Galesburg is a city in Kalamazoo County, Michigan in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,988 at the 2000 United States Census.

Galesburg is on the north side of the Kalamazoo River on the boundary between Comstock Township, Michigan on the west and Charleston Township, Michigan on the east, but is politically independent of both. The city is situated on M-96 (Michigan highway) and is just north of Interstate 94 (with exits due south of the city's west side and about one mile to the east). Kalamazoo, Michigan is about ten miles to the west and Battle Creek, Michigan is about ten miles to the east.

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Galesburg is a city in Kalamazoo County, Michigan in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,988 at the 2000 United States Census.

Galesburg is on the north side of the Kalamazoo River on the boundary between Comstock Township, Michigan on the west and Charleston Township, Michigan on the east, but is politically independent of both. The city is situated on M-96 (Michigan highway) and is just north of Interstate 94 (with exits due south of the city's west side and about one mile to the east). Kalamazoo, Michigan is about ten miles to the west and Battle Creek, Michigan is about ten miles to the east.

For statistical purposes, the Census Bureau has defined Greater Galesburg, Michigan as a census-designated place consisting of the urbanized area outside the city's municipal boundaries.

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 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 (U.S. Census), 0.96% African American (U.S. Census), 0.91% Native American (U.S. Census), 0.15% Asian (U.S. Census), 0.20% from Race (United States Census), and 1.41% from two or more races. Hispanic (U.S. Census) or Latino (U.S. Census) of any race were 1.16% of the population.