Kalamazoo County, Michigan

Founding: 1830 (declared in 1829)
Parent county: Unorganized territory

Namesake: The Kalamazoo River
Seat: Prairie Ronde (1830–1831); Kalamazoo (1831–)

Land area: 562 square miles

Population (2020): 261,670

Population (historic): 7,380 (1840); 24,646 (1860); 34,342 (1880); 44,310 (1900); 91,368 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1840–2020

Subdivisions: Four cities; five villages; five CDPs; 16 townships

National Register listings: 58

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 16,111 (14.5%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 55%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 16.9%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 8.2%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 4.4%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,957
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,556

Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.7 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 3,161
Average farm size (1920): 78.4 acres
Sources of settlement: New York, Ohio, England, and Ireland
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Kalamazoo

Namesake: The Kalamazoo River

Founding: 1831 (platting as Bronson); 1832 (post office); 1843 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 73,598

Population (historic): 1,290 (1840); 6,070 (1860); 11,937 (1880); 24,404 (1900); 54,786 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1831–1930; 1940–1970; 1980s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 9,393 (28.6%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Robert Roof House (c. 1875). 15154 East MN Road. Charleston. Italianate.
2. Haas House (c. 1875). 9379 South 36th Road. Climax. Italianate.
3. Thomas Eldred Farm (c. 1850). 6378 South 44th Road. Climax. Greek Revival.
4. James Travis House (c. 1885). 5932 North Riverview Drive. Cooper. Stick.
5. Asa Stoddard House (c. 1865). 6052 North Westnedge Road. Cooper. Greek Revival.
6. William Cobb House (c. 1870). 14025 South 14th Road. Schoolcraft. Italianate.