| Official Name: | Three Rivers, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | St. Joseph |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 15.10 |
| Area Land Km2: | 14.40 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.70 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 5.83 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 5.56 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.27 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 7973 |
| Population Density Km2: | 553.55 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1433.73 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 245 |
| Elevation Ft: | 804 |
| Coordinates: | 41.9442°N -85.6322°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 49093[2] |
| Area Code: | 269 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-79760[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1624987[4] |
Three Rivers is a city in St. Joseph County, Michigan. The population was 7,973 at the time of the 2020 census.[5]
Three Rivers derives its name from its location at the confluence of the St. Joseph River and two tributaries, the Rocky and Portage rivers.[6] The St. Joseph River flows into Lake Michigan.
The city is the home of St. Gregory's Abbey, a Benedictine monastery of the Episcopal Church, which was established in 1946.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.66sqmi, of which 5.4sqmi is land and 0.26sqmi is water.[7]
As of 2000 the median income for a household in the city was $32,460, and the median income for a family was $36,272. Males had a median income of $31,849 versus $23,659 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,279. About 16.2% of families and 19.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.5% of those under age 18 and 9.4% of those age 65 or over.
As of the census[8] of 2010, there were 7,811 people. The 49093 Three Rivers zip code population as of 2010 stands at just shy of 20,000 people 3,048 households, and 1,862 families residing in the city. The population density was 1446.5PD/sqmi. There were 3,519 housing units at an average density of 651.7/sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 82.6% White, 10.1% African American, 0.6% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 1.8% from other races, and 4.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.2% of the population.
There were 3,048 households, of which 36.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.2% were married couples living together, 19.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.9% were non-families. 32.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.15.
The median age in the city was 31.5 years. 28.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 10.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.3% were from 25 to 44; 21.5% were from 45 to 64; and 12% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.7% male and 52.3% female.
Public education for Three Rivers and the surrounding area is provided by the Three Rivers Community Schools.[9]
Private schools include Immaculate Conception School and Heartwood Renaissance Academy.[10]
Since 1965 the summer school of the Latvian Cultural Center Gaŗezers works in Three Rivers.[11]