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.
Grand Rapids, MI Profile. Grand Rapids, MI, population 193,710, is located in Michigan's Kent county, about 58.6 miles from Lansing and 93.4 miles from South Bend. Through the 90's Grand Rapids's population has grown by about 5%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of the past decade the population of Grand Rapids has declined by about 2%.