Barry County, Michigan

Barry County Education, Geography, and History

Barry County is a county in the state of Michigan. Based on the 2010 census, the population was 59,173. The county seat is Hastings. The county was formed by an act of the legislature of the Michigan Territory on April 29, 1829 and organized in 1839. It was named for William Taylor Barry, United States Postmaster General under President Andrew Jackson, making it one of Michigan's "cabinet counties".

Barry County is part of the Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Etymology - Origin of Barry County Name

Barry County, named for the Hon. William T. Barry, Postmaster General under President Andrew Jackson

Demographics:

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Barry County History

Barry County, named for the Hon. William T. Barry, Postmaster General under President Andrew Jackson

The Cabinet counties of the US state of Michigan are those named after President Andrew Jackson and people who served in his Cabinet.

Set Off: 1829

Organized: 1839

Geography

As reported by the Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 577 square miles (1,490 km²), of which 553 square miles (1,430 km²) is land and 24 square miles (62 km²) (4.2%) is water.

Neighboring Counties

Bordering counties are as follows:

• Ionia County (northeast)
• Eaton County (east)
• Calhoun County (southeast)
• Kalamazoo County (southwest)
• Allegan County (west)
• Kent County (northwest)
  

Education

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