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Kalamazoo (/ ˌ k æ l ə m ə ˈ z uː / KAL-ə-mə-ZOO) is a city in and the county seat of Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States.At the 2020 census, Kalamazoo had a population of 73,598.
I-94 runs east–west through center of county, passing three miles (4.8 km) south of Kalamazoo. BS I-94 runs from the far eastern side of Kalamazoo to an intersection with I-94 3.5 miles (5.6 km) southeast of Kalamazoo. US 131 runs north–south through the west-central part of the county. Bus. US 131 connects northern Kalamazoo to US 131.
[118] The Michigan Trail started in Toledo, Ohio, and ran to Detroit; its branches extended to New Buffalo, Grand Rapids, and Port Huron. Other segments included US 131 between Kalamazoo and Petoskey, US 31 between New Buffalo and the Straits of Mackinac and a route between Port Huron and Big Rapids. The highway failed as a concept because it ...
Fort Custer State Recreation Area is a 3,033-acre (12 km 2) State Recreation Area located between Battle Creek and Kalamazoo, Michigan.The area features lakes, the Kalamazoo River, over 25 miles of multi-use trails, second growth oak barrens and dry-mesic southern (oak-hickory) forests.
Gull Lake is a lake in the U.S. state of Michigan, located mostly in Kalamazoo County with the northern tip extending into Barry County.The nearest major cities are Kalamazoo, 11 miles (18 km) to the southwest, and Battle Creek, 13 miles (21 km) to the southeast.
The city of Otsego is about three miles (4.8 km) to the west. The city of Kalamazoo is about ten miles (16 km) to the south, and the city of Grand Rapids is about thirty-five miles (56 km) to the north. The Kalamazoo River flows through the center of the city and it is known as "The Island City". [5]
In 1931, the original routing of US 12 along a section of Michigan Avenue between Kalamazoo and Comstock was renumbered US 12A, and a new routing along King Highway south of the original opened. [32] [33] By 1936, another US 12A debuted in Battle Creek, and, by the end of the year, the main highway was rerouted between Augusta and Battle Creek.
Paw Paw was incorporated in 1837 and is located in the southwestern portion of Michigan, on Interstate 94 (I-94) approximately 20 miles (32 km) west of Kalamazoo. The town was the home of African American cookbook author Malinda Russell who published the first known cookbook by a black woman in the United States. She lived in Paw Paw after she ...