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Notable locations in Battle Creek: Battle Creek Country Club (A), Riverside Country Club (B), Kingman Museum (C), Hart-Dole-Inouye Federal Center (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Oak Hill Cemetery (1), Reese Cemetery (2), Beckley Cemetery (3), Memorial Park Cemetery (4), Dubois Cemetery (5), Mount Olive Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes: Lower Mill Pond (A), Pearl Lake (B), Spring Lakes (C), Goguac Lake (D), Harts Lake (E), Lawrence Lake (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Battle Creek (A), Brickyard Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Battle Creek include: Piper Park (1), Irving Park (2), Willard Park (3), McCrae Park (4), Post Park (5), Kolb Park (6), Leila Arboretum (7), Fell Park (8), Watsh Field (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attractions: Art Center of Battle Creek (Museums; 265 Emmett Street East) (1), Adventist Historical Properties Inc (Museums; 411 Champion Street) (2), Dr Kellogg's Discovery Center (Museums; 411 Champion Street) (3), Senior Oil (Botanical Gardens; 4200 West Dickman Road) (4), Full Blast (Water Parks & Slides; 35 Hamblin Avenue West) (5), Kellogg's Cereal City USA (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 171 Michigan Avenue West) (6), Historical Properties (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 336 Champion Street) (7), Binder Park Zoo (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 7400 Division Drive) (8), Kimball House Historical Museum (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 196 Capital Avenue Northeast) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Hotels: Best Western (5090 Beckley Road) (1), Battle Creek Knights Inn (2595 Capital Ave Sw) (2), Battle Creek Super 8 Motel (5395 Beckley Rd) (3), Battle Creek Days Inn (4786 Beckley Rd) (4), Econo Lodge Battle Creek (165 Capital Avenue Southwest) (5), GuestHouse Intl (90 North Division Street) (6), Days Inn Battle Creek MI (4786 Beckley Road) (7), Hampton Inn Battle Creek (1150 Riverside Drive) (8), Battle Creek Inn (I-94 At Capital Ave Sw) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Courts: Calhoun County - District Court-Tenth Judicial (161 East Michigan Avenue) (1), Calhoun County - Circuit Court-Thirty Seventh Judicial- Information Recor (161 East Michigan Avenue) (2), Calhoun County - District Court-Tenth Judicial- Probation Department (161 East Michigan Avenue) (3), Calhoun County - District Court-Tenth Judicial- Criminal Division (161 East Michigan Avenue) (4), Calhoun County - District Court-Tenth Judicial- Administration (161 East Michigan Avenue) (5), Calhoun County - District Court-Tenth Judicial- Traffic Violations Bu (161 East Michigan Avenue) (6), Calhoun County - District Court-Tenth Judicial- Civil Division (161 East Michigan Avenue) (7). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
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Air pollution trends in Battle Creek
Pollutant: Particulate Matter (PM2.5): 13.8 µ/m3 in 2005 (it was 15.1 µ/m3 in 2000).
Drinking water stations with addresses in Battle Creek and their reported violations in the past:
M-66 BOWL (Population served: 550, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
- One regular monitoring violation
EVERGREEN MOBILE HOME COMMUNITY (Address: 13078 HELMER RD S, Population served: 272, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (OCT-08-1997), St Public Notif requested (OCT-08-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-08-1997), St Compliance achieved (DEC-29-1997)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-15-1997), St Public Notif requested (SEP-17-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-17-1997), St Public Notif received (SEP-18-1997)
MOONRAKER LOUNGE & RESTAURANT (Population served: 250, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
- One regular monitoring violation
INTER-STATE (Population served: 250, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif issued (NOV-04-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-04-2003), St Compliance achieved (NOV-05-2003)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JAN-2002 and MAR-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-15-2002), St Compliance achieved (JAN-30-2002)
Past monitoring violations:
- 4 routine major monitoring violations
- 2 regular monitoring violations
PENNFIELD PRESBYTERIAN (Population served: 200, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
- 2 regular monitoring violations
GREEN'S TAVERN (Population served: 200, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-03-2004), St Compliance achieved (DEC-20-2004)
Past monitoring violations:
- 3 routine major monitoring violations
- 3 regular monitoring violations
MILLER'S TIME OUT (Population served: 200, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 3 routine major monitoring violations
- One regular monitoring violation
ST JEROME CATHOLIC CHURCH (Population served: 160, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One regular monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Battle Creek that have no violations reported:
- BATTLE CREEK - VERONA SYSTEM (Population served: 43975, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- EMMETT TOWNSHIP (Population served: 3475, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_groundwater)
- WEST COLUMBIA SEVEN (Population served: 500, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- KELLOGG COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Population served: 490, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- VICTORY LIFE CHURCH (Population served: 300, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- CREEK VALLEY MOBILE HOME PARK (Population served: 245, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- LIVING HOPE CELEBRATION CENTER (Population served: 175, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- CREEK VALLEY NORTH (Population served: 170, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- OAKLAND HILLS GOLF COURSE (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- LIFE IN CHRIST (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: |  14.4% | | Whole state: |  10.5% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 5.7% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
Battle Creek compared to Michigan state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
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Arena or stadium:
- Kellogg Arena. Capacity: 8,500.
