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Population (year 2000): 2,428. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,449 (+0.9% change)
Males: 1,176 (48.4%), Females: 1,252 (51.6%)
Berrien County
Zip code:
49106
Median resident age: 41.3 years
Median household income: $48,292 (year 2000)
Median house value: $122,600 (year 2000)
Races in Bridgman:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.3%)
- Hispanic (1.8%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
- Other race (0.9%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
- Black (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (34.3%), English (11.3%),
Irish (10.6%), Polish (6.9%), United States (6.7%), Italian
(4.6%).
Elevation: 629 feet
Land area: 2.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Bridgman
- High school or higher: 87.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 10.3%
- Unemployed: 5.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Bridgman city
- Never married: 20.6%
- Now married: 57.2%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 10.7%
- Divorced: 10.3%
3.1% Foreign born (1.3% Europe, 1.1% Asia, 0.5%
Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +235 (+10.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Bridgman:
- LAKELAND HOSPITAL, ST JOSEPH (about 11 miles; SAINT
JOSEPH, MI)
- BERRIEN GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; BERRIEN
CENTER, MI)
- LAKELAND SPECIALTY HOSP AT BERRIEN CTR (about 21
miles; BERRIEN CENTER, MI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Bridgman:
- SOUTH BEND REGIONAL (about 24 miles; SOUTH BEND, IN;
ID: SBN)
- ELKHART MUNI (about 42 miles; ELKHART, IN; ID: EKM)
- PORTER COUNTY MUNI (about 46 miles; VALPARAISO, IN;
ID: VPZ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bridgman:
- ANDREWS UNIVERSITY AIRPARK (about 14 miles; BERRIEN
SPRINGS, MI; ID: C20)
- SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN REGIONAL (about 16 miles; BENTON
HARBOR, MI; ID: BEH)
- MICHIGAN CITY MUNI (about 25 miles; MICHIGAN CITY,
IN; ID: MGC)
Amtrak stations near Bridgman:
- 13 miles: ST. JOSEPH/BENTON HARBOR (ST. JOSEPH, 410
VINE ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public
payphones, full-service food facilities, free short-term
parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental
service, call for taxi service.
- 17 miles: NEW BUFFALO (WHITAKER & RAILROAD TRACKS).
Services: public payphones, snack bar, free short-term
parking, free long-term parking.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Bridgman:
- ANDREWS UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; BERRIEN SPRINGS,
MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,342)
- UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME (about 28 miles; NOTRE
DAME, IN; FT enrollment: 10,633)
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY-SOUTH BEND (about 31 miles; SOUTH
BEND, IN; FT enrollment: 4,725)
- PURDUE UNIVERSITY-NORTH CENTRAL CAMPUS (about 37
miles; WESTVILLE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,500)
- VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; VALPARAISO,
IN; FT enrollment: 3,376)
- IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-NORTHWEST (about 60 miles;
GARY, IN; FT enrollment: 2,432)
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY-NORTHWEST (about 62 miles; GARY,
IN; FT enrollment: 3,208)
Public high schools in Bridgman:
- BRIDGMAN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 358;
Location: 9964 GAST ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- BRIDGMAN ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION (Students: 9;
Location: 9964 GAST ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Bridgman:
- BRIDGMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 336;
Location: 3891 LAKE STREET; Grades: KG - 04)
- F.C. REED MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 320;
Location: 10254 CALIFORNIA ROAD; Grades: 05 - 08)
Private primary/middle school in Bridgman:
- IMMANUEL LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 125;
Location: PO BOX 26 9650 CHURCH ST; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Bridgman:
- BRIDGMAN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$344,551; Location: 4460 LAKE STREET; 46,330 books; 886
audio materials; 851 video materials; 103 serial
subscriptions)
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