BlockHastings, Michigan
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Hastings City. It lies in ZIP code area 49058. It stands on Fall Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hastings quadrangle. 7,514 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 807 feet above sea level.
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On record in Hastings
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 3 records
Barry County Courthouse Complexlisted 1981
Shriner-Ketcham Houselisted 1987
Daniel Striker Houselisted 1972
Population over time
2 figuresHastings grew from 7,350 to 7,514 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7,350 | |
| 2020 | 7,514 | +164 (+2%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1951 USGS Hastings quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Hastings quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
40 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 40 fires within 5 miles of Hastings between 1994 and 2020, burning about 330 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 August 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 August 2019 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HASTINGS FD 0000429 - 2019 |
| 3 July 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HASTINGS FD 0000326 - 2019 |
| 19 July 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 July 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 May 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 51 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 May 2005 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 May 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Hastings: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Co Pit Cole Bros | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
34 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hastings in 34 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 19 thunderstorm wind, 13 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 lightning. The reports record 1 injury. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1997 | Lightning | Hastings | 1 hurt | A young boy was treated and released from Pennock Community Hospital in Hastings after lightning struck next to him. He received minor injuries. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hastings | $75,000 | Large trees were blown down and blocked West State Road in Hastings. Trees were reported down countywide. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hastings | $50,000 | Law enforcement reported numerous trees blown down in and near Hastings. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hastings | $25,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were downed in and around the city of Hastings. No significant structural damage and no injuries reported. Damage estimated around $25,000. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hastings | $25,000 | Barry County Central Dispatch reported trees and power lines downed across the city of Hastings as a gust front associated with a line of severe thunderstorms moved through. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hastings | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hastings | $20,000 | Numerous trees were blown down approximately four miles southwest of Hastings. |
| May 2000 | Hail | Hastings | $20,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Hastings | $15,000 | Three quarters inch hail was reported by law enforcement in Hastings. |
| October 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hastings | $15,000 | Trained spotters three miles south of Hastings reported that numerous trees were blown down. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hastings | $10,000 | Several trees were blown down in the Indian Hills area of Hastings. |
| June 2004 | Hail | Hastings | $10,000 | The broadcast media reported one and three quarters inch hail two miles east southeast of Hastings. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hastings | $10,000 | A few trees were blown down in Hastings. |
| September 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hastings | $10,000 | Barry Central Dispatch and a trained weather spotter in Hastings reported trees were downed in and around Hastings at approximately 4:30 PM EDT. |
| July 2004 | Hail | Hastings | $5,000 | Three quarters inch diameter hail was reported in Hastings. |
| August 2004 | Hail | Hastings | $5,000 | The public reported three quarters inch diameter hail two miles east southeast of Hastings. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hastings | $5,000 | Barry County Central Dispatch reported trees downed in Prarieville Township and the Hastings area. |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hastings | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hastings | $2,500 | Barry County Central Dispatch reported trees and power lines downed along Pine Lake Road in Hope Township, approximately 10 miles southwest of Hastings. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hastings | $2,500 | Barry County Central Dispatch reported trees and power lines downed 2 miles northwest of Hastings. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Hastings | - | Law enforcement reported quarter to half-dollar size hail. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Hastings | - | Quarter size hail. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Hastings | - | A trained spotter reported seven eighths inch diameter hail just northeast of Hastings. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hastings | - | A Barry county official reported that numerous large trees were blown down from Hastings to the east across portions of Hastings and Castelton townships. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hastings | - | A trained spotter in Hastings reported that several tree limbs and power lines were blown down in Hastings. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Hastings | - | One inch diameter hail was reported by a Barry county official in Hastings. |
| September 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hastings | - | Large Tree down 5 miles south of Hastings. |
| June 1997 | Hail | Hastings | - | The Barry County Sheriff's Department reported 1 inch diameter hail in the city of Hastings. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hastings | - | Several trees were blown down. |
| October 2007 | Hail | Hastings | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Hail | Hastings | - | no account filed |
| February 1997 | Flash Flood | Hastings | - | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hastings | - | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Hastings | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welcome Corner | 3.5 miles | 12 | |
| Quimby | 4.1 miles | 10 | |
| Podunk | 4.4 miles | 12 | |
| Schultz | 5.4 miles | 12 | |
| Coats Grove | 5.8 miles | 10 | |
| Carlton | 6.0 miles | 12 | |
| Morgan | 6.3 miles | 10 | |
| Irving | 7.4 miles | 13 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Hastings | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2544149 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1618841. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.