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Kalamazoo Michigan
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Kalamazoo is a city in the southwest region of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the county seat of Kalamazoo County. 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 335,340 as of 2015. Kalamazoo is equidistant from the major American cities of Chicago and Detroit, each less than 150 miles away.
One of Kalamazoo's most notable features is the Kalamazoo Mall, an outdoor pedestrian shopping mall. The city created the mall in 1959 by closing part of Burdick Street to auto traffic, although two of the mall's four blocks have been reopened to auto traffic since 1999. Kalamazoo is home to Western Michigan University, a large public university, Kalamazoo College, a private liberal arts college, and Kalamazoo Valley Community College, a two-year community college.

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Kalamazoo, Michigan is "above and beyond" in virtually every measure: school systems, healthcare, city and county services, fun and intellectual activities, shopping, easy travel access, you name it. I have always enjoyed the change in seasons and this year has been the best weather I can remember in 25 years---mostly cool Spring and enough rain to make farmers jump for joy delivering harvest bounty, even all over Michigan! I am honor role in college locally, have 10 degrees and certificates, am working on 11th & 12th and just plain enjoy nature and life while serving my whole life in Kalamazoo. I invite anyone to check us out and enjoy countless things to see and do while considering our part of the world to visit and nest in.

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Peaceful, minimal violence or disruption to normal lifestyle routines

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Nothing better then caring for someone

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Caring & giving, seems like everyone at least tries to help one another in some kind of way. Friendly

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I feel my neighborhood is age friendly because we have a mix of all different ages that love here. And, we help each other keep our community clean. It's always pretty quite as well.

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