Niles is a city in Berrien and Cass counties in the U.S. state of Michigan, near the Indiana state line city of South Bend. The population was 11,988 according to the 2020 census. It is the larger, by population, of the two principal cities in the Niles-Benton Harbor metropolitan area, an area with 153,797 people.
Downtown Niles along East Main Street
The riparian environment present on Island Park is reflective of this area around the river valley.
The Fort St. Joseph Museum, the former carriage house of the Victorian Chapin Mansion.
The Indiana-Michigan River Valley Trail, looking southbound, as it runs through Niles. The St. Joseph River can be seen on the right.
Berrien County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located at the southwest corner of the state's Lower Peninsula, located on the shore of Lake Michigan and sharing a land border with Indiana. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 154,316. The county seat is St. Joseph.
Lighthouse at St. Joseph