Kalamazoo
county seat of Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States
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Summary
Kalamazoo is a city in the United States[1]. Kalamazoo ranks in the top 2% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,433 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Kalamazoo County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Kalamazoo River[5]
- Head of government: David Anderson[6]
- Instance of: human settlement[7], county seat[8]
- Official language: English[9]
- Shares border with: Benton Harbor[10]
- Twinned administrative body: Kingston[11]
- Postal code: 49001[12], 49003[13], 49004[14], 49005[15], 49006[16], 49007[17], 49008[18], 49009[19], 49019[20], 49048[21]
- Commons category: Kalamazoo, Michigan[22]
- Located in time zone: Eastern Time Zone[23]
- Local dialing code: 269[24]
- Inception: 1829[25]
- Official website: http://www.kalamazoocity.org/[26]
- Topic's main category: Category:Kalamazoo, Michigan[27]
- Commons gallery: Kalamazoo, Michigan[28]
- Population: 74,262[29], 73,598[30]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Kalamazoo, Michigan[31]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[32], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[33], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[34], The New Student's Reference Work[35]
- Capital of: Kalamazoo County[36]
- Official name: Kalamazoo[37]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Kalamazoo, Michigan[38]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Kalamazoo, Michigan[39]
- Number of households: 29,208[40]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Kalamazoo, Michigan[41]
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Physical Characteristics
Areas include 65.013689 km²[42] and 65.049677 km²[43]. Kalamazoo sits at an elevation of 239 m[44].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Kalamazoo include Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport[45], an international airport[46], in United States[47].
Why It Matters
Kalamazoo has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] Kalamazoo is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]
Entities named for Kalamazoo include Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport[45], an international airport[46], in United States[47].