Battle Creek, Michigan | |
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 View of Downtown Battle Creek | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Nickname: "Cereal City"[1] | |
 Location of Battle Creek within Michigan | |
  Battle Creek  Battle Creek | |
| Coordinates: 42°18′44″N 85°12′15″W / 42.31222°N 85.20417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Calhoun |
| Settled | 1831 |
| Incorporation as a Village 1840 | Incorporated as a city in 1859 |
| Founded by | Sands McCamly |
| Named for | Battle Creek River |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • Mayor | Mark Behnke[2] (R)[3] |
| • City Manager | Rebecca Fleury[4] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 43.74 sq mi (113.27 km2) |
| • Land | 42.59 sq mi (110.30 km2) |
| • Water | 1.15 sq mi (2.97 km2) |
| Elevation | 840 ft (256 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 52,721 |
| • Density | 1,237.96/sq mi (477.98/km2) |
| Demonym | Battlecreekite |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (Eastern) |
| ZIP Codes | 49014–49018, 49037 |
| Area code | 269 |
| FIPS code | 26-05920[6] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0620755[7] |
| Website | www.battlecreekmi.gov |
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. Nicknamed "Cereal City", it is best known as the home of WK Kellogg Co and the founding city of Post Consumer Brands.
- ^ "City of Battle Creek, Michigan". City of Battle Creek, Michigan. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
- ^ "Attorney General determines Incompatible Offices being Held in Battle Creek by Mark Behnke - Independent Underground Radio Network". December 10, 2011. Archived from the original on April 27, 2018. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
- ^ "Mark Behnke". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
- ^ "You searched for Rebecca Fleury - Independent Underground Radio Network". Independent Underground Radio Network. Archived from the original on April 27, 2018. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "QuickFacts: Battle Creek city, Michigan". census.gov. Retrieved March 25, 2022.