Hickory Corners, Michigan

Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:More citations needed Template:Infobox settlement 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.

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.<ref name="Romig">Template:Cite book</ref>

Geography

Hickory Corners is located in southwestern Barry County at the intersection of Kellogg School Road and West Hickory Road. It is Template:Convert north of the southern boundary of Barry County with Kalamazoo County and Template:Convert east of state highway M-43.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Hickory Corners CDP has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert, or 0.28%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">Template:Cite web</ref>