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Welcome to Kalamazoo County ...

Time Zone: Kalamazoo County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Kalamazoo is the Seat for Kalamazoo County.

Kalamazoo County was founded ? and was created by taking area from Saint Joseph County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Kalamazoo had a population of 265,066 people. This is an increase of 5.71% since the last Census (which gave a population of 250,751 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Kalamazoo represented 2.54% of the total population of Michigan.

Below are some of the communities located in Kalamazoo County:

  • Augusta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Augusta is located in Kalamazoo County (MI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
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  • Climax
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Climax is located in Kalamazoo County (MI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
  • Galesburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Galesburg is located in Kalamazoo County (MI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,090 people
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  • Kalamazoo
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Kalamazoo is located in Kalamazoo County (MI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,009 people
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  • Parchment
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Parchment is located in Kalamazoo County (MI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,825 people
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  • Portage
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Portage is located in Kalamazoo County (MI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,787 people
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  • Richland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Richland is located in Kalamazoo County (MI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 847 people
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  • Schoolcraft
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Vicksburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Vicksburg is located in Kalamazoo County (MI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,581 people
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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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