About Westwood
Westwood is a small unincorporated community in southern Michigan.
Officially, Westwood is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 2.85 square miles.
📰 Westwood News Today
- The Michigan QB Game | The Valenti Show with Rico Audacy · Aug 12
- Westwood Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 27
- (2) UConn vs (1) Michigan Westwood One Sports · Apr 6
- Juvenile arrested, accused of setting two Westwood Little League restrooms on fire WWMT · Jul 14
- Westwood Heights Hamady shines at ‘An Evening in Hollywood’ theme prom MLive.com · May 9
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Westwood Unique
- One of 11 places in the US named Westwood — but the Michigan one has a character all its own.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in southern Michigan, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
- Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
- Easy reach of Kalamazoo (3 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.
📍 Neighborhoods in Westwood
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Westwood
- Anna's House — breakfast
- Applebee's — american
- Biggby Coffee — coffee shop (café)
- Condado Tacos — mexican
- Cottage Inn Pizza — pizza
- Factory Coffee (café)
- Gallaghers Eatery & Pub
- LaRue's Family Restaurant — breakfast
- Main Street Pub — american
- Niskers Grill & Slap Shot Hockey Bar — burger
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Westwood
- Alamo Township Park reviews ★
- Fairmount Dog Park reviews ★
- Heronwood Field Station · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Lillian Anderson Arboretum reviews ★
- Mildred Harris Sanctuary · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Oshtemo Township Park reviews ★
- Stroud Family Park reviews ★
- Wolf Tree Nature Trails reviews ★
- Academy Park reviews ★
- Asylum Lake Preserve reviews ★
- Dino Park reviews ★
- Drake's Farmstead Park reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateMichigan
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area2.85 sq mi
Coordinates42.3030, -85.6287