Waverly

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Waverly

Total population

23,575

Median home value

$234,600

44.1%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$75,700

Waverly$76k

National$74k

Elevation262 m

Land area23.6 km²

Coordinates42.74°, -84.63°

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

Waverly is an unincorporated community in Eaton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a census-designated place (CDP) for statistical purposes and has no legal status as a municipality. The population was 23,812 at the 2020 census. Waverly is home to the Lansing Mall and Waverly Community Schools.

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.

Notable people from here

Frank Fitzgerald

American politician (1885-1939)

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Carl Epling

American botanist (1894-1968)

Matt Greene

American ice hockey player

B

Bob Hicok

American writer

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Fred L. Baker

businessperson

Frederic L. Smith

American football player (1870-1954)

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Paul Rochester

football player from the United States (1938-2020)

Gordon Purcell

artist

Greg Carlson

American football coach (1948–2025)

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Gregory Walters

American soccer player

Gretchen Whitmer

American politician and attorney (born 1971)

Harold R. Collier

American politician (1915–2006)

Harry Kipke

American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach (1899-1972)

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Heath McCormick

Canadian curler

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Heidi Zeigler

actress

Henry Rogers Seager

United States economist (1870-1930)

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

Nearby places in Michigan

• Lansing
  4.1 mi away · pop. 113,466
• Wacousta
  6.1 mi away
• DeWitt
  7.4 mi away · pop. 4,777
• East Lansing
  7.7 mi away · pop. 45,758
• Mulliken
  13.4 mi away · pop. 501
• Westphalia
  15.7 mi away
• Portland
  16.2 mi away
• Shaftsburg
  17.6 mi away
• Williamston
  18.2 mi away
• Fowler
  19.1 mi away · pop. 1,387
• Pewamo
  21.2 mi away · pop. 439
• Webberville
  23.2 mi away

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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 Waverly

The history of Detroit and Michigan

Silas Farmer · 1884

Waverly May and the Monsters of Lake Michigan

Becky Kooi · 2020

Juvenile journalists

Search results from Open Library.