Kalamazoo–Portage metropolitan area

metropolitan area in Michigan, United States
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Summary

Kalamazoo–Portage metropolitan area is a metropolitan statistical area[1]. It draws 111 Wikipedia views per month (metropolitan_statistical_area category, ranking #81 of 156).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kalamazoo–Portage metropolitan area is located in Michigan[3].
  • Kalamazoo–Portage metropolitan area is in the country of United States[4].
  • Kalamazoo–Portage metropolitan area's instance of is recorded as metropolitan statistical area[5].
  • Kalamazoo is named after Kalamazoo–Portage metropolitan area[6].
  • Portage is named after Kalamazoo–Portage metropolitan area[7].
  • Kalamazoo–Portage metropolitan area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kalamazoo County[8].
  • Kalamazoo–Portage metropolitan area's Commons category is recorded as Kalamazoo–Portage metropolitan area[9].
  • Kalamazoo–Portage metropolitan area's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.1724, 'lon': -85.3524}[10].
  • Kalamazoo–Portage metropolitan area's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kalamazoo–Portage metropolitan area[11].
  • Kalamazoo–Portage metropolitan area has a population of {'amount': '+250331'}[12].
  • Kalamazoo–Portage metropolitan area has a population of {'amount': '+261670'}[13].
  • Kalamazoo–Portage metropolitan area's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area'}[14].
  • Kalamazoo–Portage metropolitan area's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Kalamazoo–Portage metropolitan area'}[15].
  • Kalamazoo–Portage metropolitan area sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'metre', 'amount': '+261'}[16].
  • Kalamazoo–Portage metropolitan area covers an area of {'unit': 'square mile', 'amount': '+1173'}[17].
  • Kalamazoo–Portage metropolitan area's territory overlaps is recorded as Kalamazoo urban area[18].
  • Kalamazoo–Portage metropolitan area's significant place is recorded as Kalamazoo[19].
  • Kalamazoo–Portage metropolitan area's significant place is recorded as Portage[20].
  • Kalamazoo–Portage metropolitan area's located in the statistical territorial entity is recorded as Kalamazoo-Battle Creek-Portage, MI Combined Statistical Area[21].

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Geography

Kalamazoo–Portage metropolitan area is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Michigan[3].

Physical Characteristics

Kalamazoo–Portage metropolitan area covers an area of {'unit': 'square mile', 'amount': '+1173'}[17]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'metre', 'amount': '+261'}[16]. Population counts include {'amount': '+250331'}[12] and {'amount': '+261670'}[13].

Designation and Status

Kalamazoo–Portage metropolitan area's instance of is recorded as metropolitan statistical area[5].

History and Context

Things named after include Kalamazoo[6], a city in the United States[22], in United States[23], founded in 1829[24] and Portage[7], a city in the United States[25], in United States[26].

Why It Matters

Kalamazoo–Portage metropolitan area draws 111 Wikipedia views per month (metropolitan_statistical_area category, ranking #81 of 156).[2] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . GeoNames. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . OMB Bulletin No. 23-01. wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . GeoNames. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . OMB Bulletin No. 23-01. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . OMB Bulletin No. 23-01. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . OMB Bulletin No. 23-01. Retrieved . www2.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . data.census.gov. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . data.census.gov. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . OMB Bulletin No. 23-01. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . GeoNames. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Wolfram Alpha. Retrieved . wolframalpha.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . OMB Bulletin No. 23-01. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . OMB Bulletin No. 23-01. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . whitehouse.gov. whitehouse.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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