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Place Name
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Benton Harbor
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Place Status (Type)
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city
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Population
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12,818 (1990)
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Location
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Berrien County, Michigan (MI), United States, North America
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Latitude
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42°07'N
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Longitude
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86°27'W
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Benton Harbor
, city (1990 pop. 12,818), Berrien co., SW Mich.,
2 mi/3.2 km NE of St. Joseph, on L. Michigan,
at the mouth of the St. Joseph R.; 42°07'N 86°27'W. Mfg.
(transportation equip., wood prods., canned fruits and vegetables,
computer equip., electronic equip., socket assemblies; printing). Once
the center of Michigan's fruit industry and a popular tourist spot,
the city has gone into economic decline. Many of its businesses have
closed, and it has experienced severe pop. loss. Municipal Airport is
here. Seat of L. Michigan Col. (2-year). Race riots occured in 1968
after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boxer Muhammad
Ali (Cassius Clay) b. here. Inc. 1869.
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