Battle Creek, Michigan "Battle Creek"
Battle Creek .
Battle Creek, Michigan City of Battle Creek Downtown Battle Creek in November 2008 Downtown Battle Creek in November 2008 Official seal of Battle Creek, Michigan Location of Battle Creek inside Michigan Location of Battle Creek inside Michigan Battle Creek, Michigan is positioned in the US Battle Creek, Michigan - Battle Creek, Michigan Battle Creek is a town/city in the U.S.
State of Michigan, in northwest Calhoun County, at the confluence of the Kalamazoo and Battle Creek rivers.
It is the principal town/city of the Battle Creek, Michigan Metropolitan Travel Destination (MSA), which encompasses all of Calhoun County.
2.2 Other municipalities in the Battle Creek region The Potawatomi and the Ottawa formed a joint village in the general region of Battle Creek, Michigan in about 1774. Battle Creek was titled for a skirmish between a federal government territory survey party led by Colonel John Mullett and two Native Americans, likely Potawatomi citizens , who were historically prominent in this region since before European encounter.
European-American pioneer later called the close-by stream Battle Creek River. By this account, the name Waupakisco or Waupokisco was a reference to an earlier battle fought between Native American tribes before the arrival of white settlers.
Following removal of the Potawatomi to a reservation, the first permanent European-American settlements in Battle Creek Township began to be made about 1831.
A postal service was opened in Battle Creek in 1832 under Postmaster Pollodore Hudson. The first school was taught in a small log home about 1833 or 1834.
Battle Creek figured prominently in the early history of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
The Battle Creek Sanitarium was established by Dr.
Washington to speak at the Battle Creek Sanitarium in order to raise cash.
He funded many school and philanthropic projects throughout the city, and established Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan.
Battle Creek has been nicknamed "the Cereal City." In the 60s, Battle Creek was not immune to the ethnic issues of the day.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 43.73 square miles (113.26 km2), of which 42.61 square miles (110.36 km2) is territory and 1.12 square miles (2.90 km2) is water, making Battle Creek the third biggest city in Michigan by area, and one of only three incorporated municipalities in the state over 40 sq mi (100 km2) in size.
After Battle Creek Township consolidated into the town/city of Battle Creek in 1983, the city's declining populace rose by nearly 18,000 new residents, but the town/city continues to diminish in population.
Battle Creek is variously considered to be part of Western Michigan or Southern Michigan.
Climate data for Battle Creek, Michigan Other municipalities in the Battle Creek region In 1982, at the insistence of the Kellogg Company, the town/city annexed Battle Creek Township, nearly doubling the city's population.
As of April 2013, Battle Creek has the fifth biggest Japanese nationwide population in the State of Michigan, 358 citizens . The City of Battle Creek has a commission/manager form of government.
Cities that follow this plan of government have an propel commission (or council) that appoints a professionally trained and experienced manager to administer the day-to-day operations of the town/city and to make recommendations to the town/city commission.
Battle Creek also appoints a City Attorney, who provides legal counsel to the City Manager and City Commission.
The City Commission makes all policy decisions, including review, revision and final approval of the annual budget, which is proposed annually by the City Manager.
All other town/city employees, with the exception of the City Attorney's staff, are under the oversight of the City Manager.
According to the City's 2011 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the biggest employers in the town/city are: 4 Bronson Battle Creek 1,400 5 Battle Creek VA Medical Center 1,300 7 Battle Creek Public Schools 1,089 Western Michigan University's Battle Creek Branch The Kendall Center Spring Arbor University Battle Creek Branch Davenport University Battle Creek Campus Battle Creek Public Schools Harper Creek Community Schools Battle Creek Central High School Harper Creek High School Battle Creek Area Learning Center, better known as Calhoun Community High School Battle Creek Academy Battle Creek Area Mathematics and Science Center, an accelerated secondary school that focuses primarily on math and science education The Battle Creek Japanese School ( Batoru Kuriku Hoshu Jugyo Ko), a supplementary weekend Japanese school, holds its classes at the Lakeview School District building. The small-town daily journal and journal of record is the Battle Creek Enquirer, owned and directed by Gannett Company. Battle Creek is served by a several radio and tv stations, including: WNWN-FM (98.5 FM), playing nation music, licensed to close-by Coldwater and based in Battle Creek WKFR (103.3 FM), a top 40 music station licensed to Battle Creek with studios in Kalamazoo WOTV, an ABC partner serving Battle Creek, Kalamazoo, and southwestern Michigan, and also serving as a secondary ABC partner for Grand Rapids WWMT, a CBS partner licensed to Kalamazoo and also serving Battle Creek, Grand Rapids and Michigan Access - Vision, public-access tv on Comcast channels 16 and 17; broadcasts to all municipalities inside Battle Creek, and Newton Township The Battle Creek Field of Flight Entertainment Festival is an air show and balloon event held annual in Battle Creek. Battle Creek is home to the Music Center, which serves South Central Michigan.
