Welcome to Parchment ...

The city of Parchment is located in Kalamazoo County<1>.

The location of Parchment has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Parchment, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated ?.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Parchment has a population of 1,832 people<3> (see below for details).

Parchment is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Parchment is within the boundaries of the (269) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Parchment had an population of 1,832 people. This is an increase of 1.55% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 5.37% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Parchment had a population of 1,804 people. This makes Parchment the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Parchment represents 0.02% of the population of Michigan (which has 9,883,640 people), making it the state's 271st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,804 people, the population of Parchment decreased 6.82% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,936 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Parchment.

Communities near Parchment ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Parchment.

• Battle Creek
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Creek
  • Battle Creek is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,799 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Battle Creek <5>
• Portage
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
  • Portage is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,787 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portage <5>
• Springfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,184 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <5>
• Otsego
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otsego
  • Otsego is located in Allegan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,988 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otsego <5>
• Plainwell
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainwell
  • Plainwell is located in Allegan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,774 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainwell <5>
• Vicksburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksburg
  • Vicksburg is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,581 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vicksburg <5>
• Paw Paw
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
  • Paw Paw is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,344 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paw Paw <5>
• Galesburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
  • Galesburg is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galesburg <5>
• Mattawan
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mattawan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawan
  • Mattawan is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mattawan <5>
• Lawton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
  • Lawton is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawton <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Parchment. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Parchment.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Parchment. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Parchment.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Parchment. See our Newspapers Page for Parchment.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Parchment ...

Looking for more information about Parchment? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Parchment, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Parchment.

Adding Parchment to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Parchment in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Parchment was on a map titled Road Map for Michigan (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Parchment.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Parchment. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Kalamazoo County: www.kalcounty.com/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/