Welcome to Battle Creek ...The city of Battle Creek is located in Calhoun County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Battle Creek, you might consider that their post office opened in 1834. When the people of Battle Creek refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Battle Creekian<2> A typical abbreviation for Battle Creek: Battle Crk. (or less commonly used: Battle Ck. or Battle Cr.) From the Census Estimates for 2019, Battle Creek has a population of 50,948 people<3> (see below for details). Battle Creek is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Battle Creek lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Battle Creek: 269 The ZIP codes for Battle Creek: 49014-49018, 49037<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Battle Creek had an population of 50,948 people. This is a decrease of 2.67% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 4.53% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Battle Creek had a population of 52,347 people (or 38.5% of the total population of Calhoun County). This makes Battle Creek the county's most populous community. The population of Battle Creek represents 0.53% of the total population of Michigan (which has 9,883,640 people), making it the state's 23rd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 52,347 people, the population of Battle Creek decreased 1.91% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 53,364 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Battle Creek. Communities Also Named Battle Creek ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Battle Creek - they are located in California, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Utah and Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Battle Creek. Websites for Battle Creek ...Official Website: www.battlecreek.org/ Chamber of Commerce: www.battlecreek.org/ Junior League: www.jlbconline.org/ Communities near Battle Creek ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Battle Creek.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Battle Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Battle Creek. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Battle Creek. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Battle Creek. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Battle Creek. Our list includes 42 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Battle Creek. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Battle Creek ...Looking for more information about Battle Creek? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Battle Creek, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Battle Creek. Adding Battle Creek to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Battle Creek in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Battle Creek was on a map titled Road Map for Michigan (from Shell Oil, 1956). For more details, see References and Mentions for Battle Creek. Footnotes ...
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