Banks with most branches in Battle Creek (2007 data):
- Comerica Bank: Comerimart Branch, Urbandale Branch, Verona-Pennfield Branch, Springfield Branch, Central Branchranch, Capital/Dickman Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $58,543.3 mil, Deposits: $45,884.0 mil, headquarters in Detroit, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 390 total offices, Holding Company: Comerica Incorporated
- Fifth Third Bank: Battle Creek Main Branch, Capital Branch, North Pointe Woods Retirement Branch, Beckley Road Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $48,441.3 mil, Deposits: $39,126.0 mil, headquarters in Grand Rapids, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 751 total offices, Holding Company: Fifth Third Bancorp
- Independent Bank - South Michigan: Bc Meijer Branch, Bc Lakeview, Bc North Branch, Bc Columbia. Info updated 2006-06-21: Bank assets: $503.9 mil, Deposits: $431.7 mil, headquarters in East Lansing, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 21 total offices, Holding Company: Independent Bank Corporation
- National City Bank: Kellogg Community College Branch, Battlecreek Downtown Branch, 20th - Columbia Branch. Info updated 2006-09-27: Bank assets: $134,344.8 mil, Deposits: $86,955.0 mil, headquarters in Cleveland, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1347 total offices, Holding Company: National City Corporation
- TCF National Bank: Pennfield Branch, Lakeview Branch, Urbandale Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $14,749.0 mil, Deposits: $9,880.2 mil, headquarters in Wayzata, MN, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 465 total offices, Holding Company: Tcf Financial Corporation
- LaSalle Bank Midwest National Association: Battle Creek Southside Branch, Battle Creek Branch, Columbia/Capital. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $49,751.5 mil, Deposits: $25,446.0 mil, headquarters in Troy, MI, positive income, 269 total offices, Holding Company: Abn Amro Holding N.V.
- Flagstar Bank, FSB: Banking Center Branch at 15386 South Helmer Road, branch established on 1999-10-04. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $15,464.8 mil, Deposits: $7,702.6 mil, headquarters in Troy, MI, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 125 total offices
- Southern Michigan Bank & Trust: Battle Creek Branch at 5350 Beckley Road, B Drive North, branch established on 1990-08-13. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $328.7 mil, Deposits: $282.9 mil, headquarters in Coldwater, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 12 total offices, Holding Company: Southern Michigan Bancorp, Inc.
- JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association: Fort Custer Branch at 30 Hill Brady Road, branch established on 1987-06-15. Info updated 2006-12-27: Bank assets: $1,179,390.0 mil, Deposits: $650,614.0 mil, headquarters in Columbus, OH, positive income, International Specialization, 3113 total offices, Holding Company: Jpmorgan Chase & Co.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Judicial and Legal |
7 | $32,376 | $55,502 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
113 | $545,285 | $57,906 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
17 | $66,555 | $46,980 | 24 | $12,069 |
| Firefighters |
108 | $436,775 | $48,531 | 0 | $0 |
| Fire - Other |
8 | $45,256 | $67,884 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
91 | $339,080 | $44,714 | 4 | $6,023 |
| Airports |
9 | $36,504 | $48,672 | 0 | $0 |
| Welfare |
1 | $4,345 | $52,140 | 0 | $0 |
| Health |
5 | $14,022 | $33,653 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
14 | $46,983 | $40,271 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
66 | $257,143 | $46,753 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
9 | $38,692 | $51,589 | 47 | $22,792 |
| Housing and Community Development(Local) |
9 | $36,136 | $48,181 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
36 | $154,169 | $51,390 | 0 | $0 |
| Transit |
43 | $131,927 | $36,817 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
4 | $19,669 | $59,007 | 0 | $0 |
| Financial Administration |
53 | $216,405 | $48,997 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
17 | $78,872 | $55,674 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
610 | $2,500,193 | $49,184 | 75 | $40,884 |
Battle Creek government finances in 2004:
- Charges - Air Transportation: $711,000
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $3,775,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $10,069,000
Parks & Recreation: $4,341,000
All Other: $2,185,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,172,000
Housing & Community Development: $1,734,000
Parking Facilities: $689,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $4,713,000
General: $595,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $13,972,000
General - Other: $13,391,000
Fire Protection: $11,129,000
Sewerage: $8,794,000
Regular Highways: $7,654,000
Parks & Recreation: $6,847,000
Water Utilities: $4,947,000
Housing & Community Development: $4,927,000
Financial Administration: $3,608,000
Central Staff Services: $3,593,000
Transit Utilities: $3,367,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,101,000
Air Transportation: $1,118,000
Parking Facilities: $986,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $668,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $620,000
General Public Buildings: $323,000
- Employee Retirement - Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $53,956,000
Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $21,956,000
Total Federal Securities: $16,580,000
Interest Revenue: $8,470,000
Benefit Payments: $4,990,000
