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{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = Westwood, Michigan |settlement_type = [[Census-designated place]] (CDP) & [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] |nickname = |motto = <!-- Images --> |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = |image_seal = <!-- Maps --> |pushpin_map =Michigan#USA |pushpin_label_position =top<!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none --> |pushpin_label =Westwood |pushpin_map_caption =Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States |pushpin_mapsize = |image_map = Westwood, MI location.png |mapsize = 250 |map_caption = Location within [[Kalamazoo County, Michigan|Kalamazoo County]] <!-- Location --> |subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] |subdivision_name = United States |subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] |subdivision_name1 = [[Michigan]] |subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Kalamazoo County, Michigan|Kalamazoo]] |subdivision_type3 = [[List of townships in Michigan|Township]] |subdivision_name3 = [[Kalamazoo Township, Michigan|Kalamazoo Charter Township]] <!-- Government --> |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |established_title = |established_date = <!-- Area --> |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_26.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=May 21, 2022}}</ref> |area_magnitude = |area_total_km2 = 7.39 |area_land_km2 = 7.39 |area_water_km2 = 0.00 |area_total_sq_mi = 2.85 |area_land_sq_mi = 2.85 |area_water_sq_mi = 0.00 <!-- Population --> |population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]] |population_footnotes = |population_total = 9621 |population_density_km2 = 1302.53 |population_density_sq_mi = 3373.42 <!-- General information --> |timezone = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]] |utc_offset = -5 |timezone_DST = EDT |utc_offset_DST = -4 |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = 287 |elevation_ft = 942 |coordinates = {{coord|42|18|10|N|85|38|1|W|region:US-MI_type:city_source:GNIS|display=inline,title}} |postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]]s |postal_code = 49006, 49009 |area_code = [[Area code 269|269]] |blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] |blank_info = 26-86380<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> |blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID |blank1_info = 1616231<ref>{{gnis|1616231}}</ref> |website = |footnotes = |pop_est_as_of = |pop_est_footnotes = |population_est = }} '''Westwood''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Kalamazoo Township, Michigan|Kalamazoo Charter Township]], [[Kalamazoo County, Michigan|Kalamazoo County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. It is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) for statistical purposes and does not have any legal status as an incorporated municipality. The population was 8,653 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]],<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US2686380| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Westwood CDP, Michigan| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American FactFinder| accessdate=March 15, 2019| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213060730/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US2686380| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> down from 9,122 at the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]]. ==Geography== Westwood is in the western part of Kalamazoo Charter Township and is bordered to the south, east, and west by the city of [[Kalamazoo, Michigan|Kalamazoo]]. [[M-43 (Michigan highway)|M-43]] is a state highway that runs through the southern part of the community, leading east into downtown Kalamazoo and west {{convert|35|mi}} to [[South Haven, Michigan|South Haven]] on [[Lake Michigan]]. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Westwood CDP has a total area of {{convert|7.4|km2|order=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010"/> ==Demographics== {{US Census population |2020= 9621 |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref> }} As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 9,122 people, 4,340 households, and 2,087 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|3,258.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 4,505 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,609.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 85.26% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 10.59% [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.14% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.57% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.01% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.71% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.72% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.37% of the population. There were 4,340 households, out of which 19.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 51.9% were non-families. 35.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.10 and the average family size was 2.78. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 17.3% under the age of 18, 20.2% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 19.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.1 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $37,407, and the median income for a family was $53,491. Males had a median income of $38,214 versus $31,062 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $22,686. About 3.5% of families and 12.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.9% of those under age 18 and 2.4% of those age 65 or over. ==Education== It is zoned to [[Kalamazoo Public Schools]].<ref name=CensusSDmap2020>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st26_mi/schooldistrict_maps/c26077_kalamazoo/DC20SD_C26077.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920170701/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st26_mi/schooldistrict_maps/c26077_kalamazoo/DC20SD_C26077.pdf |archive-date=2022-09-20 |url-status=live|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Kalamazoo County, MI|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2022-09-18}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{Kalamazoo County, Michigan}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Unincorporated communities in Kalamazoo County, Michigan]] [[Category:Census-designated places in Michigan]] [[Category:Kalamazoo–Portage metropolitan area]] [[Category:Unincorporated communities in Michigan]] [[Category:Census-designated places in Kalamazoo County, Michigan]]
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