Town guide

LaGrange, Michigan

LaGrange is a township in Cass County, Michigan, home to about 3,751 people across 33 square miles. Its ZIP code is 49031, and parts of 49047 are in LaGrange too.

Homes sold for a median of $141 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.

Population3,751113 per sq mi
Median home value$119,600Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$141Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking25%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in LaGrange

2 ZIP codes, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around LaGrange

Distances

Nearest major airportGerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)71 miles away
Closer regional airportSouth Bend International Airport (SBN)21 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Fort Wayne, IN73 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL86 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of LaGrange; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents LaGrange

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

LaGrange had 3,787 residents in the 2020 census, up 13% since 2000.

It’s the 480th largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.

Cass County grew from 20,876 residents in 1900 to 51,589 in 2020.

LaGrange population by census2000: 3,340, 2010: 3,500, 2020: 3,7873,34020003,50020103,7872020

Cass County, 1900–2020

Cass County population, 1900 to 20201900: 20,876, 1910: 20,624, 1920: 20,395, 1930: 20,888, 1940: 21,910, 1950: 28,185, 1960: 36,932, 1970: 43,312, 1980: 49,499, 1990: 49,477, 2000: 51,104, 2010: 52,293, 2020: 51,58921K’00’1020K’20’3022K’40’5037K’60’7049K’80’9051K’00’1052K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 16°F. About 41.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near LaGrangeJan: high 31°F, low 16°F, 3.1 in; Feb: high 34°F, low 18°F, 2.4 in; Mar: high 44°F, low 25°F, 2.4 in; Apr: high 57°F, low 36°F, 3.7 in; May: high 69°F, low 47°F, 4.2 in; Jun: high 78°F, low 57°F, 4.3 in; Jul: high 82°F, low 60°F, 4.1 in; Aug: high 80°F, low 58°F, 4.1 in; Sep: high 74°F, low 51°F, 3.4 in; Oct: high 61°F, low 40°F, 4.3 in; Nov: high 47°F, low 31°F, 2.9 in; Dec: high 36°F, low 23°F, 2.8 in31°16°Jan3.134°18°Feb2.444°25°Mar2.457°36°Apr3.769°47°May4.278°57°Jun4.382°60°Jul4.180°58°Aug4.174°51°Sep3.461°40°Oct4.347°31°Nov2.936°23°Dec2.8Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Dowagiac 1 W, MI weather station (7 miles away).

Jobs in Cass County

7,632 jobs at 777 businesses in Cass County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Cass CountyManufacturing: 2,626 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 873 jobs; Retail trade: 853 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 685 jobs; Other services: 518 jobs; Administrative and support: 396 jobs; Construction: 318 jobs; Wholesale trade: 314 jobsManufacturing 34% Hotels and restaurants 11% Retail trade 11% Health care and social assistance 9% Other services 7% Administrative and support 5% Construction 4% Wholesale trade 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

69 doctors and other health care providers list an office in LaGrange.

Nearest hospitals

  • Ascension Borgess Lee HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Dowagiac6.4 miles
  • Elkhart General HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Elkhart14.7 miles
  • Unity Physicians HospitalGeneral hospital · no emergency room · Mishawaka17.0 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors7
Specialist doctors1
Dentists7
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants10
Mental health providers37
Physical and occupational therapists6
Chiropractors1
Pharmacies2

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around LaGrange

Parks (7 nearby)

  • Don Horne Park · 37 acres0.3 mi
  • Diamond Lake Public Access · 12 acres2.7 mi
  • Clisbee Park · 3 acres0.5 mi
  • Veterans Memorial and Beeson Street Park · 2 acres1.7 mi
  • Log Cabin Park · 1 acres1.0 mi
  • Stone Lake Beach · 1 acres0.9 mi

Grocery stores

  • Harding's Friendly Market6.2 mi
  • Save-A-Lot6.7 mi
  • Family Fare6.8 mi

Pharmacies (1 nearby)

  • Rite Aid0.8 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Cass District Library-Cassopolis0.2 mi

Museums (1 nearby)

  • Pioneer Log Cabin Museum1.0 mi

Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in LaGrange

Public schools here are run by Heritage Southwest Intermediate School District, Cassopolis Public Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (5)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Brookside Learning CenterCassopolisPre-K–1264Special Education3.6 mi
Sam Adams Elementary SchoolCassopolisPre-K–5368Public1.0 mi
Cassopolis Middle SchoolCassopolis6–8188Public1.1 mi
Cassopolis Alternative EdCassopolis9–1216Alternative Education1.9 mi
Cassopolis High SchoolCassopolis9–12281Public1.9 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Dowagiac, Silver Creek, Wayne Township, Pokagon, Jefferson Township (Cass County), Calvin, Penn, Mason Township (Cass County), Howard, Keeler and Volinia.

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