Total Cash & Deposits: $3,733,000
From Local Government: $2,721,000
Local Employee Contribution: $999,000
Withdrawals: $141,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $4,447,000
All Other: $1,609,000
Transit Utilities: $1,040,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $5,279,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,363,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $25,240,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $96,357,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $3,145,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $29,487,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $61,290,000
Water Utilities: $24,200,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $5,580,000
Water Utilities: $4,185,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $2,660,000
Interest Earnings: $1,960,000
Rents: $557,000
Property Sale Other: $445,000
Special Assessments: $26,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $5,578,000
Air Transportation: $774,000
Water Utilities: $620,000
General - Other: $199,000
Parks & Recreation: $66,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $51,237,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $6,997,000
Transit Utilities: $392,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,103,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $7,572,000
Highways: $5,581,000
Transit Utilities: $1,772,000
Housing & Community Development: $469,000
All Other: $225,000
Water Utilities: $143,000
- Tax - Property: $30,304,000
Individual Income: $12,679,000
NEC: $1,077,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $32,990,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $777,000
4.86% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,187 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.86% | | Michigan average: | 5.24% |
0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($426 average AGI)| Calhoun County: | 0.08% | | Michigan average: | 0.10% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.60% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,719 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.60% | | Michigan average: | 5.98% |
0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($201 average AGI)| Calhoun County: | 0.04% | | Michigan average: | 0.05% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Battle Creek:
- WBCK (930 AM; 5 kW; BATTLE CREEK, MI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WRCC (1400 AM; 1 kW; BATTLE CREEK, MI; Owner: CASPTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WOLY (1500 AM; daytime; 1 kW; BATTLE CREEK, MI; Owner: CHRISTIAN FAMILY NETWORK, INC.)
- WKZO (590 AM; 5 kW; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: FAIRFIELD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WKLZ (1470 AM; 10 kW; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: FAIRFIELD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WQSN (1660 AM; 10 kW; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: FAIRFIELD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WKMI (1360 AM; 5 kW; KALAMAZOO, MI)
- WOOD (1300 AM; 20 kW; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WOAP (1080 AM; 50 kW; OWOSSO, MI)
- WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WLCM (1390 AM; 5 kW; CHARLOTTE, MI)
- WKAR (870 AM; daytime; 10 kW; EAST LANSING, MI; Owner: MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WMSH-FM (99 AM; 1 kW; STURGIS, MI; Owner: LAKE CITIES BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Battle Creek:
- WBXX (95.3 FM; BATTLE CREEK, MI; Owner: CASPTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WKFR-FM (103.3 FM; BATTLE CREEK, MI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- W223AE (92.5 FM; BATTLE CREEK, MI; Owner: SPRING ARBOR COLLEGE COMMUNICATIONS)
- WRKR (107.7 FM; PORTAGE, MI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WFPM-LP (99.5 FM; BATTLE CREEK, MI; Owner: FIRST PENTECOSTAL CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST)
- WQLR (106.5 FM; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: FAIRFIELD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WBCT (93.7 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WNWN-FM (98.5 FM; COLDWATER, MI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
- WMUK (102.1 FM; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY)
- WVGR (104.1 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN)
- WWKN (104.9 FM; MARSHALL, MI; Owner: CASPTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WOOD-FM (105.7 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WBCH-FM (100.1 FM; HASTINGS, MI; Owner: BARRY BROADCASTING CO.)
TV broadcast stations around Battle Creek:
- WOBC-CA (Channel 20; BATTLE CREEK, MI; Owner: WOOD LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- W21BS (Channel 21; HOUGHTON LAKE, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WLLA (Channel 64; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: CHRISTIAN FAITH BROADCAST, INC.)
- WWMT (Channel 3; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCASTING OF MICHIGAN, INC.)
- WZPX (Channel 43; BATTLE CREEK, MI; Owner: PAXSON BATTLE CREEK LICENSE, INC.)
- WOTV (Channel 41; BATTLE CREEK, MI; Owner: WOOD LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- W26BX (Channel 26; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: TCT OF MICHIGAN, INC.)
- WXMI (Channel 17; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WOOD-TV (Channel 8; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: WOOD LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WSYM-TV (Channel 47; LANSING, MI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
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