Kalamazoo is a city in the southwest region of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the county seat of Kalamazoo County. At the 2020 census,Kalamazoo had a population of 73,598. Kalamazoo is the major city of the Kalamazoo-Portage Metropolitan Statistical Area,which had a population of 261,670 in 2020.
Kalamazoo College is a private liberal arts college in Kalamazoo,Michigan. Founded in 1833 by Baptist ministers as the Michigan and Huron Institute,Kalamazoo is the oldest private college in the U.S. state of Michigan. From 1840 to 1850,the institute operated as the Kalamazoo Branch of the University of Michigan. After receiving its charter from the state in 1855,the institute changed its name to Kalamazoo College.
Kalamazoo County is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of 2020,the population was 261,670. The county seat is Kalamazoo.
Calhoun County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census,the population was 134,310. The county seat is Marshall. The county was established on October 19,1829,and named after John C. Calhoun,who was at the time Vice President under Andrew Jackson,making it one of Michigan's Cabinet counties. County government was first organized on March 6,1833. Calhoun County comprises the Battle Creek Metropolitan Statistical Area and is included in the Kalamazoo-Battle Creek-Portage Combined Statistical Area.
Allegan County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 United States Census,the population was 120,502. The county seat is Allegan. The name was coined by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft to sound like a Native American word.
The Kalamazoo River is a river in the U.S. state of Michigan. The river is 130 miles (210 km) long from the junction of its North and South branches to its mouth at Lake Michigan,with a total length extending to 178 miles (286 km) when one includes the South Branch. The river's watershed drains an area of approximately 2,020 square miles (5,200 km2) and drains portions of ten counties in southwest Michigan:Allegan,Barry,Eaton,Van Buren,Kalamazoo,Calhoun,Jackson,Hillsdale,Kent and Ottawa. The river has a median flow of 1,863 cubic feet per second (52.8 m3/s) at New Richmond,upstream from its mouth at Saugatuck and Douglas.
The United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan is the federal district court with jurisdiction over the western portion of the state of Michigan,including the entire Upper Peninsula and the Lower Peninsula from Lansing westward.
Jacob "Jack" Hoogendyk is an American businessman and Republican politician,a former member of the Michigan House of Representatives and 2012 candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in Michigan.
Gregory Jennings Jr. is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for 10 seasons in the National Football League (NFL),primarily with the Green Bay Packers. He played college football for the Western Michigan Broncos and was selected by Green Bay in the second round of the 2006 NFL draft. Jennings was named to two Pro Bowls during his seven seasons with the Packers and was part of the team that won a Super Bowl title in Super Bowl XLV. In his final three seasons,he was a member of the Minnesota Vikings and Miami Dolphins. He was inducted into Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 2022.
Kalamazoo Central High School is a public high school in Kalamazoo,Michigan serving students from ninth through twelfth grades. It was the first public high school in Michigan. It began operating in 1858 and graduated its first class of five men and three women in 1859. It moved to its current location in 1972. It is rated Class A by the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA). On May 4,2010,the White House announced that Central High had won the first annual Race to the Top High School Commencement Challenge and that President Barack Obama would deliver the school’s 2010 commencement address.
Frederick,Michigan,also known as Casino,was a community in Clinton Charter Township of Macomb County,Michigan in the U.S. state of Michigan. It was located on an oxbow of the Clinton River southwest of present-day Mt. Clemens.
The Wolverine is a higher-speed passenger train service operated by Amtrak as part of its Michigan Services. The 304-mile (489 km) line provides three daily round-trips between Chicago and Pontiac,Michigan,via Ann Arbor and Detroit. It carries a heritage train name descended from the New York Central.
The Blue Water is a higher-speed passenger train service operated by Amtrak as part of its Michigan Services. The 319-mile (513 km) route runs from Chicago,Illinois,to Port Huron in Michigan's Blue Water Area,for which the train is named. Major stops are in Kalamazoo,Battle Creek,East Lansing,and Flint.
Robert B. Jones was an American politician from the state of Michigan. He served four consecutive terms as the Mayor of Kalamazoo from 1997 to 2005. A Democrat,he was elected to the Michigan State House of Representatives in 2006 and 2008,representing the 60th District in Kalamazoo County,which includes the City of Kalamazoo,Cooper Township and part of Kalamazoo Township. He was the Democratic nominee for the Michigan Senate's 20th district in the November 2,2010 election,until his death just 16 days before.
Thomas George is an American physician and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. As a Republican member of the Michigan State Senate,he represented Kalamazoo County as well as an eastern portion of Van Buren County. George is a physician and former medical director for Hospice of Greater Kalamazoo. He is currently the co-chairman of the Department of Anesthesiology at Western Michigan University's Homer Stryker School of Medicine.
Dwight May was a politician from the U. S. state of Michigan who also served as officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Battle Creek is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan,in northwest Calhoun County,at the confluence of the Kalamazoo and Battle Creek rivers. It is the principal city of the Battle Creek,Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA),which encompasses all of Calhoun County. As of the 2020 census,the city had a total population of 52,731. Nicknamed "Cereal City",it is best known as the home of WK Kellogg Co and the founding city of Post Consumer Brands.
The Kalamazoo Mall,the first outdoor pedestrian shopping mall in the United States,is a section of Burdick Street in downtown Kalamazoo,Michigan.
Emily Dievendorf is an American politician from Michigan. They serve in the Michigan House of Representatives,representing the 77th district.
