Assisted Living in Kalamazoo, MI

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Facts about Kalamazoo

Kalamazoo is also known as: Kalamazoo County / Kalamazoo city.

And some of the notable people born here have been: Kurt Thoroughman (physicist and engineer), T. J. Duckett (american football player), Greg Jennings (american football player), Jerome Harrison (american football player), and Adam Hall (ice hockey player).

Kalamazoo is home to the following sports teams: Kalamazoo Wings.

And featured attractions of Kalamazoo: Waldo Stadium, Wings Stadium, Charles E. Stuart House, Michigan Central Depot, and Desenberg Building.

Kalamazoo is represented by Mayor Kenneth P. Collardand City Manager Bobby J. Hopewell.

Kalamazoo is a city in the southwest region of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the county seat of Kalamazoo County. Kalamazoo is located geographically in Western and Southern Michigan. As of the 2010 census, Kalamazoo had a total population of 74,262. Kalamazoo is the major city of the Kalamazoo-Portage Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a population of 326,589 as of 2010.Kalamazoo is home to Western Michigan University, a large public university, and Kalamazoo College, a liberal arts school, and Kalamazoo Valley Community College, a two-year community college. Kalamazoo is home to major players in the pharmaceutical and medical science industries. Kalamazoo is also known for its importance in the world of music as it was the original home to the Gibson Guitar Corporation. Kalamazoo has also built a reputation as a major player in the American craft beer movement.Kalamazoo finds itself located equidistant from the major American cities of Chicago and Detroit, both less than 150 miles from Kalamazoo.

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