Battle Creek
city in Calhoun County, Michigan, United States
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Summary
Battle Creek is a city in the United States[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,674 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Calhoun County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Kalamazoo River[5], Battle Creek River[6]
- Head of government: Mark Behnke[7]
- Shares border with: Hastings[8]
- Postal code: 49014[9], 49015[10], 49016[11], 49017[12], 49018[13], 49037[14]
- Commons category: Battle Creek, Michigan[15]
- Located in time zone: Eastern Time Zone[16]
- Local dialing code: 269[17]
- Inception: 1831[18]
- Official website: http://www.battlecreekmi.gov/[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:Battle Creek, Michigan[20]
- Population: 13,197[21], 18,563[22], 25,267[23], 52,347[24], 52,721[25]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Battle Creek, Michigan[26]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[27], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[28], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[29]
- Official name: Battle Creek[30]
- Category for people born here: Q32662167[31]
- Category for people who died here: Q32643419[32]
- Number of households: 20,690[33]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Battle Creek, Michigan[34]
- Elevation above sea level: 256 m[35]
- Area: 113.269885 km²[36], 113.241094 km²[37]
- Water as percent of area: 2.5544 percent[38]
- Territory overlaps: Battle Creek urban area[39]
- Located in the statistical territorial entity: Battle Creek metropolitan area[40]
Why It Matters
Battle Creek has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]