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| AREA BASICS |
| Battle Creek is located in South Central |
| Michigan off of I-94 about halfway |
| between Detroit and Chicago. |
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| Area
Covered: |
Elevation: |
| 44 square
miles |
920 feet |
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| Avg.
January Temperature: |
Avg.
July Temperature: |
| 29.9 F |
83.2 F |
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| Mean
Annual Temperature |
49°
F. |
| Avg.
Days over 90° F. |
12 |
| Avg.
Days below 0° F. |
9 |
| Growing
Season |
150
Days |
| Avg.
Annual Precipitation |
34"
rainfall / 39" snowfall |
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| Population
(2000 Census): |
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| City
of Battle Creek |
53,346 |
| Springfield |
5,582 |
| Bedford
Township |
9,517 |
| Emmett
Township |
11,979 |
| Pennfield
Township |
8,913 |
| Leroy
Township |
3,240 |
| Newton
Township |
2,493 |
| Total
Metro Area |
95,070 |
| Calhoun
County |
137,985 |
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| Major
Employers |
|
Employees |
|
| Denso
Mfg. Michigan, Inc. |
Auto
heating / cooling |
2,100 |
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| Kellogg
Company |
Cereals |
1,750 |
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| Battle
Creek Health System |
Health
Care |
1,554 |
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| Federal
Center |
Federal
Logistics |
1,509 |
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| Battle
Creek Public Schools |
School |
1,300 |
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| Veterans
Admin. |
Health
Care |
1,141 |
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| Post
Division / Kraft General Foods |
Cereals |
887 |
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| Felpausch
Food Centers (6 stores) |
Grocery
Chain |
700 |
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|
| Meijer,
Inc. |
Department
Store |
700 |
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| City
of Battle Creek |
Administration |
650 |
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| Eaton,
Fluid Power Div. |
Power
Steering Pumps |
650 |
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| II
Stanley Company, Inc. |
Electronic
Lighting |
636 |
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| TRMI,
Inc. |
Automobile
Switches |
600 |
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| Duncan
Aviation |
Planes |
595 |
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| Calhoun
County |
Administration |
520 |
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| Kellogg
Community College |
College |
500 |
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| Canadian
National |
Transportation |
500 |
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| Lakeview
Public Schools |
Schools |
485 |
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| Hi-Lex |
Auto
Mechanincal Cables |
450 |
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| EPI
& ARM |
Printing |
450 |
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| Michigan
Air National Guard |
Military
Service |
266 |
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| MI
Personal Income Tax |
Local
Income Tax |
| 4.4% |
1% Residents |
| Michigan
Sales Tax |
1/2%
Non-Residents |
| 6% |
Property
Tax |
|
Assessed
at 50% of Market Value |
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|
Local
Property Tax
Assessed
at 50% of Market Value
|
| Battle Creek
Public Schools: 39.4493 mills |
| Harper Creek
Community Schools: 35.3406 mills |
| Pennfield
Schools: 32.1696 mills |
| Lakeview
School District: 42.4213 mills |
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Calhoun County 2002 Tax Rates |
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| Median
Household Income |
Avg
Hourly Wage (2001) |
| $43,564.00
(2000) |
$17.46
(Battle Creek-Kalamazoo) |
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| Avg
Unemployment Rate |
| 5.125%
(avg. of 12 months 2002) |
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| Avg
Spending per Pupil |
Avg
Sale Price Residential |
| $7,033.00
(Lakeview) |
Homes
(2002): $111,880 |
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| Information
believed accurate but not guaranteed and is for REFERENCE only. |
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