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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Kalamazoo,_MichiganKalamazoo, Michigan - Wikipedia

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   Kalamazoo ( / ˌkæləməˈzuː / 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. It is the principal city of the Kalamazoo–Portage metropolitan area in southwestern Michigan, which had a population of 261,670 in 2020.

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   • Kalamazoo-Portage

     The Kalamazoo–Portage Metropolitan Area is a United States...

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     Western Michigan University (Western Michigan, Western or...

   • List of mayors

     List of mayors of Kalamazoo, Michigan # Term Mayor 1 1884...

2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_Michigan_writersList of Michigan writers - Wikipedia

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   Edna Ferber, novelist (born in Kalamazoo) Alice Fulton, short-story writer (born in Troy, New York; moved to Ypsilanti) J. Gabriel Gates, young adult and science-fiction writer (raised in Michigan) Donald Goines, novelist (born in Detroit) Jaimy Gordon, novelist (born in Baltimore, taught at Western Michigan University, lives in Kalamazoo)

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   Is Kalamazoo a city?

   • Kalamazoo ( / ˌkæləməˈzuː / 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. It is the principal city of the Kalamazoo–Portage metropolitan area in southwestern Michigan, which had a population of 261,670 in 2020.

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   Does Kalamazoo Public Library have a History Award?

   • Kalamazoo Public Library received an Award of Merit from the Kalamazoo Historic Preservation Commission for the “All About Kalamazoo History” section of its website, as well as a prestigious State History Award for “outstanding contributions to the appreciation and understanding of Michigan history.

   All About Kalamazoo History — Kalamazoo Public Library

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   Why is Kalamazoo called the paper City?

   • Kalamazoo was once known as the "Paper City" because of the paper mills in and near the city. The Allied Paper Corporation operated several mills and employed 1,300 people in Kalamazoo during the late 1960s. As the forests of West Michigan were logged, paper mills closed.

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   Where was the Kalamazoo River located?

   • The Kalamazoo River, which passes through the modern city of Kalamazoo, was located on the route between Detroit and Fort Saint-Joseph (nowadays Niles, Michigan ). French-Canadian traders, missionaries, and military personnel were quite familiar with this area during the French era and thereafter.

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4. www.kpl.gov › kalamazoo-history › womenWomen’s History — Kalamazoo Public Library

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   Ladies' Library Association. The Kalamazoo Ladies' Library Association was the first woman’s club organized in Michigan and the third in the nation. Members held meetings in various places around the village between 1852 and 1879, when local builder Fred Bush completed...

5. www.kpl.gov › local-history › kalamazoo-historyAll About Kalamazoo History — Kalamazoo Public Library

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   Garden Clubs: Blossoming in the 1910s, garden clubs have a long history in Kalamazoo. The Colored School: For ten years, KPS operated a segregated school in Kalamazoo. Rising Floodwaters: Seasonal flooding in Kalamazoo since 1850. William L. Welsh Terrace: Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

6. www.kpl.gov › local-history › kalamazoo-historyKalamazoo Mayors — Kalamazoo Public Library

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   James Monroe (Photo: Kalamazoo Public Library collection) 1897-1898. Allan M. Stearns (Photo: Kalamazoo Public Library collection) 1899. William G. Howard (Photo: Kalamazoo Public Library collection) 1900-1901. Alfred J. Mills (Photo: Kalamazoo Public Library collection) 1902. Edmond S. Rankin (Photo: Kalamazoo Public Library collection)

7. www.kpl.gov › general › how-kalamazoo-got-its-nameHow Kalamazoo Got Its Name — Kalamazoo Public Library

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   Kalamazoo, Michigan: Western Michigan University, 1969. H 977.418 D89.2; History of Kalamazoo County, Michigan. Durant, Samuel W. Philadelphia: Everts and Abbott, 1880. H 977.417 H67u Oversize; Articles “The meaning of the name Kalamazoo” Kalamazoo Gazette, 16 July 1978, p.6 “This city Kalamazoo because ‘Fleet Foot’ won race back in ...