Byron Center

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Byron Center

Total population

7,403

Median home value

$384,400

43.1%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$122,553

Byron Center$123k

National$74k

Elevation227 m

Land area13.21 km²

Weather73°F · Chance Rain Showers

Coordinates42.81°, -85.73°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Byron Center is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 7,431 at the 2020 census, which is a significant increase from a population of 5,822 at the 2010 census. Byron Center is located within Byron Township.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Byron Center, MI from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Notable people from here

C

Carol Karp

mathematician (1926–1972)

George F. Richardson

American politician (1850-1923)

M

Matt Jones

American ice hockey player (born 1986)

R. Brandon Johnson

American actor

O

Owen Bieber

American labor union activist (1929–2020)

Paul Staake

American football coach (1898-1971)

Robert VanderLaan

American politician

W

William Van Regenmorter

American politician (1939-2012)

Stubby Overmire

American baseball player and coach

B

Brian Hyde

American distance runner

F

Franklin E. Roach

American astronomer, astrophysicist, geophysicist, professor, and scientist analyzing UFO phenomenon

Owen Reed Lovejoy

General Secretary of the National Child Labor Committee 1907-1926

H

Henry S. Lucas

American historian

W

Wallace E. Vander Velde

American aeronautics engineer

C

Carl James Sinke

Ph.D. Purdue University 1954

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Michigan

• Dorr
  5.7 mi away
• Hudsonville
  7.8 mi away
• Jenison
  8.2 mi away
• Caledonia
  10.7 mi away
• East Grand Rapids
  11.2 mi away
• Hopkins
  12.9 mi away
• Middleville
  14.6 mi away
• Forest Hills
  15.9 mi away
• Allendale
  16.2 mi away
• Comstock Park
  16.4 mi away
• Lamont
  17.1 mi away
• Holland
  19.1 mi away · pop. 34,378

Browse all places in Michigan →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Byron Center

The new religions of Japan

H. Byron Earhart · 1970

The magic of children's gardens

Lolly Tai · 2017

New Orleans under reconstruction

Carol McMichael Reese · 2014

Search results from Open Library.