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Battle Creek is a city in northwestern Calhoun County, Michigan, United States, at the confluence of the Kalamazoo and Battle Creek rivers. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 52,731. [8] It is the principal city of the Battle Creek metropolitan statistical area, which encompasses all of
Calhoun County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan.As of the 2020 Census, the population was 134,310. [2] The county seat is Marshall. [3] The county was established on October 19, 1829, and named after John C. Calhoun, who was at the time Vice President under Andrew Jackson, making it one of Michigan's Cabinet counties.
A segment of I-94 in Battle Creek between the exits for BL I-94 and I-194 was named the 94th Combat Infantry Division Memorial Highway by the Michigan Legislature in 2002. The name honors the US Army's 94th Infantry Division , which was activated at nearby Fort Custer in 1942 and served with distinction in the European theater of World War II.
Goguac Lake is a 352-acre (1.42 km 2) lake in the city of Battle Creek, located in Calhoun County in the southwest portion of the U.S. state of Michigan.With a maximum depth of 66 feet (20 m), the lake is home to many fish species, including Crappie, Bluegill, Pike, Largemouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Rock Bass and Walleye.
The river's drainage basin is approximately 196,750 acres (796.2 km 2) and covers northern Calhoun County, southern Eaton County, and southeastern Barry County in southwest Michigan. The headwaters of the Battle Creek River are at Duck Lake in Clarence Township in northeast Calhoun County, and the stream flows north to the city of Charlotte ...
Battle Creek was a major center for printing in the late 19th century, with the Seventh-day Adventist Church publishing house located in the city, as well as smaller printing services. With the rise of the cereal industry in Battle Creek, including Kellogg's and Postum Cereal Company, several of the printers established lines to print cereal ...
The City Hall Historic District is a commercial and municipal historic district located along East Michigan Avenue from Monroe to Jay Streets in Battle Creek, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
Bedford Charter Township is a charter township located in the northwest corner of Calhoun County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is part of the Battle Creek, Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 9,198. [3] Most of the township lies north of the Kalamazoo River and the city of Battle Creek.