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Population (year 2000): 1,988. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,926 (-3.1% change)
Males: 987 (49.6%), Females: 1,001 (50.4%)
Kalamazoo County
Zip code:
49053
Median resident age: 32.7 years
Median household income: $34,663 (year 2000)
Median house value: $83,200 (year 2000)
Races in Galesburg:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.0%)
- Two or more races (1.4%)
- Hispanic (1.2%)
- American Indian (1.1%)
- Black (1.0%)
Ancestries: German (21.4%), English (14.1%),
Irish (12.8%), Dutch (12.5%), United States (7.8%), Italian
(4.1%).
Elevation: 830 feet
Land area: 1.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Galesburg
- High school or higher: 81.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
- Unemployed: 7.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Galesburg city
- Never married: 30.7%
- Now married: 47.6%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 6.5%
- Divorced: 13.5%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +113 (+6.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Galesburg:
- BATTLE CREEK HEALTH SYSTEM (about 10 miles; BATTLE
CREEK, MI)
- SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL-BATTLE CREEK (about 10
miles; BATTLE CREEK, MI)
- BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITAL (about 12 miles;
KALAMAZOO, MI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Galesburg:
- KALAMAZOO/BATTLE CREEK INTERNATIONAL (about 10
miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; ID: AZO)
- W K KELLOGG (about 12 miles; BATTLE CREEK, MI; ID:
BTL)
- GERALD R. FORD INTERNATIONAL (about 41 miles; GRAND
RAPIDS, MI; ID: GRR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Galesburg:
- TRIPLE H (about 10 miles; PARCHMENT, MI; ID: 2H4)
- PLAINWELL MUNICIPAL (about 20 miles; PLAINWELL, MI;
ID: 61D)
- DAVID'S (about 21 miles; ATHENS, MI; ID: 9C2)
Amtrak stations near Galesburg:
- 12 miles: KALAMAZOO (459 N. BURDICK ST.). Services:
ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack
bar, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking,
call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus
service.
- 17 miles: BATTLE CREEK (104 CAPITAL AVE. SW).
Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair
accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms,
public payphones, vending machines, free short-term
parking, free long-term parking, taxi stand, intercity
bus service, public transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Galesburg:
- WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles;
KALAMAZOO, MI; Full-time enrollment: 23,132)
- KELLOGG COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 16 miles; BATTLE
CREEK, MI; FT enrollment: 2,824)
- KALAMAZOO VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles;
KALAMAZOO, MI; FT enrollment: 5,017)
- CALVIN COLLEGE (about 45 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; FT
enrollment: 4,148)
- AQUINAS COLLEGE (about 48 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI;
FT enrollment: 2,022)
- GRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles;
GRAND RAPIDS, MI; FT enrollment: 7,590)
- HOPE COLLEGE (about 58 miles; HOLLAND, MI; FT
enrollment: 2,918)
Public high school in Galesburg:
- GALESBURG-AUGUSTA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 400;
Location: 1076 N. 37TH STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Galesburg:
- GALESBURG-AUGUSTA PRIMARY SCHOOL (Students:
398; Location: 241 BLAKE STREET; Grades: PK - 03)
Library in Galesburg:
- GALESBURG MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income:
$58,518; Location: 188 EAST MICHIGAN AVENUE; 18,953
books; 374 audio materials; 630 video materials; 24
serial subscriptions)
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