Hickory Corners, Michigan
Census-designated place & unincorporated community in Michigan, United States
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Hickory Corners is a census-designated place (CDP) in Barry Township in Barry County, Michigan, United States. The population was 313 at the 2020 census.
Hickory Corners, Michigan | |
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  Hickory Corners Location within Michigan | |
| Coordinates: 42°26′29″N 85°22′33″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Barry |
| Township | Barry |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.08 sq mi (5.38 km2) |
| • Land | 2.07 sq mi (5.36 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 947 ft (289 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 313 |
| • Density | 151.2/sq mi (58.37/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 49060 |
| Area code | 269 |
| FIPS code | 26-37960 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0628188 |
History
The first settler, the Rev. Moses Lawrence, built his home in 1834 on the shore of Lawrence Lake about a half mile east of the present town. In 1837, surveyors found a large hickory tree in the center of section 28, from which the settlement took its name. Solomon C. Hall built the first house in the town and became the first postmaster in July 1844.[2]
Geography
Hickory Corners is located in southwestern Barry County at the intersection of Kellogg School Road and West Hickory Road. It is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of the southern boundary of Barry County with Kalamazoo County and 2.5 miles (4.0 km) east of state highway M-43.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Hickory Corners CDP has a total area of 2.1 square miles (5.4 km2), of which 0.004 square miles (0.01 km2), or 0.28%, is water.[3]