{"id":4661,"date":"2023-06-26T20:05:48","date_gmt":"2023-06-26T20:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=4661"},"modified":"2026-08-08T22:53:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T22:53:17","slug":"cass-county-michigan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/cass-county-michigan\/","title":{"rendered":"Cass County, Michigan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cass County is a county in Michigan, United States, about 20 miles northeast of South Bend,
\nIndiana, hard against the Indiana state line. It had a population of 51,589 at the 2020 census,
\nan estimated 51,677 by 2025, and covers 508 square miles (1,320 km2) centred near 41\u00b055\u2032N 85\u00b059\u2032W.<\/p>\n

Cassopolis is the county seat; its postal code is 49031. The county holds 1 city, 4 villages
\nand 12 unincorporated communities across 15 civil townships, and it runs on Eastern Time —
\none time zone ahead of the Indiana counties it borders. Its FIPS code is 26027.<\/p>\n

Towns & Villages in Cass County<\/h2>\n

Cass County has 17 named places on record: 1 city, 4 incorporated villages and 12
\nunincorporated communities with no local government of their own. CDP stands for census
\ndesignated place; Unincorp. covers crossroads and rural communities with no formal boundary.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nTownship<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Dowagiac<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n5,721<\/td>\n49047<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cassopolis<\/td>\nVillage · seat<\/td>\nLaGrange<\/td>\n1,712<\/td>\n49031<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Edwardsburg<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nOntwa<\/td>\n1,304<\/td>\n49112<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Marcellus<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nMarcellus<\/td>\n1,074<\/td>\n49067<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vandalia<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nPenn<\/td>\n318<\/td>\n49095<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pokagon<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nPokagon<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Calvin Center<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nCalvin<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Penn<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nPenn<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
La Grange<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nLaGrange<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Adamsville<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Charleston<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Corey<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Glenwood<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jones<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sumnerville<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Union<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wakelee<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Two names on this list are easy to confuse. La Grange is a rural crossroads community, distinct
\nfrom LaGrange Township, the township that surrounds most of Cassopolis and takes its name from
\nthe same source. Penn, the unincorporated crossroads, is likewise separate from Penn Township,
\nhome to the village of Vandalia.<\/p>\n

Townships<\/h2>\n

Cass County’s 15 civil townships cover every part of the county outside Dowagiac, which
\nis not part of any township. Ontwa and Howard, the two townships closest to South Bend, are the
\nmost populous.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Township<\/th>\nPop. (2020)<\/th>\nMain settlements<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Ontwa<\/td>\n6,904<\/td>\nEdwardsburg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Howard<\/td>\n6,275<\/td>\nrural, no incorporated village<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LaGrange<\/td>\n3,787<\/td>\nCassopolis (mostly), La Grange<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Porter<\/td>\n3,750<\/td>\nWakelee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Milton<\/td>\n3,128<\/td>\nGlenwood, Jones<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Silver Creek<\/td>\n3,051<\/td>\nrural, no incorporated village<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mason<\/td>\n2,841<\/td>\nrural, no incorporated village<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jefferson<\/td>\n2,590<\/td>\nrural, no incorporated village<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wayne<\/td>\n2,576<\/td>\nSumnerville<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Marcellus<\/td>\n2,401<\/td>\nMarcellus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pokagon<\/td>\n2,119<\/td>\nPokagon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Calvin<\/td>\n1,993<\/td>\nCalvin Center<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Penn<\/td>\n1,755<\/td>\nVandalia, Penn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Newberg<\/td>\n1,602<\/td>\nrural, no incorporated village<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Volinia<\/td>\n1,096<\/td>\nrural, no incorporated village<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n