Hinchman, Michigan | |
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  Hinchman Location within the state of Michigan | |
| Coordinates: 41°58′20″N86°25′39″W / 41.97222°N 86.42750°W Coordinates: 41°58′20″N86°25′39″W / 41.97222°N 86.42750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Berrien |
| Township | Oronoko |
| Elevation | 659 ft (201 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | 49103 |
| Area code(s) | 269 |
| GNIS feature ID | 628340 [1] |
Hinchman is an unincorporated community located in Berrien County, Michigan. [1] It is centrally located near the intersection of Scottsdale and East Hinchman Road in Oronoko Township near the cities of Bridgman and Stevensville. [2] [3]
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not governed by a local municipal corporation; similarly an unincorporated community is a settlement that is not governed by its own local municipal corporation, but rather is administered as part of larger administrative divisions, such as a township, parish, borough, county, city, canton, state, province or country. Occasionally, municipalities dissolve or disincorporate, which may happen if they become fiscally insolvent, and services become the responsibility of a higher administration. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. In most other countries of the world, there are either no unincorporated areas at all, or these are very rare; typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or uninhabited areas.
Berrien County is a county on the south line of Michigan, at the southwestern corner of the state. As of the 2010 census, the population was 156,813. The county seat is St. Joseph.
Michigan is a state in the Great Lakes and Midwestern regions of the United States. The state's name, Michigan, originates from the Ojibwe word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake". With a population of about 10 million, Michigan is the tenth most populous of the 50 United States, with the 11th most extensive total area, and is the largest state by total area east of the Mississippi River. Its capital is Lansing, and its largest city is Detroit. Metro Detroit is among the nation's most populous and largest metropolitan economies.
