Hanover

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Hanover

Elevation340 m

Land area1.13 km²

Weather49°F · Partly Cloudy

Coordinates42.10°, -84.55°

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

Hanover is a village in Jackson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, Hanover had a population of 472. The village is located within Hanover Township.

History & geography

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

Geography

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

Current forecast

Forecast for Hanover, 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

Homer Folks

American sociologist (1867–1963)

Dean Hudnutt

American sport shooter and military officer (1891–1943)

James Folks

American politician

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

Nearby places in Michigan

• Concord
  7 mi away
• Lake LeAnn
  7 mi away
• Jonesville
  10.1 mi away
• Litchfield
  11 mi away
• Cement City
  11.8 mi away
• Jackson
  12.5 mi away
• Hillsdale
  12.7 mi away
• Homer
  13.5 mi away
• Allen
  14.7 mi away
• Brooklyn
  15.7 mi away
• Hudson
  20 mi away
• Cambria
  20.5 mi away

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 Hanover

A historical sketch of the town of Hanover, Mass., with family genealogies

John Stetson Barry · 1853

Relationships between zinc ore and gossan at Hanover, New Mexico

Robert B. Raup · 1952

Jan Harm Arens (Wolters) and immigrant descendents 1750-1967, from Grafschaft, Bentheim, Hanover Province in Germany ... to Holland, Michigan Colony, Allegan County area 1847-1967

Edward Prins · 1967

A historical sketch of the town of Hanover, Mass., with family genealogies

2005

Genetic manipulation of woody plants

Conference on Genetic Manipulation of Woody Plants (1987 Michigan State University) · 1988

Lee Conklin Antique Organ Museum

Hanover-Horton Area Historical Society · 1994

Flood insurance study

United States. Federal Insurance Administration. · 1977

Planning an administrative manual for the Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital

John Kelley Springer · 1960

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Barren Plains Units 1 & 3 RX Prescribed Fire, Lake, Michigan
  Wildfires · 2026-04-19 · 136 mi
• Baldwin Fuels 6 RX Prescribed Fire, Lake, Michigan
  Wildfires · 2026-04-23 · 141 mi
• Peacock 545 and 159 RX Prescribed Fire, Lake, Michigan
  Wildfires · 2026-04-20 · 156 mi
• Tyndall 469 & 143 RX Prescribed Fire, Mason, Michigan
  Wildfires · 2026-04-26 · 158 mi
• River Road 16 RX Prescribed Fire, Iosco, Michigan
  Wildfires · 2026-04-19 · 167 mi
• Wells Rd Unit 1 RX Prescribed Fire, Iosco, Michigan
  Wildfires · 2026-04-22 · 169 mi
• Peterson Road RX Prescribed Fire, Benzie, Michigan
  Wildfires · 2026-05-11 · 197 mi
• Lasso Loop RX Prescribed Fire, Benzie, Michigan
  Wildfires · 2026-05-10 · 197 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

Papilio glaucus

Seen 2026-05-29

Scarlet Tanager

Piranga olivacea

Seen 2026-05-29

American Red Squirrel

Tamiasciurus hudsonicus

Seen 2026-05-29

common buckthorn

Rhamnus cathartica

Seen 2026-05-29

Eastern Skunk Cabbage

Symplocarpus foetidus

Seen 2026-05-29

bottlebrush sedge

Carex hystericina

Seen 2026-05-29

Common Snapping Turtle

Chelydra serpentina

Seen 2026-05-28

Lettered Sphinx

Deidamia inscriptum

Seen 2026-05-22

Baltimore Snout

Hypena baltimoralis

Seen 2026-05-22

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Hanover, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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