Galesburg

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Galesburg

Total population

2,023

Founded

1835

Elevation241 m

Land area3.75 km²

Weather48°F · Showers And Thunderstorms

Coordinates42.29°, -85.42°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Galesburg is a city in Kalamazoo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,049 at the 2020 census.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Galesburg, MI from NOAA NWS API.

Notable people from here

William Rufus Shafter

United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1835–1906)

Florence Austin

American musician (1884-1927)

W. Wallace Kent

American judge

George Willis Cooke

American church historian

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Richard H. Fallon, Jr.

American legal scholar (1952-2025)

W

William T. Bovie

American scientist and inventor (1882–1958)

T

Thomas Brownell Eldred

American Artist (1903–1993)

S

Smith Burnham

educator and historian

E

Ernest Burnham

professor specializing in rural education

W

Wilbur Stephen Scudder

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Michigan

• Augusta
  4.6 mi away · pop. 776
• Climax
  5.5 mi away · pop. 723
• Richland
  6 mi away · pop. 1,098
• Eastwood
  6.5 mi away · pop. 6,669
• Kalamazoo
  8.8 mi away · pop. 73,280
• Hickory Corners
  10 mi away · pop. 196
• Delton
  14.1 mi away · pop. 936
• Brownlee Park
  14.7 mi away · pop. 1,661
• Athens
  16.8 mi away · pop. 1,134
• Otsego
  18.4 mi away · pop. 4,074
• Dowling
  19 mi away · pop. 267
• Mendon
  19.6 mi away · pop. 815

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Galesburg

Football, we love you

Will Schebeck · 1974

1833-1933. Centennial celebration and home-coming. Galesburg Methodist Episcopal church, May 21-28, 1933

Galesburg Methodist Episcopal Church (Galesburg, Mich.) · 1933

Order now, pay next fall

Burgess Seed & Plant Co. (Galesburg, Mich.) · 1951

Burgess Seed and Plant Co., our 35th year, 1948

Burgess Seed & Plant Co. (Galesburg, Mich.) · 1948

Our 36th year, 1949

Burgess Seed & Plant Co. (Galesburg, Mich.) · 1949

The "world's largest tulip" red emperor

Burgess Seed & Plant Co. (Galesburg, Mich.) · 1948

Burgess Seed and Plant Co., our 34th year, 1947

Burgess Seed & Plant Co. (Galesburg, Mich.) · 1947

Parrot tulip, red champion

Burgess Seed & Plant Co. (Galesburg, Mich.) · 1947

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Recently spotted species

Trumpeter Swan

Cygnus buccinator

Seen 2026-09-26

Banded Tussock Moth

Halysidota tessellaris

Seen 2026-09-25

Narrow-headed Marsh Fly

Helophilus fasciatus

Seen 2026-09-25

Clavate Tortoise Beetle

Helocassis clavata

Seen 2026-09-23

Locust Treehopper

Thelia bimaculata

Seen 2026-09-22

European Earwig

Forficula auricularia

Seen 2026-09-22

Bleeding Fairy Helmet

Mycena haematopus

Seen 2026-09-21

Orange Pinwheel

Marasmius siccus

Seen 2026-09-21

Walnut Mycena

Mycena crocea

Seen 2026-09-21

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).