Hastings, Michigan

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Hastings
Hastings County Courthouse
Hastings County Courthouse
Location in Michigan
Hastings, Michigan
Hastings
Hastings
Basic data
Foundation : 1836
State : United States
State : Michigan
County : Barry County
Coordinates : 42 ° 39 ′  N , 85 ° 17 ′  W Coordinates: 42 ° 39 ′  N , 85 ° 17 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 7,304 (as of 2013)
Population density : 542.2 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 13.68 km 2  (about 5 mi 2 ) of
which 13.47 km 2  (about 5 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 269 ​​m
Postcodes : 49058
Area code : +1 269
FIPS : 26-37120
GNIS ID : 1618841
Website : www.hastingsmi.org
Mayor : Franklin L. Campbell

Hastings is a city with the status " City " and seat of the county administration ( County Seat ) of Barry County in the US state Michigan with 7304 inhabitants (2013).

geography

Hastings is traversed by the Thornapple River from east to west and is 40 kilometers southeast of Grand Rapids .

history

In 1836 the first settlers settled in the region and named the place after the banker Eurotas P. Hastings also Hastings. In 1869 the city received a railway connection, which was in operation until 1970. The official establishment of the City of Hastings took place on March 11, 1871. The Barry County Courthouse , built in 1836, was added to the National Register of Historic Places , as was the Shriner-Ketcham House and the Daniel Striker House . Additional historic buildings are on the List of Michigan State Historic Sites in Barry County .

  • Shriner-Ketcham House

  • Daniel Striker House

  • George W. Lowry House

  • Methodist Episcopal Church

Today Hastings is in demand as a quiet and affordable place to live for commuters who are busy in Grand Rapids. Touristic events are also increasingly being organized, including a cycle race, some of which takes place over cobblestones and which is called Berry-Roubaix , based on the important spring classic Paris-Roubaix .

Demographic data

In 2013 a population of 7,304 people was determined, which means an increase of 2.9% compared to 2000. The median age of 38.8 years in 2013 was on the order of Michigan which was 39.6 years.

sons and daughters of the town

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ US Postal Service - ZIP Codes
  2. ^ History
  3. ↑ Berry-Roubaix
  4. ↑ City data
  5. ↑ Charles Rufus Morey , oxfordreference.com

Web links

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