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Barry CountyMichigan

Barry County is a county in Michigan with its seat in Hastings, formed on October 29, 1829.

  • Founded1829
  • County seatHastings
  • Named forWilliam T. Barry
  • Land area553 sq mi + 24 sq mi water
  • Population62,423 2020 Census
  • Parcels mapped34,062 checked 15 October 2026
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KalamazooIoniaEatonKentAllegan Hastings Census outline · seat marked

Where it is

Barry on the map of Michigan

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Counties of Michigan · Barry highlighted

History

Formed in 1829 from Lenawee County and Oakland County

An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.

Barry County was created by Michigan Territory from parts of Lenawee and Oakland Counties on October 29, 1829, and was named after William T. Barry. The county was initially not fully organized and was attached to St. Joseph County, then to Kalamazoo County for administrative and judicial purposes, before being fully organized and detached from Kalamazoo on March 15, 1839. Barry County lost territory to the creation of Allegan County on March 31, 1831.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

  1. 1829
    Barry County created Barry created by Michigan Territory from Non-County Area 1 attached to Lenawee and Non-County Area 2 attached to Oakland; Barry not fully organized, not attached.
    from Lenaweefrom Oakland
    · Mich. Terr. Laws, 2:sec. 4/p. 735
  2. 1829
    Changed Barry attached to St. Joseph for administrative and judicial purposes.
    St. Joseph
    · Mich. Terr. Laws, 2:744-746
  3. 1830
    Changed Barry detached from St. Joseph, attached to Kalamazoo "for judicial purposes."
    St. JosephKalamazoo
    · Mich. Terr. Laws, 3:836-837
  4. 1831
    Lost territory Barry lost to creation of Allegan.
    to Allegan
    · Mich. Terr. Laws, 3:sec. 4/p. 871
  5. 1839
    Changed Barry fully organized, detached from Kalamazoo.
    Kalamazoo
    · Mich. Acts 1839, ann. sess., no. 22/p. 17

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Barry

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Official
from the office that keeps the record
Good enough
a reliable statewide or national copy
Fallback
a guide only; check the official record
Missing
nothing public found yet

People and land

Barry by the Census

Population
62,423 2020 Census count
Housing units
27,351 2020 Census count
Land area
553 square miles
Water area
24 square miles
People per sq mi
113 population ÷ land area

Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Rules and offices

Who to ask before you build, dig or sell

Official county pages only. We link to them; we do not copy them, because they change.

Inside a city or town, permits usually come from that city rather than the county.

Zoning and code

County government

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Questions

Common questions about Barry County

When was Barry County founded?
Barry County was founded in 1829, formed from Lenawee County and Oakland County, and named after William T. Barry.
What is the county seat of Barry County?
The county seat of Barry County is Hastings.
Is there an online parcel map for Barry County?
Yes. Barry County, MI Land Information Services publishes a parcel map of 34,062 parcels, rated official here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
Has Barry County's boundary or name changed?
Barry County was created in 1829 from Lenawee County and Oakland County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 4 later changes, chiefly involving Kalamazoo County, St. Joseph County and Allegan County.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Barry County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.

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