Casnovia

History

Casnovia was founded in 1850 by Lot Fulkerson and gained a post office in 1851. It was platted in 1862 and incorporated as a village in 1875. The name is derived from the Latin words case for home and nova for new.

Geography

The village is in western Michigan, in the eastern part of Muskegon County and the northwest part of Kent County. The village is in eastern Casnovia Township and western Tyrone Township. The village's Main Street, running north-south, follows the county line. State highways M-46 and M-37 pass together through the southern part of the village, leading southeast to Kent City. M-37 leads south to Grand Rapids and north to Newaygo, while M-46 leads west to Muskegon and east to Cedar Springs. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Casnovia has a total area of , of which , or 0.84%, are water.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,675
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  2,464
• Black-capped Chickadee

  Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  2,369
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,271
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  2,249
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,239
• American Goldfinch

  Spinus tristis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,954
• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  1,913