Although leaves can be seen in many different textures and sizes, typically a leaf is a thin, dorsiventrally flattened organ, borne above ground and specialized for photosynthesis.
As of the 2010 census, Kalamazoo had a total population of  74,262. Kalamazoo is the major city of the Kalamazoo-Portage Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a population of 335,340 as of 2015.[6] Kalamazoo is equidistant from the major American cities of Chicago and Detroit, each less than 150 miles away.
All Kalamazoo County population data above are from the US Census Bureau except for the population projection data, which are from the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. State Population Projections to 2030 (2005) and Preliminary Population Projections (1996).