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Population (year 2000): 6,147. Estimated
population in July 2005: 5,955 (-3.1% change)
Males: 2,942 (47.9%), Females: 3,205 (52.1%)
Cass County
Zip code:
49047
Median resident age: 33.8 years
Median household income: $29,926 (year 2000)
Median house value: $62,600 (year 2000)
Races in Dowagiac:
- White Non-Hispanic (76.0%)
- Black (15.6%)
- American Indian (3.7%)
- Two or more races (3.2%)
- Hispanic (2.5%)
- Other race (1.6%)
Ancestries: German (20.9%), Irish (11.6%),
English (8.9%), Dutch (7.9%), United States (5.8%), Polish
(5.2%).
Elevation: 772 feet
Land area: 4.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Dowagiac
- High school or higher: 77.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
- Unemployed: 6.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Dowagiac city
- Never married: 25.1%
- Now married: 44.6%
- Separated: 2.7%
- Widowed: 10.6%
- Divorced: 17.0%
2.9% Foreign born (1.3% Asia, 1.2% Europe, 0.5%
Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -387 (-5.9%).
Hospital/medical center in Dowagiac:
- LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (420 WEST HIGH STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Dowagiac:
- BERRIEN GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; BERRIEN
CENTER, MI)
- LAKELAND SPECIALTY HOSP AT BERRIEN CTR (about 12
miles; BERRIEN CENTER, MI)
- COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; WATERVLIET, MI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Dowagiac:
- ELKHART MUNI (about 20 miles; ELKHART, IN; ID: EKM)
- SOUTH BEND REGIONAL (about 25 miles; SOUTH BEND, IN;
ID: SBN)
- KALAMAZOO/BATTLE CREEK INTERNATIONAL (about 43
miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; ID: AZO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Dowagiac:
- DOWAGIAC MUNICIPAL (about 1 miles; DOWAGIAC, MI; ID:
C91)
- JERRY TYLER MEML (about 13 miles; NILES, MI; ID:
3TR)
- WATERVLIET MUNI (about 18 miles; WATERVLIET, MI; ID:
40C)
Amtrak station:
DOWAGIAC (100 RAILROAD DR.). Services: enclosed waiting
area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term
parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental
service.
Colleges/Universities in Dowagiac:
- SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN COLLEGE (Full-time
enrollment: 1,675; Location: 58900 CHERRY GROVE RD;
Public; Website: WWW.SMC.CC.MI.US)
- SISTER LAKES ACADEMY (Location: 92402 CR690;
Private, for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Dowagiac:
- UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME (about 22 miles; NOTRE
DAME, IN; Full-time enrollment: 10,633)
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY-SOUTH BEND (about 30 miles; SOUTH
BEND, IN; FT enrollment: 4,725)
- KALAMAZOO VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles;
KALAMAZOO, MI; FT enrollment: 5,017)
- WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles;
KALAMAZOO, MI; FT enrollment: 23,132)
- ANDREWS UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; BERRIEN SPRINGS,
MI; FT enrollment: 2,342)
- HOPE COLLEGE (about 54 miles; HOLLAND, MI; FT
enrollment: 2,918)
- PURDUE UNIVERSITY-NORTH CENTRAL CAMPUS (about 64
miles; WESTVILLE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,500)
Public high schools in Dowagiac:
- UNION HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 749; Location:
701 W. PRAIRIE RONDE STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
- ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION CENTER (Students: 84;
Location: 501 N. PAUL STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Dowagiac:
- CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 449;
Location: 520 MAIN STREET; Grades: 07 - 08)
- PATRICK HAMILTON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students:
371; Location: 614 SPRUCE STREET; Grades: 05 - 06)
- JUSTUS GAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 334;
Location: 301 OAK STREET; Grades: PK - 04)
- KINCHELOE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 241;
Location: 25121 GAGE STREET; Grades: PK - 04)
- MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 238;
Location: 307 FIRST AVENUE; Grades: PK - 04)
- NORTH POINTE CENTER (Location: 704 NORTH
ORCHARD; Grades: UG - UG)
Private primary/middle schools in Dowagiac:
- ST JOHN LUTHERAN (Students: 53; Location: 603
MCCLEARY ST; Grades: PK - 8)
- CALVARY BIBLE ACADEMY (Students: 21;
Location: 27032 MARCELLUS HWY; Grades: KG - 11)
- GLENWOOD UNION SDA ELEMENTARY (Students: 13;
Location: ROUTE 2 51355 GLENWOOD RD; Grades: 2 - 8)
Library in Dowagiac:
- DOWAGIAC PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$218,340; Location: 211 COMMERCIAL STREET; 44,566 books;
2,053 audio materials; 909 video materials; 51 serial
subscriptions)
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