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Kalamazoo, Michigan
Kalamazoo, Michigan
City
	Downtown skyline of Kalamazoo
	Logo
	Nicknames: The Mall City, Kzoo, The Zoo
	Location within Kalamazoo County
	Kalamazoo Location within the state of Michigan Kalamazoo Location within the United States
	Coordinates: 42°17′24″N 85°35′09″W / 42.29000°N 85.58583°W
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Kalamazoo
Settled	1829
Incorporated	1843 (village); 1884 (city)
Government
• Type	City commission
Area
• City	25.14 sq mi (65.12 km2)
• Land	24.69 sq mi (63.96 km2)
• Water	0.45 sq mi (1.16 km2)
Elevation	784 ft (239 m)
Population (2020)
• City	73,598
• Density	2,980.69/sq mi (1,150.85/km2)
• Urban	204,562 (US: 189th)
• Metro	261,108 (US: 189th)
• CSA	500,670 (US: 89th)
Demonym	Kalamazooian
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code(s)	49001, 49003–49009, 49019, 49048
Area code	269
FIPS code	26-42160
GNIS feature ID	0629439
Website	Official website

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.^[3]

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".^[6] 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.^[7] This was nominated: Best Music, Original Song in Academy Awards, Harry Warren (music), Mack Gordon (lyrics).