Galesburg, Michigan - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	2,120
Male Share of the Population	46%
Female Share of the Population	54%
Senior Citizens	11.7%
Employed Population 16+	828
Age of the Population	37

Families

% of people married	35.4%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	4.6%
Median Earnings25+	$25,694
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$15,341
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$22,105

Wealth

Median Family Income	$37,083
% Above Poverty Level	69.8%
% Below Poverty Level	30.2%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	17 minutes
% Working from Home	1.7%
% Walking and Biking to Work	4.7%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	38.6%
Median Gross Rent	$647
Median House Value	$69,200

Ancestry

German	15.9%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	12.3%
Irish	11.5%
Dutch	9.9%
English	7%
Scottish	2.9%
Italian	2.8%
Swedish	2.5%
Polish	1.9%
Welsh	1.4%
Danishn	1.3%
Norwegian	1.3%
French Except Basque	0.9%
Canadian	0.8%
Czech	0.5%
Hungarian	0.4%
African	0.3%
Russian	0.2%
Lithuanian	0.2%
Jamaican	0.1%
West Indian	0.1%
Greek	0.1%
Latvian	0.1%
Austrian	0.1%
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Galesburg Almanac

Category	Value
County	Kalamazoo County
Standard Zip Codes	49053
Phone Area Codes	269
Time Zone	America/Detroit
Approximate Latitude	42.29
Approximate Longitude	-85.41

Galesburg Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	GULL LAKE BIOL STA
Distance	7.9 miles
Jan Temp	16 to 32 F
Apr Temp	36 to 61 F
Jul Temp	61 to 86 F
Oct Temp	42 to 63 F
Annual Precip	38.8 inches

Station	BATTLE CREEK 5 NW
Distance	9.4 miles
Jan Temp	15 to 31 F
Apr Temp	36 to 59 F
Jul Temp	59 to 83 F
Oct Temp	39 to 61 F
Annual Precip	35.1 inches

Station	THREE RIVERS
Distance	26.9 miles
Jan Temp	13 to 30 F
Apr Temp	34 to 58 F
Jul Temp	59 to 83 F
Oct Temp	38 to 62 F
Annual Precip	37 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Augusta	918	$57,153
Climax	759	$67,500
Kalamazoo	76,040	$54,486
Parchment	1,969	$54,107
Richland	741	$81,667
Springfield	5,208	$51,453

Galesburg Public Libraries

Galesburg-charleston Memorial District Library
188 EAST MICHIGAN AVENUE
Galesburg, Michigan
(269) 665-7839

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Galesburg Public Schools

Galesburg-augusta Alternative Education
1076 N. 37th Street
ZIP: 49053
(269) 484-2010
High
Total Enrollment 11

Galesburg-augusta High School
1076 North 37th St
ZIP: 49053
(269) 484-2010
High
Total Enrollment 306

Galesburg-augusta Primary School
315 West Battle Creek St
ZIP: 49053
(269) 484-2040
Primary
Total Enrollment 395

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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