Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo · USGS GNIS name record 629439
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These Census tracts have reference points near Kalamazoo. Their figures describe the entire named tract, not this locality. Open a tract to inspect its map, sources and demographic percentages.
Census tract 2.01 ↗
Kalamazoo County · MI
- Population
- 2,440
- Median home value
- $242,400
Census tract 6.01 ↗
Kalamazoo County · MI
- Population
- 4,151
- Median home value
- $135,800
Census tract 5 ↗
Kalamazoo County · MI
- Population
- 4,590
- Median home value
- $250,500
Census tract 3 ↗
Kalamazoo County · MI
- Population
- 3,365
- Median home value
- $104,200
The source behind the name
USGS GNIS Populated Place names in all 50 states and DC. Features in the historical extract or explicitly named historical are excluded; duplicate decision records with identical identities and coordinates are collapsed. GNIS points identify names, not legal or neighborhood boundaries, current occupancy, school attendance or a statistical population. Nearby Census places and tracts remain separately named geographies. Name completeness and currency vary; this is not a claim to include every locally used neighborhood name.
Original USGS record for Kalamazoo ↗Dataset snapshot 2026-09-02 · Source record edited 06/07/2022 · NAD83 · approximate source location
USGS description & history
Settled in 1829; originally named Bronson for Titus Bronson of Connecticut who built the first log cabin there. Renamed in 1836 for the Indian word Kikalamazoo, reported to mean either "mirage", "reflecting river", "place where the water boils", "stones seen in the water from which reflection looks like otters", or "the rapids at the river crossing". Incorporated as a village in 1838 and as a city in 1883.
Source notes may describe earlier conditions.Source files & checksums
SHA-256 20c96936a3ba430b345eed1c7395b6aab52875aac8e1e2905fab37b388cab381
SHA-256 45ad8d56b3bb4990ad8105cdda15ee7d2f07afd6941afe75b783f29b02723697
SHA-256 919fac887628b8547ec1b24fae319522a9481a56909c3914d1e0a2b56783147c