In 1848, a village of 80 blocks was platted in section 25 with the name Livingston, but nothing became of it and it soon became farm property.

Lake Charter Township derived its name from the existence of a high water table.

Due to the soil composition and failure of state and local governments to maintain infrastructure to manage storm water, the area is prone to flooding.

In some of these cases, homeowners have been displaced for several weeks or months due to the extent of damage.

Berrien County has not requested a declaration of a state of emergency in any of these instances so residents are unable to recoup of the costs for damages.

21.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.