Summary for Parchment

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Located in: Kalamazoo County (see below)

Time Zone: Parchment lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)

Telephone Area Code: 269

Elevation: 830 feet [252.98 m] above sea level<1>

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Parchment)

Population

Total Area:<3> 0.94 sq. miles [2.4 km²] - of which 1.5% is water (0.01 sq. miles [0 km²])

Housing Units:<4> 881

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<5>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Parchment:

Lat: 42.327000° (or 42°19'37" N)

Lon: -85.565600° (or -85°33'56" W)

USGS Topo Map: Kalamazoo<6>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Parchment

GNIS ID: 1626880

FIPS State / Place Code: 26 / 62340

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Parchment)

The city of Kalamazoo is the County Seat for {Kalamazoo County}.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Kalamazoo)

Population

Total Area: 580 sq. miles [1,503 km²] - of which 3.21% is water (18.64 sq. miles [48.3 km²])

Housing Units: 110,007

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Kalamazoo

GNIS ID: 1622981

FIPS State / County Code: 26 / 077

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Parchment)

About Michigan

From the US Census

Population

Websites for State of Michigan

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Michigan

GNIS ID: 1779789

FIPS State: 26

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Parchment)

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Parchment - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<3>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Parchment. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<4>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).
<5>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Parchment, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<6>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Parchment.