Hastings is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan, the county chair of Barry County as well as the county’s without help city. The population was 7,350 at the 2010 census. The city borders Hastings Charter Township upon the north, east, and south, and Rutland Charter Township on the west.

In 1836 three entrepreneurs named Dibble, Kingsbury and Kendall bought 480 acres (1.9 km) along the Thornapple River from Detroit banker Eurotas P. Hastings. The three platted the Place into lots, and soon a little community arose. In 1843, the state legislature designated Hastings as the County Seat of Barry County. The first paper, the Barry County Pioneer, began publishing in 1851, and a second paper, the Republican Banner, began in 1856. The latter publication, a weekly paper published upon Thursdays, continues to be published as the Hastings Banner.

Hastings was incorporated as a village in 1855, with a population of on the subject of 300, and upon March 11, 1871, Hastings officially became a city. The Barry County Courthouse, which is still in use today, was built in 1893. The city grew slowly, reaching 6,500 people in 1960 and remaining approximately flat through 1990.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total Place of 5.28 square miles (13.68 km), of which 5.20 square miles (13.47 km²) is estate and 0.08 square miles (0.21 km) is water. The Thornapple River passes through the city from east to west.