Kalamazoo, Michigan

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The 2000 Census showed that Kalamazoo had a population of 77,145 people^<1>. This represents 0.77% of the total population of Michigan, making it the state's 14th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
11	Farmington Hills	E	113 mi [181.9 km]	78,522	4.37% decrease
12	Troy	E	126 mi [202.8 km]	80,264	0.86% decrease
13	Southfield	E	119 mi [191.5 km]	75,392	3.71% decrease
-14-	Kalamazoo			72,179	6.44% decrease
15	Wyoming	N	43 mi [69.2 km]	70,462	1.58% increase
16	Rochester Hills	E	126 mi [202.8 km]	69,014	0.27% increase
17	Pontiac	E	120 mi [193.1 km]	66,095	0.36% decrease

Kalamazoo had 31,798 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Kalamazoo has an area^<4> of 24.68 square miles [63.9 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Kalamazoo had a 2000 population density of 3,125 people per square mile [1,206 people/km²], making it the state's 67th most densely populated area.

Kalamazoo County

The city of Kalamazoo is located in Kalamazoo County and is the county seat.

The county had a population of 239,026 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 77,145 people, Kalamazoo contained 32.27% of the Kalamazoo County total.

In addition, where the community of Kalamazoo has a population density of 3,125 people per square mile [1,206 people/km²], Kalamazoo County averages 425.4 people per square mile [164.3 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Kalamazoo County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Kalamazoo and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Kalamazoo. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they don't create QuickFacts for all communities, they do have one for Kalamazoo. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Kalamazoo, it also contains a comparison between Kalamazoo and the state of Michigan.

Click here for the Kalamazoo QuickFact (QF-2642160).

The following communities are nearby Kalamazoo and also have Census QuickFacts:

	Community	Census QuickFact	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Portage	QF-2665560	S	5 mi [8.05 km]	46,133	2.75% increase
	Battle Creek	QF-2605920	E	18 mi [28.97 km]	52,053	2.46% decrease
	Bedford	QF-2606700	NE	19 mi [30.58 km]

For more about neighboring communities, please visit our Neighborhood Page for Kalamazoo.

A Census Quickfact is available for Kalamazoo County (QF-26077).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Kalamazoo County.

	County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Allegan	QF-26005	NW	112,975	6.53% increase
	Barry	QF-26015	NE	58,890	3.49% increase
	Branch	QF-26023	SE	45,726	0.32% decrease
	Calhoun	QF-26025	E	135,861	1.56% decrease
	Cass	QF-26027	SW	50,185	1.83% decrease
	Saint Joseph	QF-26149	S	62,232	0.46% decrease
	Van Buren	QF-26159	W	77,801	1.9% increase

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Kalamazoo:

Kalamazoo is located in Census Region #2 (the Midwest Region) and in Division #3 (the East North-Central Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Kalamazoo.

The Commemorative Quarter for Michigan<6>

Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' has proven to be a useful tool by people who planned visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Kalamazoo. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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