The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusHesperia is a village in Newaygo and Oceana Counties in the U.S. state of Michigan; it is also the only village in Newaygo County. About half of the village lies in Newfield Township in Oceana County and half in Denver Township in Newaygo County. The population was determined to be 954 in both the 2000 and 2010 Census, rising to 967 in the 2020 census.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 954 to 1,034 (+8%). Half of its homes were built before 1964.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Hesperia yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Start Hesperia’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hesperia’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Hesperia, decade by decade
2000
Nothing in Hesperia is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Hesperia has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Fremont High School in Fremont, 8.6 miles away.
Hesperia and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (5). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.