KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI
GENEALOGY & LOCAL HISTORY
Comstock Falls, 1908 - click to enlarge
CENSUS DATA
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CENSUS DATA: |
| CITIES, VILLAGES, AND TOWNSHIPS MAP |
| 2000 CENSUS BY JURISDICTION |
| COUNTY POPULATION BY DECADE |
| USGENWEB CENSUS PROJECT |
| AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE 1860 KALAMAZOO COUNTY CENSUS |
| COUNTY POOR FARM Page 1880 census for the Kalamazoo County Poor Farm in Comstock Township |
| CENSUS LINKS be sure to see the 1850 KALAMAZOO CENSUS IMAGES |
Kalamazoo County: Population: 238,603 (2000); 223,411 (1990) Land area 562 square miles
Cities, Villages, and Townships Map
see the MAPS page
Population
Change from 1990 to 2000
Source: Redistricting Data Summary File for Michigan, U.S. Census Bureau, Released March 28, 2001
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04/01/2000 | 04/01/1990 | 4/1/90-4/1/00 | 4/1/90-4/1/00 |
| Population | Population | # Change | % Change | |
| Kalamazoo County | 238,603 | 223,411 | 15,192 | 6.8 |
| Alamo Township | 3,820 | 3,276 | 544 | 16.6 |
| Augusta Village | 899 | 927 | -28 | -3.1 |
| Brady Township | 3,581 | 3,134 | 447 | 14.3 |
| Charleston Township | 1,781 | 1,756 | 25 | 1.4 |
| Climax Township | 1,621 | 1,544 | 77 | 5 |
| Climax Village | 791 | 677 | 114 | 16.8 |
| Comstock Township | 13,851 | 11,825 | 2,026 | 17.1 |
| Cooper Township | 8,754 | 8,442 | 312 | 3.7 |
| Galesburg City | 1,988 | 1,863 | 125 | 6.7 |
| Kalamazoo City | 77,145 | 80,277 | -3,132 | -3.9 |
| Kalamazoo Township | 21,675 | 20,976 | 699 | 3.3 |
| Oshtemo Township | 17,003 | 13,401 | 3,602 | 26.9 |
| Parchment City | 1,936 | 1,958 | -22 | -1.1 |
| Pavilion Township | 5,829 | 5,500 | 329 | 6 |
| Portage City | 44,897 | 41,042 | 3,855 | 9.4 |
| Prairie Rhonde Township | 2,086 | 1,365 | 721 | 52.8 |
| Richland Township | 5,898 | 4,634 | 1,264 | 27.3 |
| Richland Village | 593 | 465 | 128 | 27.5 |
| Ross Township | 4,148 | 3,832 | 316 | 8.2 |
| Schoolcraft Township | 4,033 | 3,695 | 338 | 9.1 |
| Schoolcraft Village | 1,587 | 1,517 | 70 | 4.6 |
| Texas Township | 10,919 | 7,711 | 3,208 | 41.6 |
| Vicksburg Village | 2,320 | 2,216 | 104 | 4.7 |
| Wakeshma Township | 1,414 | 1,378 | 36 | 2.6 |
See the On line Michigan Manual township population page
| 1900 44,310 1910 60,427 1920 71,225 1930 91,368 1940 100,085 1950 126,707 1960 169,712 1970 201,550 1980 212,378 1990 223,411 2000 238,603 |
See Michigan Population by County 1900 - 1990
Also Michigan Population Growth and Distribution 1810 - 1940
County Census Report: Growth From 1840 to 1868
| Source: Kalamazoo County
directory, with a history of the county from its earliest
settlement ... v., 374 p., 23 cm. Kalamazoo, Mich., J. M.
Thomas, 1869. See the University of Michigan Digital
Library, Michigan
County Histories
The following is a statement from the Census Report of the population of Kalamazoo County for the years 1840, 1850, 1860, 1864 and 1868, showing the increase. In 1840 the whole number of inhabitants was 7,380. In 1850 the population was 13,179. In the next ten years it had nearly doubled: In 1860, the number of 24,663. In 1864 the population was given as 25,905. At this time (1868) it may be safely set down at 30,000. The value of real and personal estate, as assessed by the Supervisors for the year 1868, is $6,182,714, which multiplied by 4, would give even less than the actual market value, to-day, of such property. In 1860 the number of farms in the County was 1,940, (an increase of about one thousand in ten years,) containing 137,663 acres of improved land, and 129,276 acres of unimproved land, and about 60,000 acres of so-called wild land. Since that time there has been considerable land improved. The whole number of acres in the County being given at 300,000, (taking out lakes and streams,) it will be found that but little over one-half has been "improved." From this it may be seen that the resources of Kalamazoo County in regard to the one item of grain-producing are but partially developed. Its resources in respect to material and manufactures are scarcely broached as yet. The capabilities of the County for furnishing profitable means for the investment of capital are vast, and give the best assurance of large returns. The population of the County is now estimated at 30,000. The population and statistics of the several villages below, are from an actual and certain canvass made by our corps of canvassers, and may be relied upon as entirely correct. KALAMAZOO VILLAGE. - Population 1869,.................................9,607. 1867 - 7,150 1869 - 9,607 Increase - 2,457 - Number of names in Directory of Kalamazoo Village: 1869 3,894. 1867 - 2,491 1869 - 3,894. Increase - 1,403 - Number of dwelling houses 1867 - 1,494 1869 - 1,848 Increase - 354# - The population of the (other) Villages in the County, in 1869, is as follows: Schoolcraft - 903 Galesburg - 873 Augusta -538 Brady - 490 Cooper Centre - 232 Gull Corners - 196 Oshtemo - 162 Comstock - 177 Climax - 138 |
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The USGenWeb Census Project
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and making available all Federal census records online. The first part of that
effort was to transcribe the 1850 census. To help with this effort, the Project is looking for volunteers to place online the 1820 - 1920 Kalamazoo County census data. Volunteers should contact the USGENWEB CENSUS PROJECT BY STATE . Volunteers are needed for the following:
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African Americans in the 1860 KALAMAZOO COUNTY census
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Thanks to Lois Di Conti for providing this file. .pdf file (using Adobe Acrobat reader) Alphabetical List of surnames in this file
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1880 census for the Kalamazoo County Poor Farm in Comstock Township
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| Measuring America: The Decennial Censuses from 1790 to 2000 |
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