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History · Waverly

Half of Waverly’s homes were built after 1979

Most of Waverly was built recently: 3% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1979. Below: maps from 1910 on and the census since 2000.

0on the National Register
3%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Waverly’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Waverly are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19103 editions of the USGS map, 1910 to 1973. Watch Waverly change.
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On the map

Waverly on the map, 1910 to 1973

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Waverly. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Waverly on the 1910 USGS mapWaverly on the 1965 USGS mapWaverly on the 1973 USGS map1910Lansing sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Waverly.

The story so far

Waverly, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Waverly yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

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. The community is within Delta Charter Township and adjacent to the city of Lansing and Lansing Charter Township. The Lansing ZIP code 48917 serves the area defined by the Waverly CDP.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 23,925 in 2010, 23,812 in 2020.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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People over time

Waverly, census by census

05,00010,00015,00020,00025,00020002020Peak: 23,925

Between 16,194 and 23,925 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Waverly’s Wikipedia page.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.