old housesHalf of Michiana’s homes were built before 1955.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Michiana’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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People over time

Michiana, census by census

01002003001960198020002020Peak: 333

Peaked at 333 in 1980; 200 people lived here in 2020.

8 censuses, 1950–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Michiana’s Wikipedia page.

The story so far

Michiana, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Michiana yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Michiana () is a village in New Buffalo Township, Berrien County in the extreme southwest corner of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 200 at the 2020 census. Michiana is also the commonly used term to describe the southwest Michigan and northwest Indiana region, hence the name "Mich-iana".

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 182 to 200 (+10%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Michiana on the map, 1970 to 1983

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Michiana. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Michiana on the 1970 USGS mapMichiana on the 1983 USGS map1970New Buffalo West sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Michiana.

Famous people

Famous people close to Michiana

Nobody well known was born in Michiana itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Anne BaxterAmerican actress · b. 1923
Ashley HinshawAmerican actress · b. 1988
Don LarsenAmerican professional baseball player, pitcher · b. 1929
Scott SkilesAmerican basketball coach and former player · b. 1964
Chuck BaldwinAmerican politician · b. 1952
Charles ArntActor · b. 1906
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

New Buffalo TownshipIts storyB−

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.