|
Population (year 2000): 1,843. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,801 (-2.3% change)
Males: 867 (47.0%), Females: 976 (53.0%)
Berrien County
Zip code:
49098
Median resident age: 34.9 years
Median household income: $38,681 (year 2000)
Median house value: $72,400 (year 2000)
Races in Watervliet:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.7%)
- American Indian (1.2%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
- Hispanic (1.1%)
Ancestries: German (22.9%), Irish (15.7%),
English (10.7%), United States (8.4%), Polish (5.8%), Swedish
(3.0%).
Elevation: 640 feet
Land area: 1.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Watervliet
- High school or higher: 78.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
- Unemployed: 5.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Watervliet city
- Never married: 23.1%
- Now married: 53.3%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 9.0%
- Divorced: 13.7%
3.1% Foreign born (2.4% Asia, 0.5% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: -24 (-1.3%).
Hospital/medical center in Watervliet:
- COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (MEDICAL PARK DR)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Watervliet:
- SOUTH HAVEN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 15 miles;
SOUTH HAVEN, MI)
- LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; DOWAGIAC, MI)
- BERRIEN GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; BERRIEN
CENTER, MI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Watervliet:
- SOUTH BEND REGIONAL (about 34 miles; SOUTH BEND, IN;
ID: SBN)
- ELKHART MUNI (about 38 miles; ELKHART, IN; ID: EKM)
- KALAMAZOO/BATTLE CREEK INTERNATIONAL (about 50
miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; ID: AZO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Watervliet:
- WATERVLIET MUNI (about 2 miles; WATERVLIET, MI; ID:
40C)
- SOUTH HAVEN AREA REGIONAL (about 12 miles; SOUTH
HAVEN, MI; ID: 0D1)
- SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN REGIONAL (about 12 miles; BENTON
HARBOR, MI; ID: BEH)
Amtrak stations near Watervliet:
- 14 miles: BANGOR (541 RAILROAD ST.). Services:
enclosed waiting area, public payphones, free short-term
parking, free long-term parking.
- 17 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.
- 18 miles: 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 with over 2000 students nearest to
Watervliet:
- UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME (about 34 miles; NOTRE
DAME, IN; Full-time enrollment: 10,633)
- ANDREWS UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; BERRIEN SPRINGS,
MI; FT enrollment: 2,342)
- KALAMAZOO VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles;
KALAMAZOO, MI; FT enrollment: 5,017)
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY-SOUTH BEND (about 41 miles; SOUTH
BEND, IN; FT enrollment: 4,725)
- HOPE COLLEGE (about 42 miles; HOLLAND, MI; FT
enrollment: 2,918)
- WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles;
KALAMAZOO, MI; FT enrollment: 23,132)
- GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles;
ALLENDALE, MI; FT enrollment: 15,124)
Public high school in Watervliet:
- WATERVLIET SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 484;
Location: 450 E. RED ARROW HIGHWAY; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Watervliet:
- GRACE CHRISTIAN SCH (Students: 229; Location:
325 M 140 BOX 39; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Watervliet:
- WATERVLIET MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 352;
Location: 450 E. RED ARROW HIGHWAY; Grades: 06 - 08)
- SOUTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 304;
Location: 433 LUCINDA LANE; Grades: PK - 02)
- NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 266;
Location: 287 BALDWIN AVENUE; Grades: 03 - 05)
Private primary/middle school in Watervliet:
- ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Students: 190;
Location: 188 LUCINDA LN; Grades: PK - 6)
Library in Watervliet:
- WATERVLIET DISTRICT LIBRARY (Operating
income: $112,673; Location: 333 NORTH MAIN STREET;
24,990 books; 335 audio materials; 738 video materials;
133 serial subscriptions)
|
