Barry County, Michigan

Founding: 1839 (declared in 1829)
Parent county: Unorganized territory

Namesake: William Barry, U.S. postmaster general
Seat: Hastings (1843–)

Land area: 553 square miles

Population (2020): 62,423

Population (historic): 1,078 (1840); 13,858 (1860); 25,317 (1880); 22,514 (1900); 20,923 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1840–1880; 1900s; 1930–2020

Subdivisions: One city; four villages; three CDPs; 16 townships

National Register listings: Nine

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 5,216 (19.1%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 61.6%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 11.5%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 10.5%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 7.5%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,516
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,416

Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.9 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 3,313
Average farm size (1920): 74.2 acres
Sources of settlement: New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Canada, England, and Germany
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Hastings

Namesake: Eurotas Hastings, owner of the city site

Founding: 1836 (platting); 1839 (post office); 1855 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 7,514

Population (historic): 1,793 (1870); 2,972 (1890); 4,383 (1910); 5,227 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1836–1930; 1940–1970; 1980–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 916 (28.5%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Ory Chaffee Farm (c. 1895). 728 Durkee Street. Maple Grove. Queen Anne.
2. Albert Warner Farm (c. 1855). 12115 Four Mile Road. Prairieville. Greek Revival/Italianate.
3. Duncan Campbell Farm (c. 1875). 7690 Irving Road. Thornapple. Italianate.
4. *William Colby House (1865–1870). 5011 Whitneyville Road. Thornapple. Italianate.
5. George Davenport Farm (c. 1880). 8353 Davenport Road. Woodland. Italianate.