Editing Kalamazoo Township, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Kalamazoo Township, Michigan
| official_name      = Charter Township of Kalamazoo
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| map_caption        = Location within [[Kalamazoo County, Michigan|Kalamazoo County]] and the administered CDPs of [[Eastwood, Michigan|Eastwood]] (1), [[Westwood, Michigan|Westwood]] (2), and portion of [[Comstock Northwest, Michigan|Comstock Northwest]] (3)

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| established_date   = July 30, 1830

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| population_total   = 22777
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| area_code          = [[Area code 269|269]]
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'''Kalamazoo Charter Township''' is a [[charter township]] of [[Kalamazoo County, Michigan|Kalamazoo County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 22,777 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Kalamazoo_charter_township,_Kalamazoo_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2607742180 |access-date=2024-04-21 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

The cities of [[Kalamazoo, Michigan|Kalamazoo]] and [[Parchment, Michigan|Parchment]] are adjacent to the township and have annexed much land that was formerly within the township, such that the township now consists of two non-contiguous sections of land and one small section that is connected by a narrow point across Riverview Drive. Two [[census-designated place]]s (CDPs) are within the township: [[Eastwood, Michigan|Eastwood]] and [[Westwood, Michigan|Westwood]]. These are defined for statistical purposes and do not have any legal status as municipalities. However, both have an identity as communities, although the areas defined by the CDPs may not precisely correspond to local use of the terms. The CDPs can include nearby areas that locals might not consider as part of the community with the same name.

Kalamazoo Township was initially organized under the name of "Arcadia Township" by an act of the Territorial Legislature on July 30, 1830. A separate act on the same day organized the government of Kalamazoo County. Initially Arcadia Township consisted of all eight of the northern tier of townships in Kalamazoo County. In June 1832, [[Richland Township, Kalamazoo County, Michigan|Richland Township]] was set off, consisting of Richland, [[Ross Township, Michigan|Ross]], [[Charleston Township, Michigan|Charleston]], and [[Comstock Township, Michigan|Comstock]] townships. On March 2, 1836, Arcadia Township was renamed as Kalamazoo Township, the same day that the village of Bronson was renamed as [[Kalamazoo, Michigan|Kalamazoo]]. On March 11, 1837, [[Cooper Township, Michigan|Cooper Township]] was set off, consisting of Cooper and [[Alamo Township, Michigan|Alamo]] townships. On March 22, 1839, [[Oshtemo Township, Michigan|Oshtemo Township]] was set off from Kalamazoo.<ref>[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mikalama/kalamazoo1876history.htm A Brief History of the County], by George Torry, from the 1876 meeting of the  Pioneer Society of the State of Michigan {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090216093908/http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mikalama/kalamazoo1876history.htm |date=February 16, 2009 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mikalama/historychronology.htm Chronology of Township, Village and City Formation], Kalamazoo County, MI Genealogy and Local History {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207014736/http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mikalama/historychronology.htm |date=February 7, 2009 }}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|30.5|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|30.3|km2|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|0.3|km2|order=flip|1}}, or 0.95%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Kalamazoo charter township, Kalamazoo County, Michigan |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US2607742180 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213153038/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US2607742180 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |accessdate=March 29, 2019 |work=American FactFinder |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref>

==Government==
The government of the [[township]] provides a number of services to its residents including its [[police department]], [[fire stations]], building and inspection services, and a planning and zoning board. The [[township]] allows residents to attend public meetings as well as bimonthly board meetings to voice concerns.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ktwp.org/government/ | title=Government }}</ref>

=== Committees, boards, and commissions ===
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* Current Board of Trustees (elected): David Combs (Supervisor, [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]), Lisa Mackie (Clerk, Democrat), Sherine Miller (Treasurer, Democrat), Ashley Glass (Democrat), Craig Sherwood (Democrat), Colleen Leonard (Democrat), and Antonia (Toni) Kennedy (Republican)

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 21,675 people, 9,349 households, and 5,338 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|1,856.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 9,856 housing units at an average density of {{convert|844.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 82.46% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 12.31% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.30% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.17% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.61% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.13% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.07% of the population.

There were 9,349 households, out of which 25.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.9% were non-families. 30.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the township the population was spread out, with 22.4% under the age of 18, 14.0% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.1 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $37,463, and the median income for a family was $46,161. Males had a median income of $35,993 versus $28,064 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $19,844.  About 6.0% of families and 11.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 11.3% of those under age 18 and 2.7% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.kalamazootownship.org/ Official website]

{{Kalamazoo County, Michigan}}
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[[Category:Townships in Kalamazoo County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Charter townships in Michigan]]
[[Category:Kalamazoo–Portage metropolitan area]]
[[Category:1830 establishments in Michigan Territory]]