Kalamazoo, Michigan

**Kalamazoo** is a large city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the county seat of Kalamazoo County. As of 2020, the city had a total population of 73,598.

Kalamazoo is home to Western Michigan University, Haworth College of Business, and Kalamazoo College.

On May 13, 1980, a F3 tornado tore through Kalamazoo, killing 5 people, injuring 79, and causing $50 million in damage.

## In popular culture

Kalamazoo's name is used in song titles or lyrics to popular songs, because the way it sounds makes it a "great word for a lyric". Probably the best known was (I've Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo" by the Glenn Miller band with Tex Beneke. This #1 popular song was written by Mack Gordon and Harry Warren. It was performed by the band playing the part of the Glenn Miller Orchestra in the 1942 movie _Orchestra Wives_. This was nominated: Best Music, Original Song in Academy Awards, Harry Warren (music), Mack Gordon (lyrics).

## Sister cities

The city of Kalamazoo, Michigan has three sister cities.
- Kingston, Jamaica
- Numazu, Shizuoka, Japan
- Pushkin, St. Petersburg, Russia

## Other websites

- City of Kalamazoo
- Kalamazoo County Convention & Visitors Bureau
- Kalamazoo College

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Kalamazoo, Michigan
- **settlement type**: City
- **nicknames**: The Mall City, Kzoo, The Zoo
- **image skyline**: Kalamazoo.jpg
- **image caption**: Downtown skyline of Kalamazoo
- **image size**: 275
- **image blank emblem**: Logo of Kalamazoo, Michigan.svg
- **blank emblem type**: Logo
- **pushpin map**: Michigan#USA
- **pushpin label position**: top
- **pushpin label**: Kalamazoo
- **pushpin map caption**: Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
- **image map**: Kalamazoo, MI location.png
- **mapsize**: 250
- **map caption**: Location within Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Kalamazoo County
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision type1**: U.S. state, State
- **subdivision type2**: List of counties in Michigan, County
- **subdivision name**: United States
- **subdivision name1**: Michigan
- **subdivision name2**: Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Kalamazoo
- **established title**: Settled
- **established date**: 1829
- **established title1**: Incorporated
- **established date1**: 1843 (village)
1884 (city)
- **government type**: City commission government, City commission
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **leader title1**: Deputy mayor, Vice mayor
- **leader title2**: City manager, Manager
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **area total km2**: 65.12
- **area land km2**: 63.96
- **area water km2**: 1.16
- **area total sq mi**: 25.14
- **area land sq mi**: 24.69
- **area water sq mi**: 0.45
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 73598
- **population urban**: 204562 (US: List of United States urban areas, 189th)
- **population metro**: 261108 (US: Metropolitan statistical area, 189th)
- **population blank1 title**: Combined Statistical Area, CSA
- **population blank1**: 500670 (US: List of Combined Statistical Areas, 89th)
- **population density sq mi**: 2980.69
- **population demonym**: Kalamazooian
- **timezone**: North American Eastern Time Zone, Eastern (EST)
- **utc offset**: -5
- **timezone dst**: EDT
- **utc offset dst**: -4
- **elevation m**: 239
- **elevation ft**: 784
- **postal code type**: ZIP Code, ZIP Code(s)
- **postal code**: 49001, 49003–49009, 49019, 49048
- **area code**: Area code 269, 269
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 26-42160
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS feature ID
- **blank1 info**: 0629439