Kalamazoo, Michigan | |
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Nicknames: The Mall City, Kzoo, The Zoo | |
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 |
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 | |
• 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[4] |
GNIS feature ID | 0629439[5] |
Website | Official website |
Kalamazoo is a large city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the county seat of Kalamazoo County. As of 2020, the city had a total population of 73,598.[3]
Kalamazoo is home to Western Michigan University, Haworth College of Business, and Kalamazoo College.
On May 13, 1980, a F3 tornado tore through Kalamazoo, killing 5 people, injuring 79, and causing $50 million in damage.