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Galesburg Downtown Development Authority Official WebsiteGalesburg a brief History: Galesburg is a city in Kalamazoo County, in the Kalamazoo-Portage metro area. The community was named after George L. Gale, founder. This great community has a top rated school system and is supported by small businesses and several manufacturing facilities, including auto parts production. In the middle of town stands a bust of General William Rufus Shafter. He received the medal of honor for bravery in 1862 during the Civil War when he fought at Fair Oaks, Virginia as an infantryman. He later led the capture of Santiago and the eastern section of the Island of Cuba, in the Spanish American War of 1895. Situated in eastern Kalamazoo County, Galesburg was first settled by George L. Gale in 1835. He originally named the town Morton, after John L. Morton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. In 1837, a citizens committee voted in favor of the present name, and a year later received a post office. It was incorporated as a village in 1861 and later as a city in 1931. Per Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galesburg,_Michigan): Galesburg is on the north side of the Kalamazoo River on the boundary between Comstock Charter Township on the west and Charleston Township on the east, but is politically independent of both. The city is situated on M-96 and is just north of I-94 (with exits due south of the city's west side and about one mile to the east). Kalamazoo is about ten miles to the west and Battle Creek is about ten miles to the east. For statistical purposes, the Census Bureau has defined Greater Galesburg as a census-designated place consisting of the urbanized area outside the city's municipal boundaries. * 1 Geography Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.7 km²), of which, 1.4 square miles (3.6 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (3.47%) is water. Demographics As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 1,988 people, 765 households, and 491 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,429.8 per square mile (552.2/km²). There were 811 housing units at an average density of 583.3/sq mi (225.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.38% White, 0.96% African American, 0.91% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.20% from other races, and 1.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.16% of the population. There were 765 households out of which 37.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.4% were married couples living together, 17.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.8% were non-families. 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.98. In the city the population was spread out with 27.3% under the age of 18, 11.0% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 98.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.5 males. The median income for a household in the city was $34,663, and the median income for a family was $44,038. Males had a median income of $35,167 versus $24,886 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,785. About 11.0% of families and 12.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.1% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over.
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