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.
Kalamazoo County is located in SW Michigan. Kalamazoo is the name of the county, largest city, and main river. It was organized in 1830 from St. Joseph County - see the History pages. A widely used translation is boiling water .