Kalamazoo, Michigan | |
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 Downtown skyline of Kalamazoo | |
 Flag  Seal  Logo | |
| Nicknames: The Mall City, Kzoo, The Zoo | |
 Location within Kalamazoo County | |
  Kalamazoo Location within the state of Michigan  Kalamazoo Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 42°17′24″N 85°35′09″W / 42.29000°N 85.58583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Kalamazoo |
| Settled | 1829 |
| Incorporated | 1843 (village) 1884 (city) |
| Government | |
| • Type | City commission |
| • Mayor | David Anderson |
| • Vice mayor | Don Cooney |
| • Manager | James Ritsema |
| Area | |
| • City | 25.14 sq mi (65.12 km2) |
| • Land | 24.69 sq mi (63.96 km2) |
| • Water | 0.45 sq mi (1.16 km2) |
| Elevation | 784 ft (239 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • City | 73,598 |
| • Density | 2,980.69/sq mi (1,150.85/km2) |
| • Urban | 204,562 (US: 189th)[2] |
| • Metro | 261,108 (US: 189th) |
| • CSA | 500,670 (US: 89th) |
| Demonym | Kalamazooian |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 49001, 49003–49009, 49019, 49048 |
| Area code | 269 |
| FIPS code | 26-42160[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0629439[4] |
| Website | Official website |
Kalamazoo (/ˌkæləməˈzuː/ KAL-ə-mə-ZOO) is a city in and the county seat of Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States. At the 2020 census, Kalamazoo had a population of 73,598. It is the principal city of the Kalamazoo–Portage metropolitan area in southwestern Michigan, which had a population of 261,670 in 2020.
One of Kalamazoo's most notable features is the Kalamazoo Mall, an outdoor pedestrian shopping mall. The city created the mall in 1959 by closing part of Burdick Street to auto traffic, although two of the mall's four blocks have been reopened to auto traffic since 1999.[5][6] Kalamazoo is home to Western Michigan University, a large public university, Kalamazoo College, a private liberal arts college, and Kalamazoo Valley Community College, a two-year community college.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
- ^ "List of 2020 Census Urban Areas". census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kalamazoo, Michigan
- ^ "Dawn of the Dead Mall: Change Observer: Design Observer". Changeobserver.designobserver.com. November 12, 2008. Archived from the original on July 9, 2011. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
- ^ "The History of Kalamazoo MI". kalamazoomi.com. Archived from the original on July 6, 2006. Retrieved June 20, 2006.