The Battle Creek Symphony Orchestra is based at the W.K.
Kellogg Auditorium in downtown Battle Creek. The symphony is conducted by Anne Harrigan.
The Brass Band of Battle Creek is composed of 31 brass players and percussionists from around the United States and Europe.
"Created in 1989 by brothers Jim and Bill Gray, podiatrists and amateur brass players from Battle Creek, MI, the BBBC has grown to cult status in Battle Creek, where BBBC concerts are regularly sold out and waiting lists are created weeks in advance." Battle Creek hosts the annual Michigan High School Athletic Association team wrestling, volleyball, baseball, and softball state championships.
Each year, Battle Creek hosts the Sandy Koufax 13 - S World Series, for 13-year-old baseball players.
In August 2010, Battle Creek was host to the eighth version of the International H.K.D.
Downtown Battle Creek The Battle Creek Bombers are a collegiate baseball team, a member of the Northwoods League, who began play in 2007.
After a last place finish in 2010, the Bombers went 47-26 in 2011 and won their first NWL championship. It was the first championship in Battle Creek since 2000, when the Michigan Battle Cats won the Midwest League championship.
In 2011, the team signed a five-year lease, which guarantees the team's ten-year anniversary in Battle Creek in 2017.
Actor Tyler Hoechlin, who starred alongside Tom Hanks in the critically acclaimed film Road to Perdition, previously played for the Battle Creek Bombers.
Battle Creek Bombers Baseball Summer Collegiate Baseball, Northwoods League C.
The Michigan Battle Cats/Battle Creek Yankees/Southwest Michigan Devil Rays were a Class A minor league baseball team that played in the Midwest League from 1995 through 2006.
The Battle Creek Crunch were a member of the Great Lakes Indoor Football League (GLIFL), that began play in 2006.
They played one season in Battle Creek before ceasing operations due to financial trouble.
The Battle Creek Belles, a member of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, played two seasons, 1951 and 1952, before relocating to Muskegon.
The Battle Creek Revolution were a member of the All American Hockey League, a low-level experienced minor league, from 2008 to 2011.
The organization also started a junior hockey team called the Battle Creek Jr.
The Battle Creek Blaze is a not-for-profit, adult football team that plays NFL rules football as a member of the IFL (Interstate Football League).
The Battle Creek Cereal Killers roller derby team began in 2011. The Battle Creek Knights are a minor league basketball team.
Art Center of Battle Creek Battle Creek Sanitarium (now the Hart-Dole-Inouye Federal Center) Battle Creek Tabernacle (Seventh-day Adventist Church) Parts of the base were spun off and advanced as the Battle Creek Veteran's Hospital, Fort Custer National Cemetery, Fort Custer Recreation Area and Fort Custer Industrial Park.
The base, which is still mostly undeveloped, wooded land, takes up a sizeable portion of Battle Creek's territory area.
The part of the base in Battle Creek that is now the industrialized park measures 4.69 square miles (12.15 km2) in area, which is approximately 10.6% of the city's area.
Battle Creek is situated on Interstate 94 (I-94) midway between Detroit and Chicago.
See also: Battle Creek (Amtrak station) The Battle Creek Amtrak Station serves Amtrak trains on the south end of the station and Greyhound and Indian Trails bus lines on the north side of the station.
Battle Creek Transit provides enhance transit services to Battle Creek region residents.
Regular route bus service is provided throughout the City of Battle Creek.
Kalamazoo's Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport serves Battle Creek.
See also People from Battle Creek, Michigan Battle Creek has sister town/city relationships with the following cities: Battle Creek's official sister town/city is Takasaki, Japan, a relationship that is more than 25 years old.
Takasaki later established sister town/city relationships with Santo Andre, Brazil; Chengde, China; Pilsen, Czech Republic and, in 2006, Muntinlupa City, the Philippines.
Battle Creek and Takasaki also organize junior high and high school student and teacher exchanges each summer.
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