Galesburg is a city in Kalamazoo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,009 at the 2010 census.Galesburg is located along the north side of the Kalamazoo River . The city is situated on M-96 and is just north of I-94 to the east). Kalamazoo is about ten miles to the west and Battle Creek is about ten miles to the east.For statistical purposes, the Census Bureau has defined Greater Galesburg as a census-designated place consisting of the urbanized area outside the city's municipal boundaries.