Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert, Michigan

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official_name = Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert, Michigan
settlement_type = CDP
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Michigan
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Berrien

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area_total_km2 = 11.8
area_land_km2 = 11.8
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area_total_sq_mi = 4.6
area_land_sq_mi = 4.5
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population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 1619
population_density_km2 = 137.8
population_density_sq_mi = 356.9

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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latd = 41 |latm = 53 |lats = 11 |latNS = N
longd = 86 |longm = 37 |longs = 4 |longEW = W

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Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert is a cluster of unincorporated communities in Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan.It is a Census-designated place (CDP) used for statistical purposes. The population was 1,619 at the 2000 census. The CDP is limited to Chikaming Township, although some of the communities extend into southern Lake Township.

All of the communities are located either upon or just east of the dunes on the shore of Lake Michigan. Most of the communities lie west of Interstate 94, although the CDP includes a small area east of the interstate up to Sawyer.

Communities

*Bethany Beach is at coord|41|53|29|N|86|37|05|W|. The FIPS place code is 08040. Bethany Beach is a Christian Swedish community primarily comprised of summer cottages. Located on the shores of Lake Michigan residents of Bethany Beach enjoy the beach during the summer months.
*Birchwood is at coord|41|52|53|N|86|37|43|W|. The FIPS place code is 08580.
*Harbert is at coord|41|52|19|N|86|37|44|W|. The ZIP code is 49115 and the FIPS place code is 36440. It was once the home of poet Carl Sandburg.
*Hazelhurst is at coord|41|52|42|N|86|37|43|W|. The FIPS place code is 37395.
*Sawyer is at coord|41|53|07|N|86|35|22|W|. The ZIP code is 49125 and the FIPS place code is 71760. The elevation is 654 feet above sea level. The unincorporated village is named for Silas Sawyer, an early resident.
*Shorewood Hills is at coord|41|53|45|N|86|36|57|W|. The FIPS place code is 73700. Shorewood Hills was first called Bethany Hills Country Club, and started in the early 1920's as a derivative offshoot Swedish summer community from Bethany Beach. It since has developed a core group of homestead residences, but the emphasis is oriented as a second-home beach community along Lake Michigan in the barrier dunes. Besides the beachfront, its other features are its mesophytic forest with four co-dominant species, including both northern Hemlock and southern Tulip trees, an ample population of trillium seen in spring, and Deer Creek which winds its way through a common ravine area out to the Lake.
*Tower Hill Shorelands is at coord|41|54|06|N|86|36|39|W|. The FIPS place code is 80230. Situated between Shorewood Hills and the Warren Dunes State Park, this small lakefront duneland community was once home to Carl Sandburg and his family who moved to Harbert Michigan in 1928.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.6 square miles (11.8 km²), of which, 4.5 square miles (11.8 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.44%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 1,619 people, 725 households, and 484 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 356.9 per square mile (137.7/km²). There were 1,519 housing units at an average density of 334.8/sq mi (129.2/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.10% White, 0.86% Black or African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.49% from other races, and 0.93% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.24% of the population.

There were 725 households out of which 23.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.8% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.2% were non-families. 29.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.73.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 21.1% under the age of 18, 4.1% from 18 to 24, 22.9% from 25 to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 24.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 97.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.8 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $47,708, and the median income for a family was $52,917. Males had a median income of $44,402 versus $25,057 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $36,219. About 2.6% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.8% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 or over.

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